RUSD book removals, city commission openings and DUI patrols
Redlands News Weekly: December 12, 2025
What's happening in local government, including the latest news from City Council and Planning Commission meetings.
City Hall will close Dec. 22–Jan. 2, but essential services remain open and holiday trash pickup will shift to Friday and Saturday.
Learn how you can apply to join a city commission and be part of the process. Current openings are on available on the Traffic and Parking Commission, the Cultural Arts Commission and the Airport Advisory Board. Apply by Jan. 7
Proposition 47 funding will bolster city services and community partnerships aimed at rehousing residents and connecting them to employment opportunities.
The proposal would reduce eight commissions from seven to five members and cut meeting frequency; residents warn changes could limit public input and slow progress.
Applications due Dec. 16 for three-year volunteer position
Council approves revised Craftsman-style project in Historic District despite residents’ warnings that alley access near Kingsbury Elementary poses traffic and safety risks.
Agenda includes a $2 million state grant to address homelessness, changes to advisory boards and fire safety updates
Residents now have until Dec. 1 to apply for the city’s Utilities Advisory Committee, which will help guide a six-month water and sewer rate study.
The latest National Community Survey shows significant year-over-year gains in trust, service quality and downtown vibrancy while highlighting persistent concerns about affordability, homelessness and environmental conditions.
A decade-old plan to preserve historic Deodar Cedars along Pioneer Avenue is back before City Council as residents push to protect Northside shade while officials debate traffic, costs and tree health.
The proposed ban would halt development on the three remaining eligible parcels and block the assembling of properties to build larger warehouse facilities.
City Council accepted a $900K state safety grant and awarded a $730K construction contract to improve a busy four-way stop.
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