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Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
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Texan. Journalist. Entrepreneur.
Founder of RiversideRecord.org | @riversiderecord.bsky.social.
USC Annenberg adjunct professor.

📍Los Angeles

It should go without saying, but just in case it doesn’t, reposts ≠ endorsements.
Item 3.57 was pulled by Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez recused himself from the vote because he owns property near the project site.

Item approved as recommended.

And we are done with consent. Should note: Item 3.11 is actually in District 4, and Item 3.52 was continued to December 9.
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Item 3.10, pulled by the public, for a 5-year, $1.5M (+$150K contingency) contract for collection and disposal of deceased animals.

Speaker says the county is not doing enough to save animals.

Mary Martin, animal services director, says county is doing all it can.

Contract approved unanimously
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Onto item 3.6, pulled by Supervisor Jose Medina, for a 5-year, $750,000 (+$75,000 contingency) contract with Avantpage for Spanish interpretation services.

Medina flagged the item to ask how recent concerns about accuracy are going to be handled going forward.

Board unanimously approves contract.
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Next up: Consent calendar approved unanimously aside from items pulled and those needing separate votes.

First up is Item 2.2, a legislative report, pulled by Supervisor Karen Spiegel. An update on legislative wins for the county is given, and the board unanimously votes to receive and file.
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Starting today with a presentation for Small Business Saturday, which is set for November 29 this year.

According to Director of Economic Development Suzanne Holland, 97% of businesses in Riverside County are small businesses with 50 or fewer employees.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Today’s special guest is Adriana (A1871072), a 4-year-old female shepherd mix who is well mannered, very friendly and has been at the shelter for more than 100 days.

She’s available for adoption at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in Jurupa Valley.
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Reposted by Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
Johnson vows to veto any budget that includes a property tax increase or makes cuts to the proposed $2.1 billion for the Chicago Police Department.

CONTEXT: No one has seriously proposed either.

Days until the Dec. 30 deadline for the City Council to pass a budget: 43
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I turned 16 in 2004. It’s impossible to pick just one perfect album from that year 😅
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM