On Thursday, January 25, 2024 at the Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson will deliver the State of the City 2023 address.
On Thursday, January 25, 2024 at the Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson will deliver the State of the City 2023 address. Credit: Facebook.com/cityofriverside

Ellen Perrault

Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson invites members of the Riverside community to the State of the City 2023 address on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at the Riverside Convention Center. The address will begin at 5:30 pm.

The annual event, is being produced by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce in partnership with the City of Riverside

Lock Dawson announced her previous State of the City address delivered this past January with optimism,  ““Riverside is on the move, and 2023 is going to be our best year yet!” she declared in a January 12, 2023 press release. “Come be part of the momentum as we design our future together.”

The upcoming  address will include a review of 2023 accomplishments, while also providing an outline of major issues facing the city in the coming year. 

Mayor Lock Dawson will also present the honoree of the new Innovation Award, which is given to a group or individual who epitomizes the spirit that helps make Riverside the City of Arts and Innovation.

During the State of the City Address on January 25, 2024, Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson will review 2023 accomplishments and outline challenges facing the city in 2024. (ucr.edu)

The event can be viewed on AT&T channel 99, Spectrum channel 3 and Frontier channel 21. You can also watch live at WatchRiverside.com. In addition, the address will also be streamed on RiversideTV and social media, giving more local residents and businesses the opportunity to tune in. Those interested in attending in person can register here.

Please note, the program will be conducted in English.

Ellen Perrault is retired and works occasionally as a freelance writer who contributes to publications in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Her primary focus is preparing/reformatting press releases and other public announcements–both municipal and nonprofit–for publication.