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Block By Block

by Raincross Radio

BLOCK BY BLOCK is a local community based talk show that gives the residents of Riverside, CA an outlet to receive news and information about their neighborhood and an opportunity to join in the conversation.

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Episodes

  1. Was there a 34% increase in Riversides' homeless in the last year?

    Homelessness in the City of Riverside up 34%? Homeless youth up a staggering 41%? We take a brief look at the findings in the 2020 Riverside County Point In Time Count recently released.

  2. What the Hell's going on over at SCPPA?!?

    Scandal at SCAPA? Listen as Jason Hunter explains.....

  3. The Mayor, the City Attorney and a Contract

    There are three sides to every story....... listen as we decipher what happened after the Mayor veto'd Ex-City Manager John Russo's contract with the City of Riverside.

  4. Measure O bond spending being done correctly? Does anyone even care?

    Measure O: Where did it go? What if the spending of millions of dollars of public bond money came down to semantics or interpretation of the bond measure? Listen in as our guest Jason Hunter lays out his side of why this bond money should not go towards building new schools and decide for…

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  5. The Safer Parks Initiative

    Listen as The Downtown Area Neighborhood Alliance describes the details of their "Safer Parks Initiative", a proposal to deter criminal activity in Ward One parks and along the Santa Ana River trail and return the public green space back to the law abiding "measure Z paying" taxpayers.

  6. Riverside Public Utilities Rate Increase

    The Riverside Public Utilities is recommending raising the rates of its services to make up for lost revenue and replace aging infrastructure, but after some recent events ( Measure Z, the firing of City Manager John Russo and news being made by some RPU employees earning hundreds of thousands of...

  7. What the @$%&! is going on in Riverside?!?!

    The City of Riverside and its elected officials are once again entrenched in controversy as the city tries to fix the public relations mess they currently find themselves in. A brash and arrogant City Manager is at the epicenter of what some are calling "Russogate" Abruptly fired even though just…

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  8. Violent Crime - What’s your Definition?

    The Keep California Safe Act of 2018 will fix three related problems created by recent laws that have threatened the public safety of Californians and their children from violent criminals. Please visit www.keepcalsafe.org

  9. Homeless : The Mental Illness Equation

    This episode of Block By Block looks at how the closing of the Nation's mental institutions increased the homeless population in our country over the last 50 years. Will we ever really be able to begin to solve the homeless problem unless we first deal with how we care for the mentally ill?

  10. TRUE CRIME : RIVERSIDE - The Unsolved Murder of Cheri Jo Bates

    Riverside's Oldest Unsolved Cold Case - The 51 year old murder of RCC Freshman Cheri Jo Bates

  11. Security Cameras: What you need to know to protect yourself

    Electronic Warehouse Surveillance Coordinator Matt Gould joins us to explain why those "out-of-the-box" packages big retailers sell aren't usually the best option for protecting your home. Visit Electronics Warehouse for all your electric needs! 2691 Main St. Downtown Riverside 951-686-6186...

  12. Taking it to the Streets

    Listen to our conversation with Lori Rich, founder of "Taking it to the Streets with Lori & Shira" a non-profit that helps street dogs and cats and their homeless companions with food, services and spay and nuetering.

  13. Refuse to Be a Victim

    We hear from career burglars who are serving time but willing to talk about what they looked for when on the hunt for the next house to burglarize. What are some of the things you can do to not be their next target..... We will also talk to the NEW Downtown-South Neighborhood Watch and see why…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

BLOCK BY BLOCK is a local community based talk show that gives the residents of Riverside, CA an outlet to receive news and information about their neighborhood and an opportunity to join in the conversation.

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BLOCK BY BLOCK is a local community based talk show that gives the residents of Riverside, CA an outlet to receive news and information about their neighborhood and an opportunity to join in the conversation.

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