Posts Tagged "pickside"
PickSide Chat: Al Zelinka
What are PickSide Chats? A more intimate chance to have the serious conversations necessary to gain awareness, understand and make well-informed decisions on future needs for our community and region. When: February 6, 2013 from 5:30-6:30pm Who: Al Zelinka is the Community Development Director for the City of Riverside, California. Prior to joining the Riverside Team, Al was Planning Manager and Community Development Director for the City of Fullerton as well as Vice President with RBF Consulting and served as Principal of RBF Consulting’s URBAN DESIGN STUDIO. For the past twenty years, Mr. Zelinka’s practice has upheld his original planning and urban design...
Read MorePickSide Chat: Future Mayor Forum
Want to have a conversation with the future Mayor of Riverside? We will be hosting our next PickSide Chat featuring the candidates for Mayor: Ed Adkison AND Rusty Bailey. When: Wednesday October 3, 2012 5:30 pm Where: City Hall Mayor’s Ceremonial Room THE AFTER PARTY Immediately After Wednesday’s PickSide Chat, Young Professionals are invited to socialize and talk to each other about what you really think about the two candidates. (Even if you can’t make the PickSide Chat earlier in the evening, please join us at the AFTER PARTY.) At the end of the evening we will take an impromptu vote to see who you think you want to be Riverside’s next...
Read MorePickSide Chat: Dave Wright
Ever curious about the water supply for our city? This next PickSide Chat on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Riverside City Hall, we will meet with Dave Wright, General Manager of Riverside Public Utilities to learn more about our Water Supply Plan. WHY: Come and learn about Riverside Public Utilities’ Water Supply Plan that will secure adequate water supplies for the next 100 years. This plan furthers RPU‘s commitment to providing safe, reliable water to Riverside residents and its business community at low rates. PickSide Chats are available to members only. Become a member today so you don’t miss this pivotal conversation –...
Read MorePickSide Chat: Tricia Braun
The Pick Group members enjoyed another informative and invigorating Pickside Chat in January with Riverside’s Economic Development Director, Tricia Braun. Tricia shared progress on the city’s newest efforts to capitalize on Riverside’s great and unique downtown in building a vibrant entertainment and retail magnet that will appeal to the needs and desires of all our citizens, but especially those of young professionals. These plans are still very early on in the process, which is one of the reasons we invited Tricia to come and chat with us. The Pick Group Board is using every opportunity we have to encourage other leaders within our city to seek...
Read MorePickside Chat: Emilio Ramirez
By Damien O’Farrell The Pickside chat for the month of October featured Emilio Ramirez. The conversation included a honest and energizing conversation about Riverside’s economic development efforts with its new Economic Development director, Emilio Ramirez. Emilio shared frankly with Pick Group Members about the city’s current challenges from an insider’s point of view, as well as about many of the opportunities for growth his office is pursuing. Most encouraging was Emilio’s willingness to listen to and sincerely engage with Pick Group member’s ideas and concerns. We are looking forward to working closely with Emilio in...
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