Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
@aliciak2010.bsky.social
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.
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.
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Lots of new followers around these parts, so allow me to reintroduce myself 👋
I’m Alicia, the founder and publisher of @riversiderecord.bsky.social, a nonprofit newsroom focused on civic engagement reporting in Riverside County, California, that’s been running for two years now.
I’m Alicia, the founder and publisher of @riversiderecord.bsky.social, a nonprofit newsroom focused on civic engagement reporting in Riverside County, California, that’s been running for two years now.
After a hiatus last week for the Thanksgiving holiday, pizza Friday has returned
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
After a hiatus last week for the Thanksgiving holiday, pizza Friday has returned
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The city holds shares in each of five local water companies, including a 61% share of the Gage Canal Water Company.
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Riverside City Council Designates Shareholder Representatives For 5 Local Water Companies
The city holds shares in each of five local water companies, including a 61% share of the Gage Canal Water Company.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The city holds shares in each of five local water companies, including a 61% share of the Gage Canal Water Company.
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riversiderecord.org/riverside-ci...
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The Beaumont City Council Tuesday approved a five-year, $1 million contract with Axon Enterprises for body-worn cameras and associated software.
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Beaumont Approves $1M Contract For Body-Worn Cameras, AI Software
The Beaumont City Council Tuesday approved a five-year, $1 million contract with Axon Enterprises for body-worn cameras and associated software for use by the Beaumont Police Department.
riversiderecord.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Beaumont City Council Tuesday approved a five-year, $1 million contract with Axon Enterprises for body-worn cameras and associated software.
riversiderecord.org/beaumont-app...
riversiderecord.org/beaumont-app...
Just realized I can take a trip down memory lane with 10 years of Apple Music Replay data, so let’s go.
Starting with the years 2022-2025 aka the music that has fueled the building of my newsroom.
Starting with the years 2022-2025 aka the music that has fueled the building of my newsroom.
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Just realized I can take a trip down memory lane with 10 years of Apple Music Replay data, so let’s go.
Starting with the years 2022-2025 aka the music that has fueled the building of my newsroom.
Starting with the years 2022-2025 aka the music that has fueled the building of my newsroom.
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An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are helping but not halting a destructive force slowly enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth.
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/inside-wyomi...
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/inside-wyomi...
December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
An all-hands-on-deck effort, tens of millions in funding and a breakthrough herbicide are helping but not halting a destructive force slowly enveloping the best sagebrush left on Earth.
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/inside-wyomi...
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/inside-wyomi...
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The Moreno Valley City Council Tuesday took the first step in adopting a recently passed Riverside County ordinance regulating the sale and distribution of products containing kratom and its synthetic version.
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Moreno Valley Moves Forward With Adopting Riverside County Ordinance Regulating Sale, Distribution of Kratom
The Moreno Valley City Council Tuesday took the first step in adopting a recently passed Riverside County ordinance regulating the sale and distribution of products containing kratom and its synthetic...
riversiderecord.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Moreno Valley City Council Tuesday took the first step in adopting a recently passed Riverside County ordinance regulating the sale and distribution of products containing kratom and its synthetic version.
riversiderecord.org/moreno-valle...
riversiderecord.org/moreno-valle...
Hey folks!
We're in the final hours of #GivingTuesday, and we still need 40 new donors to reach our one-day goal (and to secure an additional $1,000 in funding).
Can you spare just $5 to help us reach our goal: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
We're in the final hours of #GivingTuesday, and we still need 40 new donors to reach our one-day goal (and to secure an additional $1,000 in funding).
Can you spare just $5 to help us reach our goal: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
This #GivingTuesday, we’re trying to get 50 first-time donors, so we can secure a $1,000 bonus through #NewsMatch.
We’ve already got 10. Can you help us reach our goal?
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
We’ve already got 10. Can you help us reach our goal?
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Hey folks!
We're in the final hours of #GivingTuesday, and we still need 40 new donors to reach our one-day goal (and to secure an additional $1,000 in funding).
Can you spare just $5 to help us reach our goal: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
We're in the final hours of #GivingTuesday, and we still need 40 new donors to reach our one-day goal (and to secure an additional $1,000 in funding).
Can you spare just $5 to help us reach our goal: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
Reposted by Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
This #GivingTuesday, we’re trying to get 50 first-time donors, so we can secure a $1,000 bonus through #NewsMatch.
We’ve already got 10. Can you help us reach our goal?
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
We’ve already got 10. Can you help us reach our goal?
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This #GivingTuesday, we’re trying to get 50 first-time donors, so we can secure a $1,000 bonus through #NewsMatch.
We’ve already got 10. Can you help us reach our goal?
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
We’ve already got 10. Can you help us reach our goal?
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
Reposted by Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
This #GivingTuesday, we're trying to get 50 new donors. Will you be one of them?
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
December 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This #GivingTuesday, we're trying to get 50 new donors. Will you be one of them?
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
Donate here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
Reposted by Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
Local news is a vital public service. If you agree, will you show The Riverside Record some love today, on #GivingTuesday?
Help us meet our goals by donating here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
Help us meet our goals by donating here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
Join | The Riverside Record
The Riverside Record is supported by people like you. Support The Riverside Record today.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Local news is a vital public service. If you agree, will you show The Riverside Record some love today, on #GivingTuesday?
Help us meet our goals by donating here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
Help us meet our goals by donating here: riverside-record.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch/
Reposted by Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
Happy December! We're starting off the final month of the year strong with a full slate of public meetings happening.
Be sure to check out the full roundup at the link below to see how you can get involved in your community this week!
riversiderecord.org/public-meeti...
Be sure to check out the full roundup at the link below to see how you can get involved in your community this week!
riversiderecord.org/public-meeti...
Public Meeting Roundup — December 1-5
One of the best ways to get involved in your community is to attend public meetings of county, city and school district elected officials.
riversiderecord.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Happy December! We're starting off the final month of the year strong with a full slate of public meetings happening.
Be sure to check out the full roundup at the link below to see how you can get involved in your community this week!
riversiderecord.org/public-meeti...
Be sure to check out the full roundup at the link below to see how you can get involved in your community this week!
riversiderecord.org/public-meeti...
Reposted by Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
The Lake Elsinore City Council last month unanimously approved an industrial project consisting of two commercial manufacturing warehouses at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Kathryn Way.
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Lake Elsinore City Council Approves Warehouse Project Adjacent To Lakeland Village
The Lake Elsinore City Council last month unanimously approved an industrial project consisting of two commercial manufacturing warehouses at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Kathryn Way.
riversiderecord.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The Lake Elsinore City Council last month unanimously approved an industrial project consisting of two commercial manufacturing warehouses at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Kathryn Way.
riversiderecord.org/lake-elsinor...
riversiderecord.org/lake-elsinor...
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If you're interested in a recent scandal involving LA City parking enforcement, check out this report by my former team at the Controller's office.
LADOT officers falsified red zone tickets, forcing poor LA residents to pay for illegal tickets.
LADOT officers falsified red zone tickets, forcing poor LA residents to pay for illegal tickets.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If you're interested in a recent scandal involving LA City parking enforcement, check out this report by my former team at the Controller's office.
LADOT officers falsified red zone tickets, forcing poor LA residents to pay for illegal tickets.
LADOT officers falsified red zone tickets, forcing poor LA residents to pay for illegal tickets.
Reposted by Alicia Ramirez (she/her)
For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic.
(Note for free subscriber...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
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top notch mascottin'
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
top notch mascottin'
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You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
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Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
@profanity.accountant, what’s the damage?
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
@profanity.accountant, what’s the damage?
“The Eyes of Texas,” has always given me the creeps, and that’s as a person who was born and raised in the state.
I can’t imagine what it’s like for folks not from the state when the lights go down and everyone around them is yelling the below lyrics at the top of their lungs after a winning game.
I can’t imagine what it’s like for folks not from the state when the lights go down and everyone around them is yelling the below lyrics at the top of their lungs after a winning game.
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
“The Eyes of Texas,” has always given me the creeps, and that’s as a person who was born and raised in the state.
I can’t imagine what it’s like for folks not from the state when the lights go down and everyone around them is yelling the below lyrics at the top of their lungs after a winning game.
I can’t imagine what it’s like for folks not from the state when the lights go down and everyone around them is yelling the below lyrics at the top of their lungs after a winning game.
Day 1 of Thanksgiving leftovers:
We have run out of deviled eggs, but still have everything else (including the roll that I ate while waiting for my food to reheat)
We have run out of deviled eggs, but still have everything else (including the roll that I ate while waiting for my food to reheat)
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Day 1 of Thanksgiving leftovers:
We have run out of deviled eggs, but still have everything else (including the roll that I ate while waiting for my food to reheat)
We have run out of deviled eggs, but still have everything else (including the roll that I ate while waiting for my food to reheat)
The Bengals digging into this turkey dinner on the field is top tier entertainment. They’re so happy 🥹
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The Bengals digging into this turkey dinner on the field is top tier entertainment. They’re so happy 🥹
I love a holiday that's all about food
Breakfast (cranberry crumb cake), the turkey fresh out of the oven, the full spread and the plate)
Dessert (apple crisp) is still in the oven.
Breakfast (cranberry crumb cake), the turkey fresh out of the oven, the full spread and the plate)
Dessert (apple crisp) is still in the oven.
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I love a holiday that's all about food
Breakfast (cranberry crumb cake), the turkey fresh out of the oven, the full spread and the plate)
Dessert (apple crisp) is still in the oven.
Breakfast (cranberry crumb cake), the turkey fresh out of the oven, the full spread and the plate)
Dessert (apple crisp) is still in the oven.
Joe Burrow talking about how much money they’re being paid to play tonight is so funny to me
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Joe Burrow talking about how much money they’re being paid to play tonight is so funny to me
Immediately requested my library get a copy of this book. Can’t wait to read it next year!
Can I promote my soon-to-be-published book? The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby (PublicAffairs 2026) “A revelatory account of how the family behind Hobby Lobby rose to political prominence and used their influence—and fortune—to push a radical religious agenda” bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Immediately requested my library get a copy of this book. Can’t wait to read it next year!
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