Riverside County Youth Commission approves three topics for April youth summit

The Riverside County Youth Commission voted Friday to approve three topics for its annual youth summit set for April 17, 2026 at the Mead Valley Community Center: financial literacy, college experience and career pathways.

Commissioners first presented a slate of proposals from each district and then moved to combine overlapping items. Carla Mendoza, the District 4 co-commissioner, moved to make financial literacy a single, full topic because multiple districts had selected it; another motion combined college readiness and college experience as an umbrella item. “I motion that financial literacy becomes 1 full topic since all 4 of us decided for financial,” Mendoza said.

After the motions were seconded and approved, the commission used ranked-choice paper ballots to select three final topics. The presiding officer announced that a tie for the third choice required an extra selection round; the final three topics were confirmed as financial literacy, college experience and career pathways. The motion to approve the top three topics passed by voice vote.

The commission will plan programming and speakers around the approved topics at the youth summit, which the commission said will bring together high school and youth programs from across Riverside County. Commissioners said the summit is designed to surface issues students care about and to provide panels, workshops and resources that support college and career planning.

The assembly also voted to include these goals and outcomes in the youth commission’s annual report to the Board of Supervisors in June 2026. No detailed vote tallies were recorded in the minutes; the meeting transcript indicates motions, seconds and a voice vote but does not list a named roll-call tally.