City of Riverside, California

The Riverside AIRSHOW celebrates its 25th anniversary on Saturday (4/1) with a full day of free family fun, including vintage aircraft for viewing on the ground and in the air, aerobatic performa...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0331-riverside-airshow-celebrates-25th-anniversary-saturday-with-full-day-of-fun.pdf

Henry W. Coil Jr., a lifelong Riverside resident whose success in business has been matched only by his devotion to his community, is the recipient of the City of Riverside’s 2016 City Spirit A...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0329-city-of-riverside-honors-henry-w.-coil-jr.-with-2016-city-spirit-award.pdf

Will Allen, America’s foremost urban farmer who turned an abandoned plant nursery in Milwaukee into the center of an urban farming and sustainable food empire, will be the keynote speaker at Gr...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0310-will-allen,-nation%E2%80%99s-foremost-urban-farmer,-headlines-growriverside-2017.pdf

Registration has opened for the fourth annual Walk to End Homelessness, which raises money for programs that help people who are homeless transition into stable housing. This year’s walk is sch...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0309-fourth-annual-walk-to-end-homelessness-april-8-at-fairmount-park.pdf

The City of Riverside, which places a premium on providing excellent customer service, is starting a new effort to measure customer satisfaction in real time through the use of the “Happy or No...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0222-are-you-%E2%80%9Chappy-or-not%E2%80%9D-riverside-wants-to-know.pdf

A marijuana dispensary that had been operating illegally on Central Avenue not far from Highway 91 was closed recently after Riverside officials removed the operators and boarded up the building ...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0213-city-of-riverside-closes-marijuana-dispensary-on-busy-central-avenue.pdf

Stephanie Holloman, who has spent the past dozen years in key positions at the City of Los Angeles, has been selected as Riverside’s new Human Resources Director. Read More...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0210-city-of-riverside-names-stephanie-holloman-human-resources-director.pdf

For the first time, the City of Riverside has received the Excellence in Budgeting Award from the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers, a statewide organization devoted to promoting b...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0209-city-of-riverside-recognized-for-excellence-in-budgeting-by-peers-statewide.pdf

Riverside, which for years has worked with its Sister City of Ensenada, Mexico, on trade, economic development and art exchanges, is exploring ways to implement Mayor Rusty Bailey’s initiative ...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0203-city-of-riverside-forging-bonds-with-ensenada-on-local-jobs-deaf-education.pdf

New business owners in Riverside now can join existing businesses in obtaining and renewing their business tax certificate requests online, eliminating the need to do the work in person at City H...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0127-2017-0127-business-tax-certificate-application-now-available-online.pdf

The City of Riverside will devote a special City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31, to reviewing priorities for how best to utilize an estimated $51.5 million per year in additional revenue tha...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0126-measure_z_spending_priorities_topic_of_special_city_council_meeting_jan_31.pdf

The City of Riverside has been selected to participate in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative, one of the largest-ever national philanthropic efforts to enhance the use of da...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0125-city-of-riverside-selected-to-join-national-what-works-cities-initiative.pdf

The City of Riverside has created a new website to provide information to residents and business owners about the Measure Z sales tax and will hold a special meeting on Jan. 31 to conduct a works...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0113-new-website-answers-questions-provides-information-about-measure-z.pdf

Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey will emphasize the power of partnerships when he delivers the 40th annual State of the City address at the Riverside Convention Center on Jan. 19. The State of the Ci...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2017-0112-riverside-mayor-rusty-bailey-to-deliver-state-of-the-city-address-jan-19.pdf

The City of Riverside has received a clean bill of health from the City’s independent auditors, who recently reviewed all the City’s financials, including federal and state grant funds, as we...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1223-independent-audit-gives-riverside-highest-marks-for-financial-accountability.pdf

With one railroad quiet zone already reducing the noise from train whistles through much of Riverside and another quiet zone on the way in the coming weeks, city officials are reminding motorists...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1212-with-railroad-quiet-zones-coming-online,-riverside-urges-safety-at-crossings.pdf

Union Pacific Railroad is planning a three-day closure of the railroad crossing at Iowa Avenue later this month, which will require the closure of Iowa between Spruce Street and Marlborough Avenu...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1208-railroad-track-improvements-to-close-iowa-avenue-dec.-28-30.pdf

Recent fires in the Santa Ana River bottom that threatened the Bubbling Wells neighborhood adjacent to Fairmount Park have spurred a multi-pronged approach by the City of Riverside to create a la...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1202-fires-near-riverside-neighborhood-spur-effort-to-reduce-flammable-vegetation.pdf

The City of Riverside has been recognized for its success in using technology to improve citizen services, enhance transparency and encourage citizen engagement. The Center for Digital Government...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1119-riverside-ranked-highly-among-u.s.-cities-in-2016-digital-cities-survey.pdf

New rides and attractions will be featured during the 24th Annual Riverside Festival of Lights holiday program, which kicks off Friday, Nov. 25 with a spectacular fireworks display and continues ...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1117-new-rides,-attractions-added-to-award-winning-riverside-festival-of-lights.pdf

The City of Riverside invites registered voters to apply for appointment to the newly-formed Budget Engagement Commission. The 18-member Commission will advise the City Council on spending and po...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1116-city-of-riverside-seeking-applicants-for-new-budget-engagement-commission.pdf

Paul Davis, a Riverside City Council member for nearly eight years, has been named President of the Riverside County Division of the League of California Cities. Read More...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1116-riverside-city-councilman-paul-davis-to-provide-leadership-on-regional-board.pdf

Two Riverside residents who were posthumously named recipients of the Medal of Honor in 2014 will be honored Thursday (11/10) by the City of Riverside, which will rename a library in honor of eac...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1107-city-of-riverside-to-honor-medal-of-honor-recipients-with-library-re-namings.pdf

BNSF Railway is planning a five-day closure of the railroad crossing at Chicago Avenue in northeast Riverside so the railroad can improve the tracks there. The crossing will be closed from Monday...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1102-railroad-crossing-closure-nov.-7-11-at-chicago-and-marlborough-avenues.pdf

The State of California will bestow its highest honor to Home Front at Camp Anza, a unique project that reinvented a dilapidated old Army building as a historic centerpiece for a thriving new com...

http://www.riversideca.gov/press_releases/2016-1019-riverside-project-wins-governor%E2%80%99s-award-for-historic-preservation.pdf