Monday Gazette: May 26, 2025
Hello Riverside, and Happy Monday! Memorial Day is serious but not somber. We gather to remember, but not to mourn. We honor those who served and sacrificed with our celebration. Our gatherings in private and public spaces are civic ceremonies, declaring our freedom—unafraid. We honor those who died not with weeping, but with recognition and respect for those who are gone, and joy in those around us. It's a day that holds both weight and lightness—serious in its purpose, celebratory in its expression. Enjoy your family and friends this Memorial Day.
GOVERNMENT
This Week in City Hall: May 26, 2025
City Council does not meet this week; the schedule of other public meetings is light this Memorial Day week.
Welcome to our weekly digest on public meetings and agenda items worthy of your attention in the next week. This guide is part of our mission to provide everyday Riversiders like you with the information to speak up on the issues you care about.
Museum of Riverside Board
The Museum of Riverside Board meets on Wednesday, May 28, at 3 p.m. (agenda) for an update on the museum's $2.7 million budget and renovation projects, programming, and operational challenges, including the upcoming two-year main museum construction period.
Community Police Review Commission
The Community Police Review Commission meets on Wednesday, May 28, at 5:30 p.m. (agenda) to review 2024 police department data collected under California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Act. The data shows potential disparities in traffic stops, particularly for Black residents—who were stopped at more than twice their census population rate—and males, who represented 72–75% of all stops despite making up roughly half the population.
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MUSEUM OF RIVERSIDE
Blooms and Backstories at Heritage House
Amid heirloom roses and citrus trees, Riverside’s Heritage House invites visitors to slow down, explore the gardens, and help bring local history to life as a docent.
Operated by the Museum of Riverside, Heritage House graces one of Riverside’s major arteries: Magnolia Avenue. We welcome you to visit the house and slow down to literally smell the roses — the heirloom roses! Just steps away from the hustle and bustle of Magnolia Avenue, the gardens of Heritage House showcase mature trees, a butterfly and hummingbird garden, and, of course, plenty of Washington navel orange trees.
You may have taken a tour of the house, but have you taken the time to enjoy the gardens? Sit under the camphor trees and imagine a time when the only vehicles that traveled down Magnolia were horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and the trolley conveying people to and from Downtown Riverside and Arlington. While there, you may be privy to a hawk’s call, the playful scamper of squirrels, or the flitting of hummingbirds and butterflies.
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What's Happening in Riverside
Today
- West Coast Thunder Memorial Day Motorcycle Ride + Concert 2025 at 7688 Indiana Ave.
- Memorial Day at National Cemetery Riverside at Riverside National Cemetery
- Beginners Round Dance Class Two Step at Cowtown Square Dance Center (Free- $10)
Tomorrow
- Riverside Magnolia Farmers Market at Riverside Magnolia Farmers Market
- Volunteer Interest Hour at Riverside Meals on Wheels, Inc
- Inland Empire Chorus Rehearsal at Temple Beth El Synagogue
- Trivia Night at The Stable (at The Barn)
- Tuesday Karaoke at The Hideaway
Save The Date
- May 28: National Senior Health & Fitness Day at Janet Goeske Center
- May 29: Lunch & Learn: Values Based Investing at Virtual: Zoom
- June 27: Museum of Riverside Groundbreaking at 3580 Mission Inn Avenue
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