Noteworthy

A UCR-led study finds that fake and duplicate responses pose a serious threat to online health research, with researchers screening out more than 9,000 of 9,321 submissions before verifying just 251 as legitimate.

RCC is launching an electric car-sharing service this fall through the state-funded EBDide program, offering students app-based rentals for $5 per hour — with a free one-hour trial — from Parking Lot C near the Kane Building.

Riverside Transit Agency is joining more than 10 regional partners to offer fans affordable, stress-free direct bus service to all eight World Cup matches at SoFi Stadium from June 12 to July 10.

Councilmember Falcone and Mayor Lock Dawson are hosting the final Senior Forum of the series on Wednesday, June 24, from 10–11 a.m. at the Dales Senior Center, with Spanish and ASL interpretation available; RSVP to 2Mayor@riversideCA.gov or 951-826-5551.

Riverside Plaza's Father's Day Giveaway ends TONIGHT at midnight, with a $300 gift card bundle from Chipotle, Cold Stone, and GameStop up for grabs — enter on Instagram by following, liking, and commenting a favorite memory.

Riverside City College Educational Resource Advisor Manny Gray has been selected to serve on the California Community Colleges LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee for the 2026–2027 term, where he aims to strengthen support services and secure statewide funding for LGBTQIA2+ student programs.

GO Car Wash is offering free car washes for first responders today and tomorrow, June 9–10, with valid work I.D. at any location — part of a year-round Community Heroes program that also honors veterans, military, and healthcare workers.

A UCR public policy expert argues that the City Council's 4-3 vote to reject $20 million in state homeless housing funding was emblematic of local governments prioritizing NIMBY pressure over a county homelessness crisis affecting an estimated 4,200 people.

The City has named Miranda Evans as Community and Economic Development Director, making permanent the interim role she has held since February, during which she helped recruit six international companies and more than 700 jobs to the city.

A UCR researcher contributed to a Nature study finding that honeybee queens aren't made by diet alone — specialized young worker bees build custom wax nurseries with distinct chemistry and warmer temperatures that are essential to producing healthy queens.

Riverside native Carter Bryant is headed to the NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs — and the rookie's local ties run deep, with his grandmother on staff at the California School for the Deaf Riverside and Bryant himself fluent in ASL.

Riverside Transit Agency is offering 25-cent rides on all fixed-route and GoMicro buses from June 1 through August 31, with youth 18 and under and students from participating colleges continuing to ride free.