> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 🗞️ Riverside News- May 25, 2026 - URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-news-may-25-2026/ - Published: 2026-05-25T12:00:06.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-09T02:13:42.000Z - Description: Profiling data, county bridges, library's Takei events... - Author: Gazette Staff - Tags: Newsletter ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/05/IMG_6003.jpeg) Visitors gather at the summit of Mount Rubidoux, where an American flag flies above the valley below. (Luke López) Have a photo that captures the spirit of Riverside? [Share it with us](https://goldstandardca.notion.site/13eef165d2ee80fa91c3de069cc9ec29?ref=raincrossgazette.com) and help celebrate the beauty of our community! Have a photo that captures the spirit of Riverside? [Share it with us](https://goldstandardca.notion.site/13eef165d2ee80fa91c3de069cc9ec29?ref=raincrossgazette.com) and help celebrate the beauty of our community! **Monday Gazette: May 25, 2026** **Hello Riverside, and Happy Monday!** Today is Memorial Day, a moment set aside to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. It's a day that carries real weight, and one worth marking with some intention. If you're looking for ways to observe the day, the City rounded up remembrance ceremonies and community gatherings happening across town. Take a look at [what's happening today](https://visitriverside.com/honoring-our-fallen-and-our-heritage/?ref=raincrossgazette.com). See you tomorrow! --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169513/image/0?seed=20260525)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169513/click/0?seed=20260525&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [GOVERNMENT](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/government/) ## This Week in City Hall: May 25, 2026 The commission takes up stop-data findings under the state's racial profiling law, a complaint policy update, and a look at its first-quarter work plan. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/05/cityhall-14-grierpavillion-1.jpg) Welcome to our weekly digest of public meetings and agenda items worth your attention for this coming 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. ### Community Police Review Commission The Community Police Review Commission meets on Wednesday, May 27, at 5:30 p.m. ([agenda](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1402493&GUID=C7297369-FE93-4BDE-B42A-6587C73C2C6C&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) to review reports on [RPD’s stop-data recommendations](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15479104&GUID=5471CC63-1E26-415E-8749-E57654AE4576&ref=raincrossgazette.com) collected under the state's Racial and Identity Profiling Act ([item 7](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5343-community-police-review-commission-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a0617d77d79659ccd00369e-7-racial-and-identity-profiling-act-ripa-ad-hoc?ref=raincrossgazette.com)), a personnel complaint [policy update](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15479449&GUID=1164DC6E-87E9-427D-947B-A92EB6AB827C&ref=raincrossgazette.com) ([item 8](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5343-community-police-review-commission-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a0617d77d79659ccd00369f-8-rpd-complaint-process-ad-hoc-committee-outcome?ref=raincrossgazette.com)) and the commission's first-quarter [2026 work plan](https://riversideca.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15479454&GUID=3D550B7E-54A3-4D9D-B5F6-AED645E43B40&ref=raincrossgazette.com) progress ([item 9](https://riversideca.granicusideas.com/meetings/5343-community-police-review-commission-art-pick-council-chamber/agenda%5Fitems/6a0617d77d79659ccd0036a0-9-review-the-2026-q1-workplan-update?ref=raincrossgazette.com)). [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/this-week-in-city-hall-may-11-2026/) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [ ![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169514/image/0?seed=20260525) ](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169514/click/0?seed=202600525&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [MUSEUM MONDAYS](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/museum-mondays/) ## The Bridges of Riverside County How early crossings helped shape the region’s growth. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/05/1-19.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/the-bridges-of-riverside-county/) Gage Canal Flume crossing, Tequesquite Creek, ca. 1886 (Courtesy of Museum of Riverside) Riverside has had a history of building iconic bridges from its earliest years to the present. These bridges—carrying people, freight, and water—served as vital connections between neighborhoods, communities, cities, states and, symbolically, countries, creating the conditions needed for the nascent city to develop and eventually thrive. [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/the-bridges-of-riverside-county/) --- Advertisement ([Become an advertiser](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/advertise/)) [![Advertisement](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone_static/169515/image/0?seed=20260525)](https://ad.broadstreetads.com/zone%5Fstatic/169515/click/0?seed=20260525&ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- #### [COMMUNITY](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/tag/community/) ## Riverside Public Library Hosting Events Around George Takei's WWII Memoir This Month Free copies of the graphic novel are available at all library branches while supplies last. [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b3/b2/b3b29e3b-298e-485f-86ca-3034c21e3784/content/images/2026/05/RG-Feat-Image-Template-5-1.jpg)](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-public-library-hosting-events-around-george-takeis-wwii-memoir-this-month/) The cover of **They Called Us Enemy* by George Takei, on display at a Riverside Public Library location. ([Riverside Public Library](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYDAg27GumO/?img%5Findex=1&ref=raincrossgazette.com)) Riverside Public Library is offering free copies of George Takei's graphic memoir *They Called Us Enemy* as part of a tri-state reading program this month. **Why it matters:** Free books are available now at all Riverside branches while supplies last — and two local events wrap up the program this week. **What it is:** *They Called Us Enemy* is Takei's graphic memoir about his childhood imprisonment in American concentration camps during World War II, exploring themes of patriotism and American identity. **What's happening:** - **Wednesday, May 27** — History lecture, "Family Resilience and Childhood Perspectives of Japanese American Incarceration," Carbon Nation Brewing, 9860 Indiana Ave., 6:30–7:30 p.m. - **Saturday, May 30** — Adult book discussion, Main Library, 3900 Mission Inn Ave., 1–2 p.m. **The big picture:** One Book, One Coast unites library systems across California, Washington, and Oregon around a shared title each May. **What's next:** Can't make it to a branch? The memoir is available for digital checkout through Hoopla and [Libby](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-libraries-expand-electronic-offerings-with-libby/) with a library card. Call your nearest branch to confirm physical copies before visiting. [Read and share the complete story...](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/riverside-public-library-hosting-events-around-george-takeis-wwii-memoir-this-month/) --- 📣 ****See something? Say something.** Your tips and ideas are what fuel The Raincross Gazette. If you know of something newsworthy happening in our city, please [share it with us](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/contact/). --- ## This Week in Riverside ### Today - [Memorial Day BBQ at Canyon Crest Country Club](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/memorial-day-bbq-at-canyon-crest-country-club/18847609/2026-05-25T11) at Canyon Crest Country Club ($18- $28) ### Tomorrow - [MSRPAC's Monthly Community Cat Spay/Neuter Day](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/msrpacs-monthly-community-cat-spayneuter-day/17790235/2026-05-26T06) at Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center's Spay-Neuter Clinic ($45) - [Becoming Bimo: Shadow Puppetry and Gamelan of Java Featuring Woro Mustiko Siwi](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/becoming-bimo-shadow-puppetry-and-gamelan-of-java-featuring-woro-mustiko-siwi/18094937/2026-05-26T19) at Culver Center of the Arts - [Karaoke Tuesday Competition](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/karaoke-tuesday-competition-at-the-hideaway/18262381/2026-05-26T19) at The Hideaway ### Save the Date - May 29: [Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/riverside-sunrise-rotary-club-meeting/18634391/2026-05-29T07) at Zacatecas Café - May 31: [Oscars, Tonys & Grammys](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/oscars-tonys-grammys/18797026/2026-05-31T16) at Calvary Presbyterian Church ($10- $20) - June 1: [REEF's 27th Annual Golf Tournament](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/reefs-27th-annual-golf-tournament/18542190/2026-06-01T07) at Canyon Crest Country Club ($140- $175) - June 3: [Paint. Sip. Spark Kindness](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/#/details/paint-sip-spark-kindness/18886391/2026-06-03T18) at HRBC Insurance ($75) 🗓️ [See More Events](https://www.raincrossgazette.com/calendar/)📝 [Submit Your Event](https://hub.cityspark.com/Event/Submission/Raincross?ref=raincrossgazette.com) --- 📸 [Submit a photo](http://raincrossgazette.com/submitphoto?ref=raincrossgazette.com) to be featured in our newsletters and social media accounts. 🏆 [Nominate a remarkable Riversider](https://rgnotw.paperform.co/?ref=raincrossgazette.com) as Neighbor of the Week.