🍊Your Riverside Weekend- May 16, 2026

Your Riverside Weekend- May 16, 2026

Happy Saturday, Riverside! We hope your week treated you well. Before you head into your weekend, we've gathered the stories that defined life in our city this week — from City Hall to community happenings. You're in the right place to catch up — your weekend starts here.

2026 Election: Voter Guide

Everything Riverside voters need to know to cast informed ballots in the June 2026 primary: candidate profiles, ballot measure explanations, and how to register and vote. Updated continuously through Election Day.

The Raincross GazetteGazette Staff

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The Mission Inn’s New Stewards, Welcomed and Watched

Civic leaders, preservationists and readers spent the week welcoming the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation. They also began asking, carefully, what comes next.

The Raincross GazetteJustin Pardee

Riverside Celebrates 250 Years at the Mission Inn Museum

“Riverside: An All-American City” gathers presidential artifacts, bicentennial kitsch and Frank Miller’s peace flag under one small roof.

The Raincross GazetteKen Crawford

Civil Rights Agency is Investigating Riverside Over Rejected Permanent Supportive Housing Project

State investigators will look into whether council members broke fair housing law when they turned down $20.1 million for the University Terrace Project.

The Raincross GazetteMicaela Ricaforte

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After Delays, Hayet Albi Found Their Spot on Market Street

The Levantine bakery and cooperative sibling to Slow Bloom Coffee Roasters has found a home in the former Beignet Spot on Market Street.

The Raincross GazetteKen Crawford

La Sierra University to Honor LGBTQ+ Graduates at Lavender Graduation Ceremony

Organized by SDA Kinship International, the June 5 ceremony honors LGBTQ+ graduates from La Sierra and other area institutions.

The Raincross GazetteKen Crawford

Walking the Border: What You Miss Through the Windshield on Old 215

A monthly stroll through Riverside’s everyday neighborhoods, one step at a time.

The Raincross GazetteLarry Burns

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Weather Forecast

🌤️ Sunday, May 17 — 76° / 55° · AM Clouds/PM Sun
🌤️ Monday, May 18 — 85° / 54° · Mostly Sunny
🌤️ Tuesday, May 19 — 91° / 56° · Mostly Sunny
🌤️ Wednesday, May 20 — 93° / 56° · Mostly Sunny
🌤️ Thursday, May 21 — 88° / 56° · Mostly Sunny
⛅ Friday, May 22 — 83° / 55° · Partly Cloudy
⛅ Saturday, May 23 — 81° / 55° · Partly Cloudy

🌞 Abundant sunshine, a few clouds by the weekend, and cool evenings throughout — this is SoCal weather doing what it does best.

💬 Staff Picks — What we're talking about around the Gazette this week

😳 Justin just found out there's only 9 more days of school before his four kiddos are out for summer!

🌫️ Amy wants to know if anyone else is watching Widow's Bay on Apple TV+? She's all caught up and dreading the weekly wait. Oh, and ignore the fog. Everything's fine.

Save the Date

• May 22: Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Meetingat Zacatecas Café
• May 31: Oscars, Tonys & Grammys at Calvary Presbyterian Church ($10- $20)
• June 1: REEF's 27th Annual Golf Tournament at Canyon Crest Country Club ($140- $175)
• June 3: Paint. Sip. Spark Kindness at HRBC Insurance ($75)

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