🍊Your Riverside Weekend- May 23, 2026

Your Riverside Weekend- May 23, 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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Your June 2 Ballot May Not Be Postmarked the Day You Mail It. Here’s What to Do.

The U.S. Postal Service says postmarks are applied at processing facilities, not when mail is collected, meaning a ballot dropped in a collection box on Election Day may not be postmarked until the next day and could go uncounted.

The Raincross GazetteGazette Staff

Stonewall Lives: Riverside’s Inland Empire Pride Returns for Its Fourth Annual Festival

The free, all-day event at White Park on May 30 features more than 120 vendors, live entertainment and a former board member taking the stage for the first time.

The Raincross GazetteAmy López

Six Months In, the Public Comment Debate Is Still About Whether Speaking Changes Anything

Councilmembers say the October rules update keeps meetings moving. Critics say it manages dissent rather than addresses it.

The Raincross GazetteMicaela Ricaforte

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Neighbor of the Week: Darren Conkerite

Neighbor of the Week is a series profiling the hidden heroes of Riverside, doing incredible works of service throughout our different neighborhoods.

The Raincross GazetteGazette Staff

When Magnolia Avenue Was Riverside’s Showcase of Homes

The horticulturists and entrepreneurs who settled the boulevard in Riverside’s citrus heyday left behind a neighborhood and a legacy.

The Raincross GazetteGlenn Wenzel

City Enacts 45-Day Freeze on Pallet Yards, Citing Fire Risk

The unanimous vote freezes new pallet storage operations for 45 days as planners draft stricter rules following 29 fire incidents since 2025.

The Raincross GazetteMicaela Ricaforte

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Weather Forecast

⛅ Sunday, May 24 — 83° / 55° · Partly Cloudy
⛅ Monday, May 25 — 79° / 54° · Partly Cloudy
🌤️ Tuesday, May 26 — 75° / 54° · AM Clouds/PM Sun
🌤️ Wednesday, May 27 — 74° / 53° · Mostly Sunny
⛅ Thursday, May 28 — 77° / 53° · Partly Cloudy
☀️ Friday, May 29 — 83° / 56° · Sunny
⛅ Saturday, May 30 — 86° / 58° · Partly Cloudy

🌿 A mild, comfortable week ahead for Riverside — mid-70s through midweek, warming back into the mid-80s by the weekend. May doing its thing.

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

 😎 Justin is excited to embrace the "summer appetizer" that this long-weekend offers us.

🎶 Amy has the sore feet and ringing ears to show for a May full of concerts, and she's not too proud to admit that quiet evenings at home sound pretty perfect right now.

Save the Date

• May 29: Riverside Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting at 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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