On Monday UC Riverside will hold its last-of-7 graduations.
The commencement ceremonies started on June 14 with School of Business Administration graduates.
Commencement ceremonies end on Monday at, the Bourns College of Engineering, at 6:00 p.m., on the Pierce Lawn.
This is the 59th commencement at UC Riverside.
A total of 5,358 students will have graduated, according to UCR.

While an unusual event, there were no injures when a jet plane collided with the Encore Jet Center, located at the Chino Airport just before 6:30 Thursday evening.
The plane was being serviced and three people were onboard when the Bombardier Aero Space Challenger 601 aircraft crashed into the hangar.
There was no confirmation that fuel leaked, […]

Yasiel Puig hit four homers in first five games in majors

The California Public Utilities Commission’s President, Michael R. Peevey, issued the following statement:
“SONGS has been a vital part of the Southern California electric supply system since 1968 when Unit 1 began operation, followed by Units 2 and 3 in 1983-1984. Unit 1 was retired in 1992 and now SCE has announced the retirement of Units […]

121 million customers of Verizon’s telephone service may be alarmed to know that the government is interested in their phone records.
Britain’s Guardian newspaper has revealed a court order, given in secret, that permits and causes the Verizon company to inform the National Security Agency of all calls placed on the Verizon network.
According to the Guardian […]

Riverside voters also approve Measure A.

News headline from the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health:
Two cases of hepatitis A have been confirmed in San Bernardino County linked with the consumption of the Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend of frozen berries sold through Costco.
Consumers are being warned not to eat the frozen berries as they may be linked to […]

To most people he was “Bud” Davy, a Riverside businessman who loved his Cadillacs. Born in Chicago, he eventually moved to Riverside, where he lived for 34 years. If you didn’t know his name, it’s likely you encountered one of his business ventures.
He was the former owner of Car Wash Express, at the Canyon Crest […]

Mayor Rusty Bailey
Special to InstantRiverside.com
If you are a registered voter, you probably already have your ballot which includes an initiative called Measure A.  Measure A will determine whether the City of Riverside should continue transferring a fixed percentage of water revenues to the General Fund.
I would like to provide some facts about Measure A, […]

News headline from the Riverside County Registrar of Voters:
Monday (May 20) is the deadline for voters to register and be eligible to cast a ballot in the June 4 City of Riverside municipal election. The June 4 election encompasses all of the City of Riverside and is not a countywide election.
It is an all […]