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.

News headline from the Redlands Police Department:
An off-duty Redlands Police officer reported the suspicious activity after observing a man attempting to strip wire from a City light pole in the area of Reservoir Road and Ford Street at about 5:30 a.m. Monday, May 27. Responding officers stopped Eva Marie Montenegro, 32, who was driving […]

A variety of programs can keep your Internet usage and phone calls private. However other surveillance, leaked from the NSA, hint at more possibilities.

There are no road closures in the fire area.

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 […]

San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos charged three business owners with gambling-related charges for their alleged involvement in illegal gambling parlors disguised as Internet cafés.
Oleg A Ruet, 28, of Tarzana; Larry Horne Jr., 53, of Apple Valley; and Simoun Zaidan, 42, of Jacksonville, Florida, have been charged with three misdemeanor counts each of Possessing […]

News headline from the Riverside County Registrar of Voters:
It is Election Day for the City of Riverside Municipal Election. The election encompasses all of the City of Riverside and is not a countywide election. It is also an all mail ballot election, so there will be no established polling places.

To find ballot drop-off locations, […]

It is election day in Riverside, however there are no polling locations.  The vote is being handled entirely by mail.  Last month ballots were mailed to registered voters across the city.
As of yesterday 134,476 ballots had been issued for the June 4, election while only 22,790 have been returned, according to the Riverside County Registrar […]

Free Summer Lunch Program:  Watch video report below.

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The City of Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department will be providing a free summer food program throughout the summer.
The program, funded through a California Department of Education Nutrition Services Grant, will be offered Monday […]

There are six candidates on the ballot in Ward 6.  Four of them spoke directly with InstantRiverside.com.
You can click on the links below to learn more about their opinions on Measure A, red-light cameras, and other topics of interest to voters.
The questions were not revealed in advance.
You can click here to learn more about Measure […]