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Inland Exposures

Sunset from atop the Buena Vista bridge over Mission Inn Avenue. Photo by Julian Jolliffe

Love Letter to Riverside

Fall is here and we’re ready for the spooky season to begin! To put you in the Halloween spirit, we feature the amazing Battles House, a Victorian home in the Wood Streets that was brought back from the brink of dilapidation by their loving owners. Every year they go all-out to make their home a popular Halloween destination. For our historical cover feature, we shine a lantern on the city’s oldest graveyard, Evergreen Cemetery. For over 150 years Riverside’s pioneers and residents alike have been laid to rest within their gates.

We also feature the story of the 1998 killing of Tyisha Miller and the ramifications to the Riverside Police Department. At the time I (Zach) was a 20 year-old freelance photojournalist for the Riverside Press Enterprise newspaper. I covered Tyisha’s funeral and many of the protests in 1999. Tyisha’s story hit me hard. We were practically the same age. The gas station where she was killed was where my family had filled up forever. I felt compelled to document the protests and events after her killing. I am humbly honored that many of these images will be on display at the inaugural exhibition: “Still I Rise: The Black IE Fight for Justice” at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California on October 22, 2022.

Lastly, it’s with a heavy heart that we must say goodbye to our Editorial Director and Co-Founder, Aaron Schmidt. For the past 8 months “Schmidty” as we all called him, was privately battling cancer. On September 28, 2022 he suddenly passed as the cancer overtook his brain. Schmidty has left a huge void for us. Though he wasn’t from Riverside, he had grown to love everything about our city. He was a strong believer in the power of community journalism and how our stories spotlight all of the good things happening in Riverside. Schmidty wore many hats, as he was also the Editor of Encinitas Magazine and The Osider Magazine in Oceanside. For the last 20 years Schmidty and I teamed up

on many projects, from producing music articles for Thrasher Magazine to developing and publishing books and magazines. He was a talented surfer and skateboarder with an encyclopedia-like knowledge of Hip Hop and Heavy Metal. Most importantly he was my friend. He was most proud of his two sons, Avery and Kagan, who were by his side until the end.

We wholeheartedly dedicate this issue to the memory of Aaron Schmidt and his passion for community journalism. May he live on in our pages.

Editorial Director Aaron Schmidt

Ride in Paradise Schmidty.

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Riverside's Finest

From struggle comes strength. When faced with adversity, there’s often little choice but to take any measures necessary to ensure the protection and safety of loved ones. In 1969, after separating from his father, Jorge C. Hernandez’s mother did exactly that. She packed up her eight children into the back of their 1959 station wagon, leaving behind their desert home in Tucson, Arizona and headed west to Central California in hopes of a new beginning. As fate would have it, they never reached their final destination. Their car broke down while passing

through San Bernardino, and their first three days in California were spent living in a Salvation Army tent.

Today, Jorge C. Hernandez is not only a Superior Court Judge with a double major in English and Chicano Studies, he is also the proud father of four educated sons, community event organizer, custom car enthusiast, vinyl record collector, and has maintained a career as a local radio host spanning 40 years. His success was not achieved by chance or luck. It was earned through a lifetime of dedication to his beliefs and an unwavering passion for his

community, heritage, and culture. The impact his many achievements and contributions has had on the local community and the Chicano movement remain immeasurable.

Over the following years Jorge’s family relocated several times to numerous cities throughout Southern California from Muscoy to Los Angeles before eventually calling Riverside their home in 1978. His mother never had the means to purchase another vehicle, which caused Jorge and his siblings to walk the streets of the many

WORDS: MANO MIRANDÉ PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER

“They call me Mr. Blue” Judge Jorge C. Hernandez

neighborhoods they lived in, where they cautiously avoided the dangers of crime, drugs, and gangs. While his older siblings were forced to drop out of school and work to contribute to the family income, despite working side jobs from an early age himself, Jorge was fortunate enough to stay in school. By his Junior year at North High School, his interest in education and the Chicano Movement flourished; heavily influenced by taking a Mexican American Studies course and attending a “Mechistas Unidos” Conference at UC Riverside.

Graduating high school in 1981, after his guidance counselor forced him to fill out his college applications, Hernandez was accepted to UCR and enrolled in courses with the help of financial aid. He soon joined Chicano Student Programs, whose director hosted “Quinto Sol”, a talk show on the campus radio station, KUCR 88.3FM. He invited Jorge to interview guests on the program, which unknowingly created the foundation from which Hernandez’s 40-year career in radio began. Eventually given his own radio show named after Los Alacranes Mojados’ first album, “Rolas de Aztlán”, Hernandez impressively continues to host the program under the same name today, every Friday night from 10pm to midnight as part of KUCR’s “Radio Aztlán”.

Better known to his listeners by his longtime alias, “Mr. Blue”, Hernandez’s nickname originated back in high school, as he explains, “I was given the name for two reasons, the main reason that I always wore blue. I always had on blue khakis and a blue shirt, but I only had three pairs of khakis, and when you’re poor, it may have appeared that I was always wearing blue, but in reality, it had to do with the fact that I had to recycle clothing. There’s also a song

by The Fleetwoods called, “Call Me Mr. Blue”, so, a combination of those two things happened one day in front of the nurse’s office, and a friend of mine just tagged me with the nickname, ‘Mr. Blue’.”

Jorge C. Hernandez currently serves as a Superior Court Judge in the City of Banning, after working as a public defender for several years prior to establishing his own private practice. He also taught law at several local colleges including Riverside City College, but Hernandez explains that his initial introduction to law was completely unintentional.

Mr. Blue has also become an asset to the Riverside community through his long history of organizing and hosting community events and fundraisers. He recently helped turn the city’s vision for The Cheech Center for Chicano Arts into a reality by collaborating with the Riverside Art Museum in raising over $3 million towards its opening in just one year. As a longtime custom car enthusiast and record collector, Hernandez organized “Vinyl and Rides”, a Lowrider car show and record hop at the Riverside Art Museum in 2019 and the first of several “Pachuco Ball” dances in 2018. These are but a few of many events Hernandez has organized over the years that have contributed to the advancement of the Riverside community and the empowerment of its members.

“That was a straight up fluke. My goal was to get a PHD in Sociology. I wanted to teach, I wanted to help mold minds, but more importantly I wanted to create foot soldiers for the Chicano Movement.” Before he graduated from UCR, a colleague asked if Jorge planned on attending Grad School and if he had taken the GRE exam required to attend a master’s program, to which he replied, “What the hell is the GRE?”. Having missed the deadline to take the exam, he inquired if there were any other professional exams being offered and registered for the Law School Admissions Test instead. After passing the LSAT, he was accepted to Hastings Law School in San Francisco, where he relocated with his former wife and first son. He earned his law degree from Hastings and passed the BAR exam before returning to Riverside to begin practicing law.

Had his family’s car not broken down that fateful day in 1969, there’s no telling where Jorge C. Hernandez would be today. There may be no Mr. Blue to send out dedications over the airwaves every Friday night, or no honorable Judge Hernandez to hand down rulings in the Superior Court of California. One thing is certain, Mr. Blue has set an impressive example as the person he has become. Having overcome countless hardships and adversity, his many achievements and efforts have rightfully earned himself the recognition and acclaim of being considered one of “Riverside’s Finest.”

Tune in to Radio Aztlán every Friday night from 10pm-12am on KUCR 88.3FM or kucr.org

"I wanted to help mold minds, but more importantly I wanted to create foot soldiers for the Chicano Movement"

Parkview Nursery

WORDS: KEN CRAWFORD PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER

The corner of Jackson and Magnolia hasn’t changed much in my lifetime. The burger shop is now a burrito spot and the marquee at Sherman High School is now an electronic billboard, but the bones are pretty much intact from when I was a little Riversider running around the Arlington neighborhood.

Many of us that have been around town for a while appreciate (and maybe even prefer) the parts of town that aren’t new and polished. There’s a lot of history in that part of town and Parkview Nursery has been a little green oasis on the corner for over half a century. Tim Traver has owned Parkview for 48 of those 52 years providing not only aesthetic appeal on our drive down Magnolia Avenue, but a real working retail nursery in the middle of town.

Most of the “big box” stores have garden centers, and Parkview has a couple of big boxes within a few minutes drive. They may have more parking and more selection, but they don’t have experts and they don’t have the charm. There is a romance

around plants. You’re buying something that is alive.

I think places like Parkview tap into the idea that what you are buying isn’t a tool to be used and stored away, but something that adds beauty to your life and must be cared for if they are to flourish.

Plants may not have fared well at my house as a kid. That didn’t stop my parents from trying. I don’t know how many times my mom decided she would give another shot at flowers in the beds along the front of our house or at a ficus hanging in the corner of the living room. Each of those ill-fated but well-intended attempts meant a trip to Parkview. I loved those trips. Parkview is the type of place that can transport the mind of a child. In just that small space, you can go from the forest to the jungle and even the desert.

Parkview is not a big place, but it is packed pretty tight. From seeds to trees, you can find a full range of garden needs. The shops are well staffed with helpful associates. Potted plants make great gifts and the season is upon us.

Owner Tim Traver

Hidden

Downtowne Bookstore

WORDS: ALONDRA FIGUEROA PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER

At the end of a long, narrow walkway off of Main Street, behind the Mission Inn, lies the lovely and whimsical Downtowne Bookstore. Built in 1909, it was The Enterprise before they merged with the Press to become the Press Enterprise newspaper. Throughout the building’s history they made trophies and it was also a record store in the 1960s. In 1979, they added books and it became the Universal Book Store. In 1981, it became the Downtowne Bookstore. One day, in 2002, two sisters went by and the previous owner asked if they knew anyone that wanted to buy a bookstore and they said, “Sold!” English born sisters, Nadia and Vera Lee, jumped at the chance and have been the proud owners ever since.

Upon walking in you are immediately taken aback by the wall to wall books. The seemingly endless rows of literary works that quite literally align the walls seem to beckon you further in. You also notice the interesting owls of all kinds that are displayed throughout the store. It began as a small collection of one owl and then two. Suddenly patrons took notice and have kindly given them gifts of owls through the years from all over the world. Their collection has grown to over 400 owls strewn throughout the store!

We sat down with co-owner, Nadia Lee and asked why she thinks books are still pertinent and have survived despite the digital age. She shared that while it is a niche market there are still plenty of people, including young people, who love the feel and smell of paper. The flexibility of flipping through pages and lending a book to your friend as well as parents who bring their young children to look at books. Their children’s book section is one of the most loved and visited parts in the whole store.

Within the first few years of owning the shop, a couple of women came by and asked if they could do some paranormal readings at the bookstore, as the Mission Inn refused to let them conduct research at their location. The researchers found all kinds of paranormal activity. They heard a variety of things and felt temperature changes throughout the store. Interestingly enough, different research groups found similar readings without knowing it. One night, Nadia was at her computer after hours and one of the researchers was going up and down the aisles recording Electronic Voice Phenomenons (EVPs). Afterwards they reviewed the recordings and found that at one point when the researcher was near Nadia’s workspace she asked out loud, “Can you come over?” and a very distinct whispery voice answered back, “No, I’m dead!” That gave everyone listening to the recording goosebumps!

In this digital era of smartphones and tablets it is refreshing to find such a hidden gem like the Downtowne Bookstore. Where one can take their time to peruse the shelves and find their own literary treasures to take home. Be sure to drop by and pick up a book or grab a copy of the latest Riversider

Sister owners, Nadia and Vera Lee

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PRESENTED BY EASTSIDE ARTHOUSE

WORDS: JULIE ROSE SEIGLER

ARTWORK: VARIOUS ARTISTS

“Not Made for Exposure” show exposes the truth – Riverside loves artists!

The Eastside Arthouse celebrated it’s one-year anniversary on September 17th with it’s first gallery show opening featuring work from 11 members. Though the content of the artworks themselves range from social commentary to deeply personal stories, the theme of the show, Not Made for Exposure, was chosen to challenge the starving-artist stereotype and is best summed up by the show statement:

To the artist, a completed work costs years of diligent practice, expensive supplies, and physical strain—Yet the deep sense of satisfaction they find in the process drives them to pay those tolls again and again. The value of the artist in society is undeniable as well; from beautifying our spaces to speaking truth directly to the heart, art and those who create it enrich our world, and enjoy doing it! However, enjoying the work shouldn’t disqualify the artist from receiving equitable pay for their valuable contributions. At Eastside Arthouse we don’t believe “starving artist” is a title of honor or a job requirement. We believe in creating a“I can’t pay you, but it would be great exposure!”

“Work Ethic” by Rosy Cortez

“Lead Yourself” By Juan Navarro

“Drowns You and Rebirths You” by Alma Trebeau

“DUI/Dad Under the Influence” by Eric Martinez“Hija de Tigre, Tigrita” by Rick Garcia “Maneki Naeko” by Julie Rose Seigler

sustainable environment for artists to thrive, right here in Riverside.

Each artist in the showcase has priced their work equally in solidarity and support for one another, actively becoming the change we want to see in the world and uplifting our creative community. We thank our patrons for their support, and acknowledge their important role in sustaining the creative process.

Riversiders turned out in force to support their local artists, including members of local government such as Mayor Lock-Dawson,

Ward-1 representative Erin Edwards, and Ward2 representative and arthouse member, Clarissa Cervantes, who were all present for the opening night celebration. Guests enjoyed catering from local restaurant Placita thanks to a donation from UCR’s Latino and Latin American studies research center. The event also had a spacious outdoor mural area, where guests admired large-scale artwork by arthouse members including an interactive wall where guests could doodle or try their hand at spray painting. The large turnout served as an affirmation that art and the people who make it are valued in our community, and the evening was a great success

for the featured artists who worked for months building the show from the ground up. Studio founder and featured artist Juan Navarro states, “The vision of the Eastside Arthouse from its inception was to build a space for local talent to grow, connect, and thrive as full-time artists, and the success of Not Made for Exposure proves that working together and encouraging each other can be powerful not only for ourselves but for our community at large”. If you missed the opening reception, there’s still a chance to see the work and purchase limited-edition hand embellished prints and original paintings inhouse and online through October 15th.

“Urban Self-Portrait” by Jonathan Godinez “Constant” by Keely Berry

“Hieroglyphic Memories “ by Stephanie Godoy

“Breakthrough” by Willis Salomon

“In the Garden” by Ekaterina Orlovie

Rose Mayes

Equality For All - Fair Housing Council of Riverside County

With the Grand Opening of the 3,500 square-foot Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California on October 22, 2022, Riverside’s own, Rose Mayes, will witness the physical manifestation of her life’s work. Rose dedicated her life in service to others, to seeking equity for all. With over thirty years of paving the path with the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County (FHCRC), the non-profit will soon be situated in a building dedicated to the preservation of civil rights. Rose’s dream will be a reality, and the public is invited to attend the free, family-friendly grand opening on Saturday, October 22nd at 3933 Mission Inn Avenue from 5:30 - 9:30 PM.

Rose was born in Louisiana, where she was one of fourteen children - seven boys, and seven girls. Rose gives credit to her parents for instilling a hard work ethic, and a profound sense of obligation to others. Her mother was a homemaker, and her

father worked in a saw mill. She states, “We were considered poor, but we didn’t know any better, we were fed, and had most of what we needed.” As a young girl, the family moved to Houston, Texas. She spent most of her formative years in Houston, and even became a business owner. She owned three record stores in the Houston area before deciding to join her sister in California in 1979, when her sister was stationed at March Air Force Base.

Since 1979, the west coast has been her home. Outside of Riverside, she lived in Seattle and worked for The Washington Post for five years. Upon returning to Riverside, Rose noticed that there was little black representation in the community, so she became a founding member of the Riverside African-American Historical Society. Together, they fought for the naming of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, and the Martin Luther

Rose standing in front of the new Mission Heritage Plaza.

King, Jr. statue on Main Street, and continue their efforts representing the black community.

She first volunteered for the Fair Housing Council and quickly realized that fighting for fair housing, and social justice provided her the most fulfillment. She agreed to be the Executive Director temporarily in 1993. Rose lauds, “I just wanted to make sure they took care of the programs because I loved what they were doing. We should treat everybody the same - regardless - I believed in that so strongly. ” And, the Fair Housing Council is where she reigns to the present day.

(FHCRC) is a non-profit organization that fights to protect the housing rights of all individuals. This organization, approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), works with government offices to ensure Fair Housing laws are upheld. Since 1986, FHCRC has strived to ensure

Inside the new Civil Rights Institute and counting down the days until completion.

that all individuals will live free from unlawful housing practices and discrimination.

In Rose’s own words, “Everyone has the opportunity to live in a community that they can afford and of their choice, based upon whoever you are - white, black, posess a disability, nationality, sexual orientation.” When Rose began, she had five employees, and discrimation in housing was rampant. Their offices fielded thousands of calls.

After thirty-plus years, FHCRC was wellestablished on Brockton Avenue, and able to mentor fellow non-profits. It became a community space, even visited by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 2016, the idea of building a multi-use facility took root - a grand space that would be the physical dedication to social justice, and the continuing fight for equality. Fast forward to October 2022, and the fundraising, efforts,

and hard work will be open to the public as The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California.

The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California is the centerpiece of the newly-constructed, five-story Mission Heritage Plaza on Mission Inn Avenue, in the heart of Downtown Riverside.

It will be the permanent site for the celebration and defense of civil rights. The Institute will offer cultural and social history exhibitions; an oral history recording media center and digital archive to preserve the history of diverse Inland communities; and space for educational programs and performances.

Mission Heritage Plaza also includes 72 units of affordable workforce housing. The project represents a $47 million investment, and a partnership between Wakeland Housing Development Corporation, the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, and the Civil Rights Institute.

As for Rose Mayes, there’s no doubt that her work is far from done. Rose professes, “taking up a cause was always part of my lifestyle. I always did things that everyone thought were impossible. I believe we were all put in this world to help each other. The Civil Rights Institute represents an enduring promise to make good trouble for generations to come. Where we can all live a good life and not repeat the mistakes of the past. I encourage young people to pick up the torch.”

For more info about Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California, go to: www.inlandcivilrights.org

" The Civil Rights Institute represents an enduring promise to make good trouble for generations to come. Where we can all live a good life and not repeat the mistakes of the past. I encourage young people to pick up the torch.”

dear rooftop rolling, sandy-toed, rangers of the break, it’s go time.

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The Daniel Battles House at 4027 Bandini Avenue Built in 1874

Daniel Battles came to Riverside with his family in 1873 and built a Victorian home in what was a fledgling neighborhood later known as the Wood Streets, approximately one mile from downtown Riverside. Battles hailed from Maine, but due to the harsh, bitter cold winters he received orders from his doctor that it would behoove him to flee the east coast and move west to a more temperate, arid climate. The doctor’s orders were taken seriously by Battles as he fought tuberculosis and rapidly declining health. Like thousands of other families of the time, the move west began for the Battles family.

A search across California was conducted to find the right city for the Battles family to settle. Riverside was selected for its friendly people—a colony of abolitionists led by John W. North gave the city a reputation of peace and kindness—and dry climate.

In 1874, Daniel Battles purchased 10 acres of dry brush land on Bandini Avenue between Brockton Avenue and Cypress Avenue—known today as Magnolia Avenue. The Wood Streets neighborhood that is known today did not begin taking shape until 1910—36 years after the Battles settled there. In 1913, the Tequesquite Arroyo was in-filled to create a direct path between the expanding Wood Streets neighborhood and downtown Riverside. Nearly four decades prior, in 1874, homes only dotted this neighborhood, separated by vast acres of orange groves. Bandini Avenue was one of the earliest streets in the area and the Battles home became one of its crown jewels.

On this property, Daniel Battles built a small home for his wife Sarah and their four children. The remaining land of the 10 acres was planted with

WORDS: PHILIP FALCONE

PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER

The Battles Family pictured in 1897 on one of the home’s several porches. Note the third story rooftop cupola balcony, also referred to as a “Widow’s Walk.”

A skeleton bride prepares for a to-die-for meal in the dining room. Above the dining table, the portrait captured in a gilded frame has wandering eyes to follow guests around the room.

No haunted mansion, or guest room in this case, is complete without a few beady-eyed dolls to watch over sleeping visitors.

Behind velvet and lace curtains, a leaded glass window with a spiderweb motif divides the view of the front lawn.

citrus. A skilled carpenter, Battles supported his family by constructing a simplistic English Gothicstyle First United Methodist Church at the corner of Orange and Sixth Streets, Riverside’s first schoolhouse, and other notable buildings. By 1888, the Battles’ citrus groves were successful enough for this to become the home’s primary source of income. Daniel Battles did less public carpentry work to tend to the groves and expand his home. The same year, he completed a significant addition to the home, creating it into the monstrous Victorian mansion that is known today—complete with ten rooms, two baths, a third story rooftop cupola balcony, redwood-paneled entry parlor, stained glass doors and beveled diamond glass windows throughout the home, a large kitchen with two pantries and more. As evidenced by the lavish home, the financial return on the Battles’ orange groves was significant. This increase in wealth for the Battles family is parallel to the financial success of Riverside come the end of the 19th century.

In addition to the Battles residence being one of the oldest remaining homes in the neighborhood, it is also engrained in Riverside history as a polling location on May 2, 1883, when 70% of voters approved a ballot measure to form Riverside County—combining portions of San Bernardino and San Diego Counties— and establishing the City of Riverside as the county seat. Today, it is more common for polling places to be at churches or community centers but 150 years ago it was not uncommon to have a polling location at a home. The home’s size, location, and well-connected, wealthy owner made it an expected choice for Election Day. By May 9, 1893, the Battles House was one of the most affluent homes in the newly formed county seat.

Daniel Battles died in 1895 at the age of 60 and was interred at Evergreen Cemetery in the Battles family plot, marked with a large, granite

ABOVE: Under the twiggy shadows of a stretching willow tree, a year-round faux graveyard finds eternal rest on the northwestern edge of the property.

A turning staircase in the center of the home boasts ornate redwood banisters, balustrade, and decorative screening. Historic images of the Battles family and other Victorian-era souls adorn the walls.

monument engraved with the family name. Sarah Battles and their four children remained in the home as Sarah went on to successfully manage the home, grove, and family finances until her death in 1932. Daughter Lillian Battles Warren and her husband John H. Warren inherited the home. John died four years later, leaving Lillian Battles Warren to reside in the mansion alone for the last 26 years of her life; dying in 1962 at the age of 83. Lillian was a teacher and master gardener. The quarter century while Lillian lived alone in her family home, she was praised for the lush grounds and gardens. Lillian maintained the gardens with little help into her 70s; no longer was this a ten-acre property. Lillian had sold off all the groves to housing developers for residential construction, thus leaving a smaller property for her maintain.

In 1962, for the first time in 88 years, the Battles House was sold out of the family. The home transferred through several families, served

as a private school for boys, and for much of the 1980s-2000s, the home appeared abandoned and in disrepair. The entire home was painted peach and white—not historically accurate exterior colors for a Victorian home—and weeds and vines disguised much of the home.

Today’s owners, Mike and Graciela Patterson have reinstated the home as one of the most desired on the street. Over the last five years, the Patterson family has painstakingly restored the home and added features that are not just unique to them but unique to Riverside. The family loves collecting unusual antiques and especially loves Halloween décor. Despite the once ten-acre property being reduced to 150-foot square lot, the Patterson family found enough space for their year-round, life-sized faux graveyard under a Harry Potter-style leafless weeping willow tree. In the event the graveyard is not enough of a spooky sight, a 12-foot-tall jack-o-lantern, reminiscent

of a similar sculpture from Debbie Reynolds’ 1998 Disney cult-classic film “Halloweentown” adorns the front yard.

The dining room, entry hall, and music room all have decorated vignettes that are to die for— skeleton dinner guests are entrapped by a spider’s tangled web and a widow awaiting her love’s return, to name a couple. These features of the home are the handiwork of the Pattersons and have made 4027 Bandini Avenue a Halloween trick-or-treating favorite—receiving more than 1,500 visitors each October 31st.

From its high examples of Victorian design to its hauntingly unique All Hollows’ Eve features, the Battles House has solidified itself as a Riverside destination that has spanned life and death, good times, and dark days to become both the embodiment of a by-gone architectural era and the quintessential haunted mansion, perfect for October in Riverside.

The Battles family is buried at Evergreen Cemetery.

Historical Riverside

The sloping grounds of Evergreen Cemetery are liberally strewn with grand monuments that mark the final resting place of Riverside’s

Evergreen Cemetery: Where Riverside History Lives Among the Dead

WORDS: JENNIFER MERMILLIOD, M.A. PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER

“When immortal sprits reign, then we shall meet again ,” reads the 1874 epitaph of Minnie Bateman from the oldest section of Riverside’s pioneer burial grounds.

Established with the first colony death in 1872, Evergreen Cemetery embraces more than 27,000 Riverside pioneers, entrepreneurs, cultural and civic figures, war veterans, community leaders, and extraordinary citizens.

Once part of the Jurupa Rancho, the late-19th century rural cemetery was conceived with the very founding of Riverside in 1870 when John W. North and his Southern California Colony Association reserved the southwest tip of the original townsite for burial grounds in the shadow of what would become known as Mount Rubidoux. Over the last 150 years, the original 2.5-acre block of bare land on the edge of the Mile Square grew to more than 20 acres. Today, turfed grounds liberally dotted

with flush markers and upright monuments made of granite, marble, and concrete blanket the sloping foothills with the unfolding story of Riverside’s rich history.

First buried in the family yard, 14-year-old Leila Shugart, daughter of founding colony treasurer, K.D. Shugart, was interred at Evergreen in 1872, prompting the formation of the Riverside Cemetery Association and initiating the beginning of burials in the new cemetery. The first years were quiet ones. In 1876, Riverside’s 209,000 orange trees far outnumbered its 2,000 souls. At the request of Eliza Tibbetts in the early 1870s, two small Bahia orange trees shipped from Brazil by the Department of Agriculture sparked the beginning of the orange empire, and the Mile Square was soon blanketed by irrigated groves of navel oranges. Buried in the earliest plots of the cemetery, colony founders Eliza and her husband, Luther, are just two of the many

souls like growers J.A. Simms, Lyman Waite, and orange king T.H.B. Chamblin, founder of the Southern California Fruit Exchange (today, Sunkist), who made Riverside the wealthiest city per capita in the United States with a population of 5,000 by 1890.

That year, with a governing board revitalized by a cross section of the town’s businessmen, the Riverside Cemetery Association finally turned its attention to beautifying the grounds. According to minutes of the Board of Trustees, a committee was formed in May 1890 to “employ all necessary help to clean up the cemetery grounds and remove all rubbish and obstructions and beautify the grounds…”

By November, the small block distant from the town center was invigorated with graded perimeter streets, decomposed granite walks and drives, curbing and iron hitching rails, and palm and pepper trees. The full plan for Evergreen was realized with the acquisition of adjacent acres in 1895 where

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Riversiders gather around the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) plot on Decoration Day ca. 1900 to adorn the graves of the Civil War fallen. Now known as Memorial Day, those who have died in all American wars are still remembered at Evergreen each May.

Courtesy, UC Riverside Special Collections, Avery E. Field Photograph.

Receiving Vaults once held bodies for days, weeks, or even months before burial.

amenities like a low-lying fishpond, circular and meandering paths through grassy lawn, and brick Receiving Vaults (1902) dovetailed with the natural, sloping terrain to become a pleasant parklike repose for both the departed and the living.

The location and design of Evergreen was inspired by the confluence of theories regarding public health, death and burial practices, and open space planning that evolved throughout the 19th

century. The Rural Cemetery Movement was introduced in 1825 by Boston physician and Harvard professor, Dr. Jacob Bigelow (1789-1879), who urged that for health reasons, burials should be distant from human habitation and the dead should be sanctified by beauty. Bigelow’s Mount Auburn (1831), a cemetery four miles outside Boston landscaped with trees, flowering shrubs, and carriage ways, allowed families to visit the graves of deceased

This concrete monument fashioned as a wood stump marks the grave of a member of the fraternal benefit society, Woodmen of the World.

Now known as Veteran Circle, the G.A.R. plot established in 1897 encircles two concentric teardrop-shaped rows of U.S. issued, small white marble headstones marking the graves of Civil War and some Spanish American War veterans.

loved ones against a backdrop of natural beauty. This new philosophy resonated in overcrowded, industrial cities, leading landscape architect, Andrew Jackson Downing, to equate public cemeteries with public gardens and call for spacious parks for the living. The resulting 1858 design of Central Park in the middle of New York City by Downing’s pupil, Frederick Law Olmsted, signaled the Park Movement and was enfolded into Olmsted and Daniel Burnham’s City Beautiful Movement by the turn of the century. This coincided locally with the improvement of Riverside streets, curbs, and gutters and influenced the design of Riverside’s Fairmount Park by the renowned Olmsted Brothers.

Even the functional realities of Victorian Age cemeteries were integrated with the landscape. Fashioned in the Mission Revival style that was distinctly Riverside, the three-chambered, semisubterranean brick and granite Receiving Vaults structure was tucked into a natural hillslope in the contoured terrain by local contractor and brickmaker Hiram A. Knapp, who supplied Riverside with millions of bricks and assembled many of the city’s early business blocks and notable buildings. In an era prior to mechanized digging and refrigeration, the Receiving Vaults once held bodies for days, weeks, or even months before burial. Grave robbery of whole bodies for ransom, medical research, or education abounded in the 19th century, and happenings around the country reprinted in the local Riverside Daily Press spurred fear and precipitated construction:

Held For Grave Robbery. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 6, 1894 – Prof. B.J. Alexander of Gatner University, J.A. Burford and D. Mehan, students at the same institution, were held for trial yesterday on charge of grave robbery… It is alleged that the men stole a body from a cemetery and were dissecting it in the medical college when arrested.

Grave robbery and other disturbances, sanitation concerns, and tender sentiment also gave rise to the ‘community mausoleum’ by 1907. First inspired by the ancient Greek, Mausolus, who constructed a magnificent, elevated tomb about 350 B.C., and subsequent Spanish and New Orleans wall vaults, this uniquely American innovation in funerary technology and architecture was introduced to Riverside by the Riverside Daily Pres s in 1914 as a protected and luxurious eternal resting place;

Each crypt is arranged with its own individual intake and outlet ducts, through which dry air laden with the fumes of a strong antiseptic is kept in constant circulation, thus insuring (sic.) the preservation of the body for all time. Each crypt will be separate and distinct … and a body placed therein and hermetically sealed will be secure forever from any possible chance of disturbance…. In the modern mausoleum, the sanitary advantages of cremation are fully realized without the abhorrent features of destruction. In a veritable marble palace, beautiful in design and ornamentation, the body of the loved one reposes in its snow-white room…

More than 200 community mausoleums had been constructed by 1915 when the massive Riverside

Mausoleum was built on the brink of the Tequesquite Arroyo by the California Mausoleum Company in the striking Egyptian Revival style. Battered granite walls, cavetto cornice, engaged and free-standing columns, lotus flower art glass, Alaskan marble, and bronze echoed ancient traditions. In 1929, a chapel and crematory designed by famed master architect, Henry L.A. Jekel, with two cremation retorts by San Francisco-based crematory professional, Frank B. Gibson, were added to the rear. The high-domed chapel was finished in 8-foot-high colored tile wainscot, random floor tile with ornamental inserts, art glass windows, and religious scene painted by noted California artist, E.G. West. Access is now restricted, but rooftop chimney stacks testify to the continued active use of the crematory today.

Unlike the Puritan-age churchyard and austere burial grounds, Victorian-era cemeteries like Evergreen provided grand and varied tributes to the dead. The simple churchyard headstone evolved into ornate markers, substantial monuments, elegant carvings, and softer sentiments that reflected meaningful objects and affiliations in life or a romanticized view of death. In the pioneer block of the cemetery, a tiny concrete marker filled with a single word, “MOTHER,” lies near a massive pillar of rough-cut granite marking the Schermerhorn plot. Other family plots feature engraving on all four sides that chronicles individual decedents. An ornate sand-cast zinc obelisk monument precast in Detroit for the Johnson family matures gracefully near a concrete tombstone made to look like a wood stump,

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marking the grave of a Woodmen of the World member, and a low concrete pillow suggests eternal rest.

Nearly every American war is represented at Evergreen with burials spread throughout the grounds. In the North Quad, the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) plot, also known as Veteran Circle, was established in 1897. The plot encircles two concentric teardrop-shaped rows of U.S. issued, small white marble headstones that mark the graves of mostly Civil War veterans, some of whom also saw action in later wars, a handful Spanish American War veterans, and one World War I veteran. Evergreen Cemetery also embraces extraordinary citizens like colony founding father, John W. North; Robert Stokes,

first adult African American resident and Constable - Special Policeman for Riverside County; David Stokes, first minority business owner of the Colored American Mercantile Hall (1905) on Riverside’s Eastside; Lucy Vaughn, beloved resident born into slavery in Kentucky who died in 1918 at 100 years old; George Wong, Chinese School Superintendent and last resident of Chinatown; and the family plot of Frank Augustus Miller, famed Riverside booster and proprietor of the Mission Inn.

As Riverside grew, so too did Evergreen, forecasting the burial needs of a community that nearly doubled in geographic size and quadrupled in population from 1940 to 1970. Further acquisition

to the west saw the addition of a new cemetery office (1940), also designed by Jekel in compatible Egyptian Revival miniature, and a second mausoleum (1960), a common solution to sheltering the soaring afterlife population, which had also quadrupled, in a finite landscape. The new mid-Century structure was designed by Paul E. Iacono, a prolific innovative engineer and creative modernist designer who planned many mausoleums. After decades marked by two world wars and the Great Depression, renewed hope and optimism found expression in the reimagined garden plan of Evergreen Mausoleum, which featured lighter materials, cemetery-facing crypts, open-air atrium interior, perforated concrete block screen, and garden gate entry.

The cemetery grounds have evolved over one and a half centuries as the Riverside Cemetery Association addressed ongoing use, maintenance, and burial space. In recent years, a group of concerned citizens, city government, and local businesses spearheaded by then retired and now deceased, Judge Victor Miceli, coalesced in the early-21st century. With fundraising to establish a perpetual

This ‘white bronze’ monument precast by the Detroit Bronze Monument Company is actually made of sand-cast zinc.

A tall granite monument marks the North family plot and grave of John W. North, colony leader and founder of Riverside, in the pioneer block of Evergreen Cemetery.

A high-domed chapel with 8-foot colored tile wainscot, decorative art glass windows, and painted religious scene was added to the rear of the mausoleum in 1929 by master architect, Henry L.A. Jekel. Courtesy, Riverside Cemetery Association.

Dedicated in 1915, the massive granite Egyptian Revival style community mausoleum by the California Mausole um Company is filled with Alaskan marble crypts, bronze fix tures, and opalescent lotus flower art glass.

endowment, the Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery (EMHC), a public charity, has further improved and preserved the oldest portions, righting toppled and leaning tombstones, planting grass, installing automatic sprinklers and fencing, and constructing a donor’s plaza at the Receiving Vaults, now used for intriguing special event space.

One of the oldest continuous burial grounds in the region, Evergreen Cemetery may be Riverside’s most consequential resource. Though the fishpond and hitching rails are long gone, Evergreen Cemetery

continues to reflect America’s 19th century Rural Cemetery Movement, evolving burial practices, and funerary architecture as well as the founding of Riverside and every facet of its growth and development. Already a contributor to Riverside’s Evergreen Quarter Historic District, portions are also designated as City Landmark No. 67. As Evergreen Cemetery celebrates its 150th Anniversary, a nomination for listing in the National Register of Historic Places is currently under review by the California Office of Historic Preservation.

Community events like the annual Tombstone Cinema and a 150th Anniversary celebration planned for October 15th recall Riverside’s Victorian beginnings and enjoyment, for the living, of Evergreen Cemetery’s parklike setting at the foot of Mount Rubidoux.

For visitor guides and event information, please visit: evergreen-cemetery.info or evergreenmemorialparkandmausoleum.com

NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE!

KILLING OF TYISHA MILLER

RPD

Tyisha Miller

Tyisha Miller portrait illustration by Jared Latimer, Latimer Art, depicting her as she appeared in a candid photograph taken during the summer of 1998.

Black fatalities by police gained national attention in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests were not the first for the Inland Empire. The most searing and gamechanging pre-BLM public protests took place in 1999 in the immediate aftermath of the infamous 1998 post-Christmas Riverside police shooting of 19-year-old Tyisha Miller. Four RPD officers shot her down at the Union 76 Station at Brockton and Central Avenues.

Here is how the tragic event unfolded. In the early morning of December 28, 1998, Tyisha Miller, unconscious in her locked car, engine running and the radio on, waited for assistance with a flat tire. Unable to wake her, a friend and a family member called 911 for an ambulance. Instead, four Riverside police officers arrived on the scene within minutes and informed by family members of the presence of a gun in the car, approached the vehicle with side arms in hand. The four young officers sought to rouse Miller, though they did not immediately call for an ambulance.

Unable to wake Tyisha, they decided to force entry. An officer broke her window to remove the handgun on her lap. One officer yelled, “Get your m…. f…...g black ass out of the car…” Startled by movement inside the vehicle, he opened fire. The remaining three officers present joined in live fire, unleashing a twenty-three-bullet volley. Twelve hit Tyisha–three in the back of the head, and one in the back. She died at the scene.

While the four officers claimed they had acted in self-defense, they later recanted their earlier report that she had reached for her gun. The four officers were placed on administrative leave, and then fired by Chief Jerry Carroll, though their sergeant on scene of the shooting, Gregory Preece, remained on the job and would take part in a cover up during the months after the shooting. Arbitrator Robert Steinberg of Culver City, later ruled termination of the four shooters constituted an “abuse of administrative discretion,” and granted them full back-pay. He did not order their reinstatement.

The Cover Up

Chani Beeman, founding co-chair of Riverside Coalition for Police Accountability claimed in an interview for Against the Current, No. 83, November/ December 1999 that the RPD engaged in a cover up

Chani Beeman, founding co-chair, Riverside Coalition for Police Account ability, whose organization pushed the City of Riverside hard for an official citizens review commission for police use of force.

Photo by Marylin Odello, 2021

Family and friends at burial mourn Tyisha, while protests build downtown in the aftermath of her killing.

during the days and weeks following the shooting. “Urine samples from the officer,” she argued, “were not taken until seven or eight hours later. It had been one of the officers’ birthdays and they were out celebrating when the 911 call came in. (One officer couldn’t produce a urine sample, so his blood sample was taken). But by the time the samples were sent to Sacramento, one container was empty.”

Officer Rene Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican, reported racist and incendiary comments by the four shooters “first to the police department’s internal affairs and, when nothing was done… went public with the outrageous comments the police officers made after the shooting. The supervisor compared the crying of family members to ‘a Kwanzaa festival,’ ‘Watts death wails’ and ‘animals coming in by the busload.’

Internal police communications also revealed that a call went out after the shooting reporting NHI, which means “No Humans Involved.” According to Beeman, “Rodriguez reported these remarks back in February (1999), when the police department handed in its findings to the county district attorney’s office, they didn’t include any information on these racist statements. Once Rene Rodriguez’s report became known, the police department’s response was that the charges of racism were ‘so serious that we wanted to investigate thoroughly after we completed the Tyisha Miller investigation.’ Rene Rodriguez was then threatened and told he ‘wouldn’t be backed up.’ He requested a transfer and this was denied. Fearing for his life, Rodriguez hasn’t worked since March—he has been placed on unpaid administrative leave.”

Riverside County District Attorney Grover Trask refused to file charges. In the eyes of Tyisha’s family and greater Black community, the cover up and failure to prosecute constituted a complete injustice.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson addresses protesters and the media, with Rev, Bernell Butler, co-chair Tyisha Miller Steering Committee, at the scene of the killing, Union 76 Station, corner of Brockton and Central Avenues, February 1999.

WHAT WE DID IN RESPONSE TO TYISHA MILLER´S CASE SET A PRECEDENT - BUT IT´S JUST THE BEGINNING, THE BARE MINIMUM OF THE REFORMS THAT NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

— CALIFORNIA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL BILL LOCKYER

Jesse Jackson works the media on behalf of justice for the Miller family and police reform, February 1999.

One of the scores of arrests for disturbing the peace and failure to disperse made by the RPD at the height of the Miller protests, Downtown Riverside, 1999.

BOTTOM LEFT: Civil rights champion Al Sharpton brought his own media savvy and national celebrity status to town after Jackson, putting more pressure on Riverside officials for local police reform. Jackson and Sharpton made the Miller killing a case study for their national campaign against police shootings of Black people.

No Justice! No Peace! The Tyisha Miller Protests, 1999-2000

The ensuing battle for justice in Tyisha’s name mobilized the Black community. Members of the Miller family and Black clergy formed a Tyisha Miller Steering Committee, whose focus was on justice for Tyisha.

By 1999, protests over the Miller shooting rocked Riverside. Reverend Bernell Butler, Tyisha’s cousin, led crowds that brought national civil rights leaders to Riverside. They led civil disobedience actions covered by the national media. They brought in Reverend Jesse Jackson and Reverend Al Sharpton for big protests, starting in February 1999. Butler and his steering committee led successful marches of 1,000 to 2,000 people throughout the Spring of 1999. They continued weekly protest each monday morning in front of City Hall. These rallies on average attracted forty to fifty people. The committee also worked closely with the state and federal investigators and sent representatives to Washington DC to confer the Miller case with Department of Justice staff.

Community Action: Riverside Coalition for Police Accountability, and Mayor’s Use of force Report

In the aftermath of Tyisha Miller’s killing, the Black community demanded immediate police reform.

Chani Beeman, Ray Lewis, and Prof. Deborah Wong, UC Riverside, among others stepped up, co-founding Riverside Coalition for Police Accountability (RCPA), seeking a formal body to investigate police use of force. The RCPA had an executive committee of fifteen to twenty members.

Under pressure, the city relented, setting up the Community Police Review Commission, CPRC, in 2000. Voters added CPRC to the city charter in 2004. Beeman, Lewis, Wong and the Black community saw hope in early CPRC police oversight. The city’s charter requires the CPRC, which is appointed by city council members, to review any case in which a person is killed by a police officer and gives it the power to investigate citizen complaints. The commission has subpoena power.

In 2018, on the twentieth anniversary of the Miller shooting, The San Bernardino Sun reported that Deborah Wong and the RCPA believed “It was a moment of real hope and triumph when it (the Community Police Review Commission) was created.” but “That was only the beginning, though.” As a postscript, twenty-two years later, with waning of fervor around the shooting and the state consent decree, Wong and Black critics of the RPD fear CPRC has lost key elements of its authority. For these proponents of police oversight, the diminution of CPRC means the fight for justice is not over.

Al Sharpton under arrest and addressing the media on his way to RPD headquarters. Bottom photo: Sharpton, flanked by Martin Luther King, III, addresses throng of protesters, spring 1999.

Andrew “Andy” Roth, Riverside civil rights attorney, at the Union 76 Station scene of the killing, addresses the media and protesters about the Federal lawsuit on behalf of the Miller family for violation of Tyisha’s civil rights. Roth brought the case in partnership with the law firm of Johnnie Cochran of Los Angeles, spring 1999.

Roth-Cochran, Lockyer, and DOJ: Legal Actions Against the RPD, 1999-2006

While the RCPA and the Miller Steering committee were applying pressure to public officials, the legal system began to act. In Spring 1999, Riverside civil rights attorney Andrew Roth teamed with Johnnie Cochran and sued the City of Riverside, Riverside Police Department (RPD) and the four shooters in Federal District Court for violation of Tyisha’s civil rights. The RothCochran suit resulted in a substantial payout, and release of the facts by the City of Riverside.

Based in part on the Roth-Cochran findings, the California State Attorney General (AG) launched his own investigation. Then-District Attorney Grover Trask and Riverside Police Chief Gerald Carroll assisted the AG in the civil investigation.

On March 5, 2001, because of the civil investigation, California AG Bill Lockyer filed a complaint and stipulated judgment in People of the State of California, etc. v. City of Riverside This stipulated judgment, or consent decree, is believed to be the first consent decree to reform a local police department ever secured by a state attorney general under state law. The precedentsetting decree required RPD to implement training reforms, enhanced supervision of line officers, and public accountability for police shootings and use of force. It required sensitivity training, de-escalation tactics, dash cameras and later body cameras, plus less lethal weapons to use short of firearms.

The judgment remained in effect for five years and required the Riverside Police Department to implement reforms in training, supervision, and accountability. The City of Riverside was also required to pay for consultant fees to assist AG Lockyer in monitoring compliance with the judgment’s terms.

On March 2, 2006, Attorney General Lockyer concluded that the Riverside Police Department had fulfilled the conditions of the judgment and received formal approval from the court for the judgment’s dissolution. More than $22 million in legal settlements and department reforms were made during the five-year period of the consent decree. Lockyer said, “What we did in response to Tyisha Miller’s case set a precedent - but it’s just the beginning, the bare minimum of the reforms that need to be implemented across the country to keep this from happening again.”

The United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division conducted an investigation of its own during 2002, and while it found insufficient evidence to prosecute the four shooters, its findings bolstered the California AG’s stipulated judgment.

RPD Chiefs Commend Changes in Aftermath of the Shooting

Former RPD Chief Sergio Diaz and current Chief Larry Gonzalez, however, argue that the department took to heart the requirements of the stipulated judgment, and have implemented them. Both

Rev. Bernell Butler, center, and Jesse Jackson, third from right, lead the Save the Dream march February 1999. Dick Gregory and other Hollywood celebrities joined the march, helping draw national attention to the Miller cause.

Riverside Chief of Police Larry Gonzalez, today tasked with conducting the reforms brought by the AG’s consent decree, served as a second-year line officer in 1998, and bears witness to the entire arc of the Miller story. Photo courtesy City of Riverside.

Gonzalez and Diaz argue that the RPD will maintain the reforms and enhance them as conditions warrant.

On force for 29 years, prior to Tyisha to present, current Chief of Police Gonzalez argues the consent decree changed the force for good, professionalizing it and altering the department’s approach to training and policy. It gave them 24hour watch commanders, a 7-to-1 ratio of officers to sergeants, and requiring sergeants to attend the Sergeant Training Institute. Roll call monitoring, and the latest body cam and other recording practices became widespread practice. Lastly, civilian oversight with CPRC, the Mayor’s Use of Force Commission and informal civilian review capped the reforms. Chief Gonzalez also touts the new strategic plan’s progressive policies. Without consent decree, argues Chief Gonzalez, RPD might well have seen more incidents like the shooting of Tyisha Miller in 1998. Gonzalez believes the reforms have worked, thanks to the early pressure of the RCPA, the Tyisha Miller Steering committee and the efforts of Riverside Citizen’s Police Review Commission.

The Fight for Justice Goes On in 2022

“What happened to George Floyd is a travesty,” says former AG Bill Lockyer. Like the tragic and preventable loss of Tyisha Miller in 1998, “The loss of his life was absolutely preventable, and his death highlighted everything that’s wrong with the law enforcement

institution. Reforms must be made.”

The tragic killing of Tyisha Miller in 1998 began the process of reform. It did not, however, resolve the matter of police killings of Black people in the IE. The fight for equal rights and justice goes on. Chief Gonzalez recognizes this reality himself, acknowledging a rise in RPD shootings during the COVID pandemic, and an uptick in homicides and other violent crime. Statistics show that the Black community bears the brunt of these shootings and of violent crime. The fight for reform and proper policing in the IE remains an ongoing battle, one that requires community engagement with the RPD to achieve.

The Tyisha Miller story is featured in the inaugural exhibition of the new Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California (CRISC), opening to the public at 5:30PM on October 22, 2022. The CRISC is part of the new Mission Heritage Plaza development, including the CRISC, seventy-two affordable housing units for veterans and families, and the Riverside County Office of Fair Housing. The CRISC is located at 3933 Mission Inn Avenue.

Rev. Bernell Butler exhorting protesters

demand justice

Tyisha,

Dining:

Sumabi

ALONDRA FIGUEROA

ZACH CORDNER

We had driven past this little place in downtown many times with the mysterious name, patiently awaiting their opening.  A few months went by and suddenly they were open!  We gleefully stopped by to check out their unique fusion of Mexican and Japanese flavors. We were greeted enthusiastically by server Stefany, who seated us immediately near a large window facing 9th Street. The setting is very chill, yet modern and clean with well-manicured walls, a great sushi bar and cute neon signs begging for an Instagram post.

We were offered complimentary miso soup that was promptly delivered and boy, was it delicious! A classic miso taste, but with the unique addition of mushrooms that made it much more tasty. We perused the menu, which is broken up into a few categories: Mariscos, which boasts Sinaloa-style fresh raw and cooked ceviches, tostadas, coctéles and aguachiles. We ordered the cooked camarón (shrimp) ceviche, which was a generous portion of chunks of shrimp, red onion, tangy juices mixed in with just the right amount of spice and garnished with avocado, it was beautiful and tremendously flavorful. Also, tried the Tostada de Atún, which was a glorious tower of ahi tuna, avocado, crispy leeks, serrano chile, salsa negra all on a wonton tostada. It was so, so good!

The menu also spotlights Sushi with inventive specialty rolls such as the BabyFace roll that features

spicy tuna, avocado, a creamy cilantro sauce that was to die for, chili oil, tempura flakes and wasabi mayo on the outside along with shrimp tempura, crab and cucumber on the inside. It was so extravagant and scrumptious, a real treat. This may not be your traditional sushi house stuff, but it’s much better! With so many yummy options it was hard to choose, but we settled on the more classic El Tiger roll that has sprouts, cucumber, spicy crab inside and on the outside has shrimp and avocado. It was also topped with wasabi mayo, spicy mayo and masago. I was shocked that the amazing combinations delivered on intense flavor, but didn’t spice me out! Both rolls were so creative and meshed Japanese and Mexican flavors surprisingly well.

I was able to sit down with owners and dynamic sibling duo Clarissa Oseguera and Aaron Rodriguez who shared that it all started in 2018 with Aaron aka “Babyface” making his own sushi and ceviches behind Clarissa’s husband Javier‘s shop, Accessories Unlimited, off of Arlington Avenue. Eventually he added the third item: Birria. In fact, that’s how they got their unique name SUMABI…SU for Sushi, MA for Mariscos and BI for Birria, which is currently only offered at their other two locations. As the lines of customers grew and grew, the siblings knew they had to go forward with their own brick and mortar restaurant. They dreamed big and set a goal to open three locations in three years! I’m

amazed that even during Covid and despite the shutdowns they opened their first location in Colton in 2019, then Norco in 2021 and finally in Riverside this past August! An amazing feat for these new entrepreneurs and we are so glad they did. Be sure to swing by and try some of the spectacular things on their inventive menu and happy hour is every day from 3-6pm, cheers!

Tostada De Atún with a cold Michelada.

Prepared Oysters

El Tiger Roll

Owners Clarissa Oseguera and Aaron Rodriguez

TIME TO STEP IT

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American Donuts

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Dorry’s Bar & Grill 17136 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-0388

Duke’s Bar & Grill 3221 Iowa Ave (951) 248-1143

Events Sports Grill 10560 Magnolia Ave #A (951) 352-2693

Fire Up Grill

3750 University Ave (951) 289-9071

Flat Top Bar & Grill 17960 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-0114

Hotz Kitchen & Cocktails 3720 Mission Inn Ave (951) 782-3212

Joe’s Bar & Grill 10909 Magnolia Ave (951) 637-3931

Law’s Restaurant 9640 Indiana Ave (951) 354-7021

Raincross Pub & Kitchen 3557 University Ave (951) 780-6000

Shooters Sports & Grill 10226 Indiana Ave (951) 785-9588

Sire Restaurant 6440 Magnolia Ave (951) 683-7473

BARS/LOUNGES

Downtown Experiment 3601 University Ave (951) 355-2606

Lake Alice Trading Co 3616 University Ave (951) 686-7343

Locals Public House 191 Alessandro Blvd (951) 780-1800

Mezcal Ultra Lounge 3737 Main St Ste 100 (951) 333-8558

The Brickwood 3653 Main St (951) 352-2739

The Lobby 3730 Main St (951) 742-5020

The Menagerie 3581 University Ave (951) 788-8000

The Presidential Lounge 3649 Mission Inn Ave (951) 784-0300

VIP Nightclub & Restaurant 3673 Merrill Ave (951) 784-2370

W. Wolfskill 4281 Main St (951) 374-1176

BBQ

Charley Rokk’s

Authentic Texas BBQ 5145 Jurupa Ave (951) 774-0039

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 3540 Riverside Plaza Dr Ste 314 (951) 683-9700

Gram’s BBQ 3527 Main St (951) 782-8219

Messi Soul Kitchen 4270 Riverwalk Pkwy #104 (951) 588-6252

Mongolian BBQ 1242 University Ave STE 7 (951) 686-0702

Smoke & Fire Social Eatery 5225 Canyon Crest Dr #9 (909) 542-9054

BREAKFAST DINERS & CAFES

Amy’s 10635 Magnolia Ave (951) 689-0296

Brandon’s Diner 10246 Indiana Ave Ste A (951) 359-3617

Brandon’s Diner 9646 Magnolia Ave (951) 637-2782

Brandon’s Diner Jr Of City Hall 3900 Main St (951) 778-2588

Cafe Le Reve 141 E Alessandro Blvd Ste 10A (951) 215-0007

Crest Cafe 5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 40 (951) 784-2233

Daily Brew Coffee House 2955 Van Buren Blvd (951) 352-7477

Flo’s Farmhouse Cafe 5620 Van Buren Blvd (951) 352-2690

Joanna’s Cafe 17950 Van Buren Blvd (951) 789-8843

Kountry Folks 3653 La Sierra Ave (951) 354-0437

Soup Shoppe 6712 Magnolia Ave (951) 781-4710

The Riverside Airport Cafe 6951 Flight Rd (951) 688-3337

BREWERIES

All Points Brewing Co. 2023 Chicago Ave Unit B8 (951) 213-6258

Euryale Brewing Company 2060 Chicago Ave Ste A-17 (951) 530-8865

Packinghouse Brewing Company 6421 Central Ave Ste 101-A (951) 333-9261

Route 30 Brewing Company 9860 Indiana Ave Ste 19 (951) 776-7083

Route 30 Tap Room 3740 Mission Inn Ave

Stone Church Brewing & Bistro 3737 Main Street (951) 233-0323

Thompson Brewing

9900 Indiana Ave (951) 289-7533

Wicks Brewing

11620 Sterling Ave Ste C (951) 689-2739

BURGERS

Baker’s Drive Thru 2221 Main St (909) 884-5233

Baker’s Drive Thru 6686 Indiana Ave (909) 884-5233

Baker’s Drive Thru 1300 Blaine St (909) 884-5233

Baker’s Drive Thru 10225 Magnolia Ave (909) 884-5233

Baker’s Drive Thru 5396 Mission Blvd (909) 884-5233

Boys Burgers

10737 Magnolia Ave (951) 689-1294

Burger Boss

2585 Canyon Springs Pkwy (951) 656-6500

BurgerIM

10920 Magnolia Ave Unit 105 (951) 441-8868

BurgerIM

1201 University Ave #110 (951) 783-9555

Chris’ Burgers 407 Iowa Ave (951) 781-8542

Cowboy Burgers & BBQ 5573 Arlington Ave (951) 977-9454

Dairy Queen

8610 California Ave, Suite 101 (951) 343-4075

Farmer Boys

3400 University Ave (951) 680-0900

Farmer Boys

2901 Iowa Ave (951) 782-9003

Farmer Boys

3303 Madison St (951) 351-9700

Fatburger & Buffalo’s Express

3457 Arlington Ave Suite 106 (951) 369-4950

George’s Drive-In 9910 Magnolia Ave (951) 688-2471

Johnny’s Burgers 4825 La Sierra Ave (951) 688-1000

Johnny’s Burgers

3394 Madison St (951) 687-3599

Mission Burgers

4606 Pine St (951) 682-7272

MGM Burgers

1691 Main St (951) 276-1744

Monty’s Good Burger 3605 Market Street (213) 915-0257

Nikko’s Burgers

9295 Magnolia Ave STE 112 (951) 352-7290

Original Tommy’s

7504 Mission Grove Pkwy S (951) 780-4201

R Burgers 5980 Van Buren Blvd (951) 358-9203

R Burgers

1666 University Ave (951) 784-4350

Riverwalk Burgers & Grill 3812 Pierce St (951) 353-0919

Slaters 50/50 3750 University Ave Ste 125 (951) 742-5585

Star Burgers 7207 Arlington Ave (951) 689-5050

Zorba’s Restaurant 450 Iowa Ave (951) 686-5830

Zorba’s Express 770 University Ave (951) 787-0094

CHINESE

Big Sky Bistro 1575 University Ave Ste A (951) 328-1688

Canton Chinese Food 1756 University Ave (951) 684-6126

China Wok Inn 5771 Mission Boulevard (951) 680-9810

Chen Ling Palace 9856 Magnolia Ave (951) 351-8511

Chinatown 10935 Magnolia Ave (951) 785-6197

Dragon House 10466 Magnolia Ave (951) 354-2080

Frice Szechuan Restaurant 1299 University Ave #104-E (951) 686-2182

Greedy Cat 1400 University Ave Ste 108 (909) 655-7235

HK BBQ House 3740 Iowa Ave #102 (951) 777-1368

Ho Choy’s 10352 Arlington Ave (951) 785-1188

Ho Ho 3511 Madison St (951) 637-2411

Hong Kong Fastfood 1490 University Ave (951) 686-2223

Jade China 2712 Canyon Springs Pkwy (951) 653-9200

Little Beijing Chinese Fast Food 5800 Van Buren Blvd (951) 509-1188

Lucky Wok 2995 Van Buren Blvd (951) 688-2888

Monark Asian Bistro 5225 Canyon Crest Dr #64 (951) 683-1073

Mr. China Express 8451 Colorado Ave #8301 (951) 687-8967

Mr. You 19530 Van Buren Blvd G7 (951) 653-1740

Peking Restaurant 11170 Magnolia Ave (951) 687-4822

Wok In Kitchen 5050 Arlington Ave #101 (951) 343-7888

ZiZi BBQ House 3740 Iowa Ave (951) 534-0960

COFFEE/TEA/JUICE

7 Leaves Cafe 1201 University Ave Ste 101 (951) 530-8666

Arcade Downtown 3870 Main Street (951) 266-6839

Arcade Coffee Roasters 3672 Chicago Ave Ste A (951) 266-6839

Arcade Coffee Roasters 5225 Canyon Crest Dr. Ste 17A (951) 266-6839

Back to the Grind 3575 University Ave (951) 784-0800

Boba Fiend Tea House 3375 Iowa Ave (951) 823-0700

Bobaloca

19009 Van Buren Blvd (951) 789-8646

Bolcupop 3605 Market Street (951) 595-4513

The California Lounge 3649 Mission Inn Ave (951) 784-0300

Coffee Court Bistro

3607 10th St (951) 328-0866

Condron Coffee

3696 Sunnyside Dr (951) 880-3354

Crave Coffee & Tea

3590 Central Ave (951) 289-9436

Daily Brew Coffee House

2955 Van Buren Blvd (951) 352-7477

Ding Tea

1575 University Ave Ste E (951) 429-9706

Flavor Theory 11090 Magnolia Ave (951) 977-9698

Goodwin’s Organics Cafe 191 W Big Springs Rd (951) 682-2667

JUJUBAR

19040 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-0224

Kung Fu Tea

3678 Central Ave Ste 102 (951) 254-9609

Kraemer’s Coffee Bistro 6734 Brockton Ave (951) 686-4400

Lift Coffee Roasters

2060 Chicago Ave Ste A10 (951) 742-7413

Mi Cafecito Coffee

3605 Market St Ste 2

Molinos Coffee 3660 Mission Inn Ave (951) 276-7147

Nekter Juice Bar 5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 7B (951) 224-9842

R&B Tea

1889 University Ave Unit 105 (951) 462-4142

Sharetea

10920 Magnolia Ave Ste 103 (951) 406-5165

Sharetea

3740 Iowa Ave Ste 103 (951) 530-8536

Tastea

11130 Magnolia Ave Unit C (951) 588-8138

Tim Boba

1450 University Ave Ste N (951) 462-1929

Toasted 6160 Arlington Ave Ste C9 (951) 977-9847

Twee Coffee

9344 Magnolia Ave (951) 335-0599

Krak Boba 3907 Chicago Ave Ste B (951) 742-5341

DELI/SANDWICHES

Backstreet Restaurant 3735 Nelson St (951) 683-6650

Butch’s Grinders 4602 Pine St (951) 781-8511

Cheba Hut 3505 Market Street Ste 101 (951) 777-1117

Diane’s Deli 2900 Adams St #B1 (951) 689-2900

D’Elia’s Grinders 2093 University Ave (951) 683-7380

D’Elia’s Grinders 9009 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-3354

European Intl Market &Deli 7120 Indiana Ave G (951) 274-9100

Firehouse Subs 10080 Magnolia Ave (951) 588-8785

Jimmy John’s 3747 Central Ave Ste 102 (951) 779-0010

Jimmy John’s 4270 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 122 (951) 977-9672

Jimmy John’s 10277 Magnolia Ave (951) 354-2149

Marisa’s Italian Deli 5225 Canyon Crest Dr #20 (951) 788-3899

M & M Deli 1960 Chicago Ave #D1 (951) 684-6861

My Hero Subs 355 Iowa Ave A (951) 784-7370

RiverCrust Deli 6235 River Crest Dr Ste F (951) 656-8145

Subs & Spuds 5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste #83a (951) 369-1491

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Restaurant Guide

The Sub Station

3663 Canyon Crest Dr (951) 683-4523

Tummy Stuffer

1159 Iowa Ave O (951) 369-1266

The Upper Crust

Sandwich Shoppe 3573 Main St (951) 784-3149

FILIPINO

Nanay Gloria 10959 Magnolia Ave (951) 977-8831

FRENCH

Le Chat Noir 3790 9th St (951) 786-9266

GERMAN

European International Market & Deli 7120 Indiana Ave G (951) 274-9100

HAWAIIAN

Ono Hawaiian BBQ 3531 Madison St (951) 351-0888

Ono Hawaiian BBQ 3540 Riverside Plaza Dr #324 (951) 328-1988

Ono Hawaiian BBQ 2721 Canyon Springs Pkwy #101 (951) 656-6188

Park Ave Polynesian Restaurant 4038 Park Ave (951) 344-1090

ICE CREAM/FROZEN

YOGURT

Afters Ice Cream 1201 University Ave

Baskin-Robbins 7024 Magnolia Ave (951) 682-3131

Canyon Crest Ice Cream & Water 5225 Canyon Crest Dr #27 (951) 675-7385

Cherry On Top 3560 Riverside Plaza Dr (951) 213-6018

Cherry On Top 19009 Van Buren Blvd Ste 125 (951) 780-0800

Cold Stone Creamery

9867 Magnolia Ave Ste C (951) 637-0920

Dairy Queen 8610 California Ave, Ste 101 (951) 343-4075

Dairy Queen 6665 Magnolia Ave (951) 684-6280

Frostbites Crepes & Frozen Delights 10347 Magnolia Ave (951) 352-4903

Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt 19348 Van Buren Blvd (951) 789-5201

La Michoacana 3961 Chicago Ave 951) 248-9142

The Loop 3678 Central Ave, Ste 104 (951) 742-5685

Mixies Ice Cream & Cookies 3605 Market St (951) 595-4520

Spoonful Yogurt Café 4270 Riverwalk Pkwy #120 (951) 729-5882

Toi Moi Italian Ice & Juice Shop 10181 Hole Ave (951) 343-4146

Yogurtland 1242 University Ave Ste A (951) 683-1950

Yogurtland

3510 Tyler St #104 (951) 772-0229

INDIAN

Bombay Stores 1385 W Blaine St (951) 788-3042

Gandhi Indian Cuisine 1355 E Alessandro Blvd #205 (951) 653-4147

India Sweets & Groceries 779 W Blaine St (951) 784-7400

Masala Mischief 223 University Ave Ste 150 (951) 224-9692

Namaste Indian Kitchen 6061 Magnolia Ave (951) 275-5316

Punjab Palace Cuisine of India 1766 University Ave (951) 686-9968

ITALIAN/PIZZA

Aloha Pizza & Pasta 755 W Blaine St (951) 788-8830

Antone’s Italian Food 4125 Sunnyside Dr (951) 682-5900

Antonio Pizza 195 E Alessandro Blvd (951) 776-1888

Antonious Pizza Cafe 3737 Main St (951) 682-9100

Bella’s Pizza 5196 Arlington Ave (951) 351-3131

Blaze Pizza 3540 Riverside Plaza Dr (951) 789-3212

Blaze Pizza 10920 Magnolia Ave Suite 107 (951) 474-5855

Bricks & Birch 3605 Market Street #5 (951) 500-7776

Capone’s Pizza 7207 Arlington Ave F (951) 689-3520

Dave’s New York Style Pizza 1490 University Ave #102 (951) 787-9900

DeMatteo’s Pizza 7030 Magnolia Ave (951) 682-6198

Dematteo’s Woodcrest 18590 Van Buren Boulevard (951) 429-7317

D’Caesaro Pizza & Italian 6160 Arlington Avenue C4 (951) 687-0777

Enzo’s Pizza 10170 Indiana Ave (951) 351-2375

Farfalla’s Cucina Italiana 5250 Arlington Ave (951) 354-5100

Fast 5 Pizza 5300 Arlington Ave (951) 977-9090

Fast 5 Pizza 1889 University Ave #108 (951) 781-3838

Fiesta Pizza 6110 Van Buren Blvd (951) 353-8007

First Class Pizza & Pub 4290 Riverwalk Pkwy (951) 354-7900

Lava Coal-Fired Pizza 1725 Spruce St Suite #101 (951) 823-0238

Mamma Mia Restaurant and Bar 10971 Magnolia Ave (951) 729-5555

Marcello’s Pizza & Pasta 783 W Blaine St (951) 781-9996

Marcello’s Pizza & Pasta 6519 Clay St A (951) 681-9797

Mario’s Place

3646 Mission Inn Avenue (951) 684-7755

MOD Pizza

3444 Arlington Ave (951) 374-5255

New York Pizza Co 3570 Van Buren Blvd (951) 688-4000

The Old Spaghetti Factory 3191 Mission Inn Avenue (951) 784-4417

Papa Joe’s Pizza 5115 Jurupa Ave B3 (951) 680-9090

Papa Joe’s Pizza 10555 Indiana Ave (951) 688-1188

Pietro’s Italian Cuisine 6788 Brockton Ave (951) 784-1310

The Pizza Place... 18955 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-5588

Romano’s Chicago Pizzeria 285 Alessandro Blvd (951) 780-7399

Romano’s 5225 Canyon Crest Dr UNIT 58 (951) 781-7662

Scratch Pizza 4950 La Sierra Ave #8 (951) 359-2023

Shakey’s Pizza Parlor 5941 Van Buren Blvd (951) 689-7700

Tower Pizza 3375 Iowa Ave (951) 518-4300

University Pizza Company 1201 University Ave #116 (951) 823-0630

Viano’s Restaurant 16810 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-3000

JAPANESE/POKE RAMEN/SUSHI

AhiPoki

3540 Riverside Plaza Dr STE 310 (951) 530-8255

Amagi Sushi 19510 Van Buren Blvd Unit F6 (951) 656-8144

Big Tuna 4270 Riverwalk Pkwy (951) 343-0201

Joe’s Sushi

Japanese Restaurant 9555 Magnolia Ave (951) 353-1929

The Lowkey Poke Joint 11860 Magnolia Ave (951) 299-7699

Mokkoji Shabu Shabu 1575 University Ave Ste B (951) 905-4007

Ohana Sushi 195 Alessandro Blvd Ste 8A (951) 789-0443

Oishii Sushi 6133 Magnolia Ave (951) 784-2550

Ooka Sushi & Hibachi Steak House 3525 Riverside Plaza Dr #200 (951) 779-0099

Otsuka Ramen & Bar 10949 Magnolia Ave (951) 353-9888

Pacific Cabin Sushi 3770 9th St (951) 782-0888

Poke Bar 3740 Iowa Ave (951) 405-8233

Poke Bistro 3375 Iowa Ave Ste K (951) 394-8580

Pokilicious Riverwalk 4290 Riverwalk Pkwy #306 (951) 376-1377

Ramen Okawari 3740 Iowa Ave #104 (951) 680-9411

Rohey’s Wok & Grill 4294 Riverwalk Pkwy (951) 359-5272

Saku Ramen 3643 Main St (951) 742-5849

Soho Ramen Riverside 3605 Market St (951) 595-4528

Sumabi 3530 9th St (951) 823-0278

Sushi Asahi 2955 Van Buren Blvd Suite #D2 (951) 637-1313

Sushi Ok 5228 Arlington Ave (951) 689-8054

Sushi Okoku 10380 Magnolia Ave (951) 343-2225

Sushi R91

1630 Spruce St (951) 682-1323

Sushi Station

19029 Van Buren Blvd #115 (951) 789-0068

Sushi Times

1400 University Ave Ste A101 (951) 777-1037

Sushingon

6060 Magnolia Ave (951) 224-9590

Taiyos Sushi & Poki

11120 Magnolia Ave (951) 343-1112

Teriyaki Plus

7120 Indiana Ave (951) 788-8337

Tomo 7 Sushi

5519 Van Buren Blvd (951) 343-5991

Top Grill

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 94 (951) 530-8668

Vanilla Fish

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 55 (951) 777-1950

Zen Street

3600 Central Ave #1 (951) 683-3648

KOREAN

88 Korean Corn Dog 3740 Iowa Ave

Manna Grill

1201 University Ave #110B (951) 530-8033

Kimchichanga

1995 University Ave (951) 684-9800

Koreana Grill

10051 Magnolia Ave Ste A1 (951) 688-9000

Saet Byul Asian Market 9555 Magnolia Ave (951) 637-5652

Wang Cho Korean BBQ

3639 Riverside Plaza Dr (951) 788-8889

MEDITERRANEAN

Elias Pita

1490 University Ave Ste 103 (951) 686-6800

Fufu’s Mideast Grill

3605 Market Street (951) 595-4527

Georgie's Mediterranean

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 57 (951) 823-0440

Greek Street Grill

3312 La Sierra Ave Ste 103 (951) 352-0801

Kabab EL Basha

365 Iowa Ave (951) 289-9511

Kabob House

10901 Magnolia Ave (951) 353-9711

Lucky Greek 3887 Merrill Ave (951) 686-2621

Panini Kabob Grill

1298 Galleria at Tyler (951) 352-6318

Sam’s Pita & Kabab 9799 Magnolia Ave (951) 376-1269

MEXICAN

Acapulco Pollo

8151 Arlington Ave Ste O (951) 406-1215

Ahumadas Mexican Grill 7614 Evans St (951) 368-4583

Anchos Southwest Grill & Bar 10773 Hole Ave (951) 352-0240

Antojitos Mexicanos

La Ribera 4773 Tyler St Ste 2d (951) 353-1852

Armando’s Mexican Food 4294 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 200 (951) 343-5896

Ay Mi Pa 3775 Tyler St #1B (951) 729-6174

Azteca Market 5125 Jurupa Ave A2 (951) 530-8791

Bajio Mexican Grill 3760 9th St (951) 786-9573

Birrieria Little Tijuana 12702 Magnolia Ave Unit 25 (951) 268-6895

Birrieria Xolos 9696 Magnolia Ave (951) 376-1226

Brandon’s Diner Jr

Of City Hall 3900 Main St (951) 778-2588

Cactus Cantina 151 E Alessandro Blvd (951) 789-0211

Cañada's Grill 10436 Magnolia Ave (951) 588-6758

Casa Mota 8151 Arlington Ave (951) 352-7383

Carlos's Tijuana Tacos 3980 University Ave

Castaneda’s Mexican Food 6751 Indiana Ave (951) 786-0996

Castañeda’s Mexican Food 1450 P University Ave (951) 786-0996

Chilitos Mexican Grill 3847 S Pierce St Ste F (951) 509-1002

Cielito Lindo

10277 Arlington Ave (951) 352-3214

Costa Delmar 4561 La Sierra Ave (951) 588-8798

El Chapala Seafood Restaurant

8201 Arlington Ave (951) 359-7560

El Fogon Mexican Grill 765 Blaine St (951) 782-8959

El Habanero 6160 Arlington Ave (951) 343-5868

El Ojo De Agua 2115 University Ave (951) 779-6293

El Patron 3204 Mission Inn Ave (951) 777-1131

El Silencito 1091 Center St (951) 312-6542

El Torito 3639 Riverside Plaza Dr Ste 526 (951) 684-6816

El Trigo 4155 Park Ave (951) 787-6937

Fire Up Bar & Grill 3750 University Ave (951) 289-9071

Fish Taco Xtreme 16960 Van Buren Blvd Ste D (951) 800-9061

Fuego 360 Rotisserie Chicken 3866 La Sierra Ave (951) 456-3705

Green Taco 3812 Pierce St (951) 353-2272

Habanero Mexican Grill 2472 University Ave (951) 224-9145

Ixtapa 4093 University Ave (951) 777-1132

Joe Aguilar’s Templo Del Sol 1365 University Ave (951) 682-6562

Juan Pollo

6055 Magnolia Ave (951) 683-3513

Kalaveras 1690 Spruce St (951) 742-5761

Kimchichanga 1995 University Ave (951) 684-9800

La Bufadora Baja Grill 497 E Alessandro Blvd Ste B (951) 776-2881

La Bufadora Baja Grill 5650-52 Van Buren Blvd (951) 687-7237

La Cruda Mariscos 6733 Indiana Ave (951) 777-0862

Las Campanas 3649 Mission Inn Ave (888) 326-4448

Las Nuevas Islas 4920 Jackson St (951) 772-0020

Little Green Onions 6723 Brockton Ave (951) 328-1273

Los Cabos Tacos 11840 Magnolia Ave (951) 352-2653

Los Fredo’s Mexican Food 9111 Magnolia Ave (951) 525-3411

Los Novillos Market 2650 Main St (951) 530-8893

Lucies Locadas 1601 University Ave (951) 423-4828

M Taco 4111 Main St (951) 784-7135

Maria’s Mexican Kitchen 17028 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-2034

Mariscos El Camaron Loco 3340 Mary St (951) 682-3882

Mercado Don Juan #3 3375 Iowa Ave (951) 787-9292

Mezcal Cantina Y Cocina 3737 Main St Ste 100 (951) 888-2240

Miches De La Baja 1242 University Ave Ste 5 (951) 742-5633

Mi Lindo Apatzingan 9948 Magnolia Ave (951) 688-0908

Mr. Taco 2435 Main St (951) 682-4020

Mr. Taco 18590 Van Buren Blvd (951) 776-9900

Olivia’s Mexican Restaurant 9447 Magnolia Ave (951) 689-2131

Palenque

3737 Main St (951) 888-2240

Pepitos Mexican Restaurant

5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 42 (951) 783-9444

Placita

1805 University Ave (951) 405-8730

Ramiro’s Cocina 9418 Magnolia Ave (951) 354-6146

Ranchito Tacos Al Carbon 2995 Van Buren Blvd Ste A1 (951) 359-8646

Rancho La Perla 3700 Van Buren Blvd Ste 109 (951) 688-8682

Retro Taco 3744 Main St (951) 742-5606

Rico’s Tacos El Primo 1788 University Ave Ste 102 (951) 782-9610

Rodrigo’s Mexican Grill 3848 La Sierra Ave (951) 687-2280

Rolando’s Taco Shop 19530 Van Buren Blvd Ste G6 (951) 656-0304

Señor Baja 6033 Magnolia Ave (951) 369-5720

Sushingon 6060 Magnolia Ave (951) 224-9590

Taco Station 4088 Mission Inn Ave (951) 782-8226

Tacos Y Más 10203 Hole Ave (951) 687-1344

Taqueria Azteca 5959 Arlington Ave Ste E (951) 509-3670

Taqueria 2 Potrillos 10088 Magnolia Ave (951) 588-8772

Taqueria Mi Ranchito 4724 La Sierra Ave (951) 352-0528

Taqueria Tomateros 9164 Magnolia Ave (909) 257-1545

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Restaurant Guide

The Tamale Factory

3663 Main St (951) 342-3023

Tijuana’s Tacos

8151 Arlington Ave (951) 343-7777

Tina’s Mexican Food

2421 University Ave (951) 686-1524

Tio’s Mexican Food

19009 Van Buren Blvd Ste 124 (951) 780-7776

Tio’s Tacos

3948 Mission Inn Ave (951) 788-0230

Tony’s Mexican Food 3870 Chicago Ave (951) 788-4410

Tony’s Mexican Grill

9670 Magnolia Ave (951) 729-6141

Tuxies Juices

6030 Magnolia Ave Ste 3 (951) 781-1048

Yoli’s Mexican Grill

3225 Market St (951) 801-7104

Zacatecas Cafe 3767 Iowa Ave (951) 683-3939

PAKISTANI

Al-Karam Pakistani Cuisine

3457 Arlington Ave Ste 101 (951) 742-5610

Mirchi Restaurant

1385 W Blaine St (951) 400-2825

Punjab Palace 10359 Magnolia Ave (951) 351-8968

PERUVIAN

Mi Lindo Apatzingan 9948 Magnolia Ave (951) 688-0908

SEAFOOD

California Fish Grill 10920 Magnolia Ave Suite 101 (951) 405-6880

Market Broiler 3525 Merrill Ave (951) 276-9007

Pacific Grill 1299 Tyler St (951) 643-8168

Pier 76 Fish Grill 3555 Riverside Plaza Dr Ste 108 (951) 341-9297

Rockstar Shrimp

767 W Blaine St (951) 530-8620

Seafood & Crawfish

10173 Magnolia Ave (951) 359-5999

Star Crab

10051 Magnolia Ave (951) 977-9440

STEAKHOUSES

Duane’s Prime Steak & Seafood

3649 Mission Inn Ave (888) 326-4448

Flat Top Bar & Grill

17960 Van Buren Blvd (951) 780-0114

THAI

Angel Thai Cuisine 6736 Brockton Ave (951) 788-1995

Sam's Bann Thai 3203 Mission Inn Ave (951) 742-7694

Best Thai Cuisine 1735 Spruce St F (951) 682-4251

Gra Pow 497 E Alessandro Blvd #D (951) 780-1132

Monark Asian Bistro

5225 Canyon Crest Dr #64 (951) 683-1073

Morefire Thai 2955 Van Buren Blvd #F1 (951) 359-1331

Riverside Thai Kitchen 7755 California Ave (951) 729-6675

Royal Orchid Restaurant

9791 Magnolia Ave (951) 354-6100

TK Thai Cuisine 11860 Magnolia Ave Ste T (951) 509-3701

VEGETARIAN/VEGAN

Craveabowl 3434 Arlington Ave Ste 20 (951) 742-5878

Goodwin’s Organic 91 W Big Springs Rd (951) 682-2667

La Sierra Natural Foods 11550 Pierce St (951) 785-2563

Monty’s Good Burger 3605 Market Street (213) 915-0257

Oasis Vegetarian Café 11550 Pierce St (951) 688-5423

Plant Power Fast Food 3940 University Ave (951) 905-5222

Veg & Go 1201 University Ave Ste #115 (951) 213-6233

VIETNAMESE/PHO

5 Stars Pho Restaurant 4950 La Sierra Ave (951) 772-0700

Cha2o

1400 University Ave Ste A104 (714) 406-3090

Ocean Pho 4069 Chicago Ave Ste 100 (951) 742-5272

Pho 81 2995 Van Buren Blvd Ste A13 (951) 977-8869

Phở 99 4557 La Sierra Ave (951) 688-2671

Pho Anh 5646 Van Buren Blvd (951) 977-9889

Pho Anh Hot Pot & Crayfish

10271 Magnolia Ave (951) 729-6668

Pho Anh Hot Pot & Crayfish

231 E Alessandro Blvd (951) 215-0585

Pho DJ

5180 Arlington Ave (951) 354-2799

Pho Ha

10185 Magnolia Ave (951) 354-8918

Pho Ha #7 1820 University Ave #101 (951) 680-0790

Pho Star Bowl 10051 Magnolia Ave (951) 299-8130

Phở Vinam Restaurant 1201 University Ave #107 (951) 784-4290

WINE BARS/WINERIES

The Brickwood 3653 Main St (951) 352-2739

Canyon Crest Winery 5225 Canyon Crest Dr Ste 7A (951) 369-9463

Mario’s Place

3646 Mission Inn Ave (951) 684-7755

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The holiday season is quickly approaching!

Whether you’re shopping for a gift, booking a holiday party venue, or simply celebrating with friends at a nearby restaurant, remember to think local. A portion of every dollar you spend within city limits goes right back into helping fund community services.

Shop Riverside, Riverside!

¡La temporada navideña se acerca rápidamente! Ya sea que esté comprando un regalo, reservando un lugar para fiestas navideñas o simplemente celebrando con amigos en un restaurante cercano, recuerde pensar en lo local. Una porción de cada dólar que gasta dentro de los límites de la ciudad vuelve y ayuda a financiar los servicios comunitarios.

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