CITY

Official Website:
http://www.riversideca.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.riverside-chamber.com/

Population:
255166 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1870

County:
Riverside County

Founded by John W. North in 1870.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Riverside Press-Enterprise

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of California at Riverside	1954
California Baptist University	1950
La Sierra University	1922
Riverside Community College	1916

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Fleetwood Enterprises	1950
Best Best & Krieger	1891

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Agee	Actor	26-Feb-1969		The Sarah Silverman Program
Dusty Baker	Baseball	15-Jun-1949		Manager, Washington Nationals
Barry Bonds	Baseball	24-Jul-1964		Holds all-time home run record
Bobby Bonds	Baseball	15-Mar-1946	23-Aug-2003	Father of Barry Bonds
Jaye Davidson	Actor	21-Mar-1968		The Crying Game
Duncan Hunter	Politician	31-May-1948		Congressman from California, 1981-2009
Don Imus	Radio Personality	23-Jul-1940		Imus in the Morning
Victor Krummenacher	Bassist	07-Apr-1965		Camper Van Beethoven bassist
Scotty Leavenworth	Actor	21-May-1990		Peter Petrowski on 7th Heaven
Amy Lee	Singer	13-Dec-1981		Evanescence
Kellie Martin	Actor	16-Oct-1975		Life Goes On
Reggie Miller	Basketball	24-Aug-1965		Indiana Pacers guard
Marguerite Moreau	Actor	25-Apr-1977		Easy
Scarlett Pomers	Actor	28-Nov-1988		Kyra Hart on Reba
Ronda Rousey	Martial Arts	1-Feb-1987		UFC Bantamweight Champion
Alia Shawkat	Actor	18-Apr-1989		Maeby on Arrested Development
Eric Show	Baseball	19-May-1956	16-Mar-1994	MLB pitcher
Garrett Wang	Actor	15-Dec-1968		Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager
Bruce G. Willison	Business	c. 1949		President, Home Savings and Loan, 1996-98

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dorothy Burgess	Actor	4-Mar-1907	20-Aug-1961	Hold Your Man
Etta James	Singer	25-Jan-1938	20-Jan-2012	Soul Diva
Curtis LeMay	Military	15-Nov-1906	1-Oct-1990	USAF General
Maurice McDonald	Business	26-Nov-1902	11-Dec-1971	Co-Founder of McDonald's
Zola Taylor	Singer	17-Mar-1934	30-Apr-2007	The Platters

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