City of Riverside
- 2020 --
- 2020 Digital Cities Survey 6th place award among Cities with a population of 250,000 and 499,999 residents
- City of Riverside Receives Highest Score Possible in LGBTQ Inclusion Survey
- Ranked #6 in Digital Cities Survey by the Center for Digital Government
- Riverside ranked 63 out of the top 100 US cities in America’s Best Cities – A Ranking of US Place Equity for 2020
- 2019 --
- 2018 --
- 2018 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities
- 19 out of 30 Cities Where Small Business Owners Are Thriving
- Riverside named “Digital Leaders” at PI World
- UC Riverside ranked #32 in Best Colleges in America by Money Magazine
- 7th place for the 2018 Digital Cities Award
- MISAC Award of Excellence from the Municipal Information Systems Association of California
- 2017 --
- Ranked 8th in the Metro Area for Retaining College Grads - CityLab
- “Top Public Employer” - Inland Empire Magazine
- Ranked #5 in Digital Cities Survey by the Center for Digital Government.
- The Press Enterprise - 22nd Annual Best of IE -"Best City to Live"
- 50 Safest Metro Cities in America
- ICMA “Strategic Leadership & Governance Award”, Cybersecurity Program (2017)
- The 25 Suburbs Where Millennials Are Moving
- The 25 Cities Where Millennials Are Moving
- Governing Magazine’s “Equipt to Innovate” Riverside ranked in the top 5 cities nationwide
- 2016 --
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Top Ten Metro for Retaining College Grads
(70.9% retention rate) - CityLab. - Received Bloomberg Foundation’s What Works Cities Designation
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Top Ten Metro for Retaining College Grads
City Manager's Office
Office of Communication
- 2019 --
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American Advertising Awards, Inland Empire
- Bronze in Public Service Brand Elements – Walk to End Homelessness Logo
- Bronze in Public Service Television Commercial – Starting a Business in Riverside
- Bronze in Public Service Television Commercial – A Day in the Life, Lovie Jung
- Bronze in Photography, Color – Explore Magazine Cover Winter/Spring 2019
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States of California and Nevada Chapter, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
(SCAN NATOA)- 1st place Public Service Announcement over $400k - Illegal Fireworks PSA
- 2nd place Talk show over $400k – Riverside Monthly October 2018
- 2nd place Sports Event Coverage – College Basketball Riverside City College
- 3rd place Best use of Animation or Motion Graphics – Riverside Reliability Transmission Project
- 3rd place Sports Event Coverage – High School Football Poly vs JW North
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American Advertising Awards, Inland Empire
- 2018 --
- 1st place - Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics - Inside Riverside's Budget Process
- 1st place - Best Use of Set Design - In Studio - The Dangers
- 1st place - Live Programming - 25th Annual Festival of Lights Switch On
- 1st place - Public/Community Meetings - Meeting Coverage
- 1st place - (3 years in a row) Sports Event Coverage - Game of the Week - Hillcrest vs Arcadia
- 2nd place - Public Affairs - Riverside Monthly
- 3rd place - Environmental - Spotlight Riverside - Charles Cai
- 3rd place - Sports Show - UC Riverside Coaches Show - Nov 1 2017
- 2017 --
- Gold Winner for Measure Z Animation by MARCOM Awards
- Gold Winner for Plane Crash Crisis Communication Plan or Response by MARCOM Awards
- Polaris Award for Crisis Communications - “Riverside Plane Crash” by Public Relations Society of America
- Polaris Award for Media Relations - “Cheech Marin Center” by Public Relations Society of America
City Manager's Office
Community & Economic Development
- 2019 --
- 2018 --
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California Association for Local Economic Development
- Award of Merit for “Excite”
- Award of Merit for “Streamline Riverside”
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California Association for Local Economic Development
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2017--
- Red Tape to Red Carpet Award for Streamline Riverside by Inland Empire Economic Partnership
- Best Practices Award for Streamline Riverside from American Planning Association – Inland Empire
- Outstanding Award for Restorative Growth Print ”Homefront at Camp Anza” from Association of Environmental Professionals
- Ranked 7th Most Popular US City Where Everyone Wants To Live - Business Insider
- Ranked 3rd for Area Most Moved to by Millennials from 2010-2015 - TIME
- Ranked 4th Overall for Minority Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneur
- Ranked 10th in yearly report for the Top Small Business Cities in the US - Forbes
- Ranked 22nd in yearly report of Top 100 Metro Areas for Growth - Brookings
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Kauffman Index giving current rankings for Riverside
- 13th in Startup Activity
- 34th in Main Street Entrepreneurship
- 38th in Growth Entrepreneurship
- Awarded the Retention & Expansion Award for STREAMLINE RIVERSIDE from the Inland Empire Economic Partnership.
- Riverside County Ranks 12th in the 2017 Talent Attraction Score
- 2016 --
Economic Development
- 2017 --
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Planning Division
- 2016 --
- American Planning Association, Inland Empire Section Innovation in Green Community Planning Awardâ for the Riverside Restorative Growthprint Economic Prosperity Action Plan & Climate Action Plan
- Southern California Association of Governments "Green Region Initiatives Award" for the Riverside Restorative Growthprint Economic Prosperity Action Plan & Climate Action Plan
Finance
- 2017--
- 12th straight year, the Purchasing Division has received the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute (NPI)
- For the 14th straight year, the City’s annual budget received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association.
- The Operating Budget Excellence Award was presented to the Finance Department for its 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 biennial budget.
- Excellence in Budgeting Award from the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers
- 2016--
- For the 28th straight year, the Finance Department received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award.
- For the 13th straight year, the City's annual budget received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers' Association
- For the 11th straight year, the Purchasing Division has received the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute (NPI).
General Services
- 2018 --
- 2017 --
- #32 of Top 100 Fleet in North America
- 2017 Green Fleet Award - #14 in North America
- 2016 --
Innovation and Technology
- 2021 --
- 2021 Municipal Information Systems Association of California IT Excellence Award
- Ranked #6 in Digital Cities Survey by the Center for Digital Government
- Digital Cities Survey 20th Anniversary Participation Award
- 2020 --
- 2020 Municipal Information Systems Association of California IT Excellence Award
- Ranked #6 in Digital Cities Survey by the Center for Digital Government
- 2019 --
- 1st Place in Government Experience Award conducted by the Center for Digital Government
- 2019 MISAC Award of Excellence in Information Technology Best Practices from Municipal Information Systems Association of California
- Equipt To Innovate Annual Survey, Ranked top-5 in Overall, Race informed, Dynamically Planned, Data Driven, and Employee Engaged categories
- Digital City Survey 2019 Winner
- 2018 --
- 2018 MISAC Award of Excellence in Information Technology Best Practices from Municipal Information Systems Association of California
- Digital City Survey 2018 Winner
- 2017 --
- ICMA “Strategic Leadership & Governance Award”, Cybersecurity Program (2017)
- Governing Magazine’s “Equipt to Innovate” Riverside ranked in the top 5 cities nationwide
- 2016 --
- Received Bloomberg Foundation’s What Works Cities Designation
- 5th place in the Digital Cities Awards for Cities over 250,000 citizens from the Center for Digital Government
- MISAC Award of Excellence from the Municipal Information Systems Association of California
- Finalist for Best Web Portal in the Nation Award from the Center for Digital Government
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
- 2018 --
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Explore Riverside/Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Activity Guide
Award of Excellence – Marketing and Communications • Print Publication -
Capture Riverside Parks Photo Contest
Award of Excellence – Marketing and Communications • Marketing Campaign -
Riverside Live Steamers
Service Award of Excellence – Champion of the Community -
Project Bridge
Award of Excellence – Creating Community, Youth Development
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Explore Riverside/Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Activity Guide
- 2017 --
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California Citrus State Park Ranked 2nd in Top 5 Family Friendly Parks in California
- California State Parks Foundation - Award of Excellence in Creating Community for the Riverside Arts Academy from the California Parks and Recreation Society.
- Service Award of Excellence to Collette Lee, Champion of the Community for her tireless work in promoting the Arts in the City of Riverside from the California Parks and Recreation Society.
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California Citrus State Park Ranked 2nd in Top 5 Family Friendly Parks in California
Public Works
- 2018 --
- Large Project Achievement Award over $100 million for the Wastewater Quality Control Plant Phase 1 Rehabilitation and Expansion project - Construction Management Association Of America
- Fuel Cell Project and Future Bio-Gas/Energy Plan Award from the Industrial Environment Association
Public Utilities
- 2018 --
- 2017 --
- California State Sentate and Assemby - Recognition for Fuel Cell Facility / Micro-Synchrophasors