City of Riverside

This city's cup will likely not runneth over. The City of Riverside, California, is home to the World's Largest Paper Cup (68 feet tall), set in front of a former Dixie cup plant. Riverside operates under a council-manager form of government with a seven-member council presided over by a mayor. The council passes ordinances, appoints committees, and hires the city manager, attorney, and clerk. Its city manager carries out the council's policies and ordinances and oversees city day-to-day operations. Incorporated in 1883, Riverside planted the seeds for the US navel orange-growing industry. It is located about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, occupies about 80 square miles, and has a population of some 300,000. View More