Kim Jarrell Johnson is a life long resident of Jurupa. She has written two books on the history of the Jurupa area: Jurupa and Rubidoux. She coauthored Riverside’s Mission Inn with Steve Lech. She writes a regular weekly history column for the Riverside County Record newspaper. A graduate of UC Riverside, she went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Public Administration at Cal State Fullerton. She has been a docent at the historic Mission Inn Hotel for 20 years. Kim lives in the Indian Hills area with her husband, who she first met in chemistry class at Rubidoux High School, and their two daughters.
