San Bernardino, California

City in California, United States

"San Bernardino" redirects here. For other uses, see San Bernardino (disambiguation).

City in California, United States

San Bernardino, California

City

San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot

San Bernardino County Courthouse

Downtown San Bernardino

U.S. Post Office

California Theatre

Flag

Seal

Logo

Nicknames:

SB; San Berdoo; Berdoo; Gate City; City on the Move; The Friendly City; The Heart of Southern California, The 'Dino (sl.)

Location within San Bernardino County

San Bernardino

Location within Southern California

Show map of southern California

San Bernardino

Location within California

Show map of California

San Bernardino

Location within the United States

Show map of the United States

Coordinates: 34°6′N 117°18′W﻿ / ﻿34.100°N 117.300°W﻿ / 34.100; -117.300
Country| United States
State| California
Metropolitan statistical area| San Bernardino/Riverside
Urban Area| Greater San Bernardino Area
County| San Bernardino
Incorporated| August 10, 1869[1]
Named after| San Bernardino de Sena Estancia, named for Bernardino of Siena
Government

• Type| Council-manager
• Mayor| Helen Tran (D)[2]
• Mayor Pro Tempore| Juan Figueroa
• City manager| Robert D. Field[3]
• City attorney| Sonia R. Carvalho[4]
Area

[5]

• City

| 62.46 sq mi (161.77 km2)
• Land| 62.13 sq mi (160.92 km2)
• Water| 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)  0.53%
Elevation

[6]

| 1,053 (Downtown) ft (321 m)
Population

(2020)[7]

• City

| 222,101
• Rank| 1st in San Bernardino County
18th in California
107th in the United States
• Density| 3,574.7/sq mi (1,380.2/km2)
• Metro

| 4,744,214 (US: 12th)
Time zone| UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes|

92401–92408, 92410–92415, 92418, 92420, 92423, 92424, 92427

Area code| 909, 840, 760
FIPS code| 06-65000
GNIS feature IDs| 1661375, 2411777
Website| sanbernardino.gov

San Bernardino (/ˌsæn ˌbɜːrnəˈdiːnoʊ/ ⓘ SAN BUR-nə-DEE-noh) is a city in and the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a population of 222,101 in the 2020 census,[7] making it the 18th-most populous city in California. The Riverside–San Bernadino metropolitan area at 4.74 million residents is the 12th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. San Bernardino is the economic, cultural, and political hub of the San Bernardino Valley and Inland Empire.

San Bernardino was named in 1810, when Spanish priest Francisco Dumetz led an expedition through the area. In 1839, the Mexican government granted Californio ranchero José del Carmen Lugo the right to settle the area, which was formalized when he was granted Rancho San Bernardino in 1842. Following the American Conquest of California, the largely unsettled rancho was purchased by Mormon settlers who founded the town of San Bernardino in 1851,[8] later incorporated as a city in 1854.[9] After most of the Mormons left in 1857, the city grew significantly in the late 19th century as a commercial hub at the crossroads between Southern California and the American Southwest. Today, San Bernardino is an important hub for the Inland Empire and Southern California. The governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico have established the metropolitan area's only consulates in the downtown area.[10][11] Furthermore, the city's University District serves as a college town, as home to California State University, San Bernardino.

## History

[edit]

Main article: History of San Bernardino, California

See also: Timeline of San Bernardino, California history

### Indigenous

[edit]

The city of San Bernardino, California, occupies much of the San Bernardino Valley, a valley long inhabited by the Tongva. Several of their villages dotted the San Bernardino valley prior to the arrival of Europeans in the valley. Kaawchama was perhaps the most significant in the region, being a regional center for trade that was connected to villages in Southern California and the Colorado River through the Mohave Trail, that was used by the Mohave, Serrano, Cahuilla, Payomkawichum, and others.[12][13] The village was located in the eastern expanse of Tovaangar, and was established along the Santa Ana River.[12]

### Spanish and Mexican era

[edit]

With the establishment of Mission San Gabriel in 1771, Spanish missionaries traveling through the area expressed a desire to establish a supply station in the area, which became the Guachama Rancheria.[13] The settlement was also referred to as Politana and became the first Spanish settlement in what they referred to as San Bernardino Valley, named for Bernardino of Siena, being established in 1810 as a mission chapel and supply station by the Mission San Gabriel.[14]: 37–41

Two years later the settlement was destroyed by local tribesmen, following powerful earthquakes that shook the region. Several years later, the Serrano and Mountain Cahuilla rebuilt the Guachama Rancheria, and in 1819 invited the missionaries to return to the valley. They did and established the San Bernardino de Sena Estancia. Serrano and Cahuilla people inhabited Politana until long after the 1830s decree of secularization and the 1842 inclusion into the Rancho San Bernardino land grant of the José del Carmen Lugo family.[14]: 37–41

### Post-Conquest era

[edit]

View of San Bernardino in 1852 Downtown San Bernardino in 1905

The area was not largely settled until 1851, following the American Conquest of California. The first Anglo-American colony was established by pioneers associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1851.[15] San Bernardino County was formed in 1853 from parts of Los Angeles County. Mormons laid out the town based on the "City of Zion" plan which was typical of Mormon urban planning.[16] Mormon colonists developed irrigated, commercial farming and lumbering, supplying agricultural produce and lumber throughout Southern California.

The city was officially incorporated in 1857.[citation needed] Later that year, most of the colonists were recalled by Brigham Young in 1857 due to the Utah War. Once highly regarded in early California, news of the Mountain Meadows Massacre poisoned attitudes toward the Mormons. Some Mormons would stay in San Bernardino and some later returned from Utah, but a real estate consortium from El Monte and Los Angeles bought most of the lands of the old rancho and of the departing colonists. They sold these lands to new settlers who came to dominate the culture and politics in the county and San Bernardino became a typical American frontier town. Many of the new land owners disliked the sober Mormons, indulging in drinking at saloons now allowed in the town. Disorder, fighting and violence in the vicinity became common, reaching a climax in the 1859 Ainsworth - Gentry Affair.

In 1860 a gold rush began in the mountains nearby with the discovery of gold by William F. Holcomb in Holcomb Valley early 1860. Another strike followed in the upper reach of Lytle Creek. By the 1860s, San Bernardino had also become an important trading hub in Southern California. The city already on the Los Angeles – Salt Lake Road, became the starting point for the Mojave Road from 1858 and Bradshaw Trail from 1862 to the mines along the Colorado River and within the Arizona Territory in the gold rush of 1862–1864.

San Bernardino's Santa Fe Depot, built in 1918 in a Mission Revival style

Near San Bernardino is a naturally formed arrowhead-shaped rock formation on the side of a mountain. It measures 1375 feet by 449 feet. According to the Native American legend regarding the landmark arrowhead, an arrow from Heaven burned the formation onto the mountainside in order to show tribes where they could be healed. During the mid-19th century, "Dr." David Noble Smith claimed that a saint-like being appeared before him and told of a far-off land with exceptional climate and curative waters, marked by a gigantic arrowhead. Smith's search for that unique arrowhead formation began in Texas, and eventually ended at Arrowhead Springs in California in 1857.[citation needed]

In a 2007 report in The California Geographer, however, California State University, San Bernardino geography professor Norman Meek noted that the first direct record of the feature appeared in an 1864 photograph taken shortly after the establishment of the health resort by David Noble Smith at the hot springs. No mention of the arrowhead appears in any records of Spanish travelers in the area in the 18th or early 19th centuries, nor in records of Mormon settlement in the area in the 1850s, nor in the first scientific geological survey conducted in the area of the feature in 1853. Meek conducted analysis of soil samples, finding no significant difference in substrate composition of arrowhead itself compared to its surroundings aside from increased traces of fire retardant chemicals used for wildfire control, casting doubt on the hypothesis that the feature could be explained as a purely natural formation. Based on this, and the sudden increase in reports and purported legends of the arrowhead in late 19th century reporting and advertising for the resort, Meek contended that "the arrowhead may be a human-made advertisement created sometime in the late 1850s or early 1860s, perhaps by the founder of the hot springs resort". He suggested that the feature may have been constructed with the help of local native tribespeople, possibly modifying a landslide scar.[17]

By 1889, word of the springs, along with the hotel on the site (and a belief in the effect on general health of the water from the springs) had grown considerably. Hotel guests often raved about the crystal-clear water from the cold springs, which prompted Seth Marshall to set up a bottling operation in the hotel's basement. By 1905, water from the cold springs was being shipped to Los Angeles under the newly created "Arrowhead" trademark.

Indigenous people of the San Bernardino Valley and Mountains were collectively identified by Spanish explorers in the 19th century as Serrano, a term meaning highlander. Serrano living near what is now Big Bear Lake were called Yuhaviatam, or "People of the Pines". In 1866, to clear the way for settlers and gold miners, state militia conducted a 32-day campaign slaughtering men, women, and children.[18] Yuhaviatam leader Santos Manuel guided his people from their ancient homeland to a village site in the San Bernardino foothills. The United States government in 1891 established it as a tribal reservation and named it after Santos Manuel.

In 1867, the first Chinese immigrants arrived in San Bernardino.

In 1883, California Southern Railroad established a rail link through San Bernardino between Los Angeles and the rest of the country.

### Modern era

[edit]

The historic California Churrigueresque-style Harris Department Store in 1940

In 1905, the city of San Bernardino passed its first charter.

Norton Air Force Base was established during World War II. In 1994, Norton Air Force Base closed to become San Bernardino International Airport.

In 1940, Richard and Maurice McDonald founded McDonald's, along with its innovative restaurant concept, in the city.[19]

In 1955, Glen Bell started his first taco stand after learning from Gloria Hoyle at Mitla Café, later developing into the first Taco Bell.[20]

San Bernardino won the All-America City award in 1977.[21]

On May 12, 1989, a massive derailment took place along Duffy Street at the Muscoy area, when a Southern Pacific freight train lost control while descending the Cajon Pass. The disaster killed 4 people and destroying seven homes. Then on May 25, an underground petroleum pipeline ruptured, killing 2 more people and burning down 11 more homes.

In August 2012, San Bernardino filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, with more than $1 billion in debt.[22] The move froze the city's payments to creditors, including its pension payments to the California Public Employees' Retirement System for nearly a year. San Bernardino became the largest city at the time to file for a Chapter 9 bankruptcy,[23][24] superseded by Detroit's filing in July 2013. Following a judge's approval, the city emerged from bankruptcy in February 2017, making it one of the longest municipal bankruptcies in the United States.[25]

On December 2, 2015, a terrorist attack left 14 people dead and 22 seriously injured.[26]

## Geography

[edit]

View of Downtown San Bernardino

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.5 square miles (162 km2), of which 62.1 square miles (161 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), or 0.53%, is water.[5]

The city lies in the San Bernardino foothills and the eastern portion of the San Bernardino Valley, roughly 60 miles (97 km) east of Los Angeles. Some major geographical features of the city include the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Bernardino National Forest, in which the city's northernmost neighborhood, Arrowhead Springs, is located. At the base of the mountains lies the San Andreas Fault, which passes through the northern areas of the city, and where several smaller faults lie in close proximity. The Cajon Pass adjacent to the northwest border; City Creek, Lytle Creek, San Timoteo Creek, Twin Creek, Warm Creek (as modified through flood control channels) feed the Santa Ana River, which forms part of the city's southern border south of San Bernardino International Airport. The city has several notable hills and mountains; among them are Perris Hill (named after Fred Perris, an early engineer, and the namesake of Perris, California); Kendall Hill (which is near California State University); and Little Mountain, which rises among Shandin Hills (generally bounded by Sierra Way, 30th Street, Kendall Drive, and Interstate 215).

San Bernardino is unique among Southern Californian cities because of its wealth of water, which is mostly contained in underground aquifers.

Seccombe Lake, named after a former mayor, is a manmade lake at Sierra Way and 5th Street.

### Climate

[edit]

January snowfall in the eastern San Bernardino Valley, Shandin Hills are visible in the background.

San Bernardino features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification) with warm winters and hot, dry summers. Relative to other areas in Southern California, winters are colder, with frost and with chilly to cold morning temperatures common. The particularly arid climate during the summer prevents tropospheric clouds from forming, meaning temperatures rise to what is considered by NOAA scientists as Class Orange. Summer thus has temperatures approaching those typical of hot desert climates, with the highest recorded summer temperature at 118 °F (48 °C) on July 6, 2018.[27] In the winter, snow flurries occur upon occasion. San Bernardino gets an average of 16 inches (406 mm) of rain, hail, or light snow showers each year. Arrowhead Springs, San Bernardino's northernmost neighborhood gets snow, heavily at times, due to its elevation of about 3,000 feet (910 m) above sea level.

The seasonal Santa Ana winds are felt particularly strongly in the San Bernardino area as warm and dry air is channeled through nearby Cajon Pass at times during the autumn months. This phenomenon markedly increases the wildfire danger in the foothills, canyon, and mountain communities that the cycle of cold, wet winters and dry summers helps create.

Climate data for San Bernardino, California, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1893–2004

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °F (°C)  | 94
(34)  | 93
(34)  | 97
(36)  | 103
(39)  | 112
(44)  | 116
(47)  | 116
(47)  | 116
(47)  | 117
(47)  | 111
(44)  | 99
(37)  | 93
(34)  | 117
(47)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 68.4
(20.2)  | 69.2
(20.7)  | 72.7
(22.6)  | 77.8
(25.4)  | 83.4
(28.6)  | 90.1
(32.3)  | 96.2
(35.7)  | 97.3
(36.3)  | 92.8
(33.8)  | 84.0
(28.9)  | 74.3
(23.5)  | 67.1
(19.5)  | 81.1
(27.3)
Daily mean °F (°C)  | 55.6
(13.1)  | 56.5
(13.6)  | 59.2
(15.1)  | 63.5
(17.5)  | 68.9
(20.5)  | 74.3
(23.5)  | 79.9
(26.6)  | 80.7
(27.1)  | 76.8
(24.9)  | 69.0
(20.6)  | 59.9
(15.5)  | 54.4
(12.4)  | 66.6
(19.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 42.8
(6.0)  | 43.8
(6.6)  | 45.7
(7.6)  | 49.2
(9.6)  | 54.3
(12.4)  | 58.5
(14.7)  | 63.6
(17.6)  | 64.2
(17.9)  | 60.8
(16.0)  | 54.1
(12.3)  | 45.5
(7.5)  | 41.8
(5.4)  | 52.0
(11.1)
Record low °F (°C)  | 16
(−9)  | 21
(−6)  | 26
(−3)  | 26
(−3)  | 33
(1)  | 37
(3)  | 42
(6)  | 40
(4)  | 36
(2)  | 29
(−2)  | 24
(−4)  | 19
(−7)  | 16
(−9)
Average precipitation inches (mm)  | 3.15
(80)  | 4.06
(103)  | 2.53
(64)  | 1.02
(26)  | 0.25
(6.4)  | 0.07
(1.8)  | 0.03
(0.76)  | 0.13
(3.3)  | 0.25
(6.4)  | 0.82
(21)  | 1.29
(33)  | 2.41
(61)  | 16.01
(406.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.0  | 7.2  | 6.8  | 3.2  | 1.7  | 0.6  | 0.5  | 0.5  | 1.4  | 2.4  | 3.2  | 4.8  | 38.3
Source 1: NOAA[28]
Source 2: XMACIS2[29]

## Demographics

[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
|

1880| 1,673| | —
1890| 4,012| | 139.8%
1900| 6,150| | 53.3%
1910| 12,779| | 107.8%
1920| 18,721| | 46.5%
1930| 37,481| | 100.2%
1940| 43,646| | 16.4%
1950| 63,058| | 44.5%
1960| 91,922| | 45.8%
1970| 106,869| | 16.3%
1980| 118,794| | 11.2%
1990| 164,164| | 38.2%
2000| 185,401| | 12.9%
2010| 209,924| | 13.2%
2020| 222,101| | 5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[30]
San Bernardino, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[31] | Pop 2010[32] | Pop 2020[33] | % 2000  | % 2010  | % 2020

|
|
|
|
|
|

White alone (NH)  | 53,630  | 39,977  | 28,649  | 28.93%  | 19.04%  | 12.90%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 29,654  | 29,897  | 26,134  | 15.99%  | 14.24%  | 11.77%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 1,129  | 867  | 742  | 0.61%  | 0.41%  | 0.33%
Asian alone (NH)  | 7,594  | 8,027  | 8,734  | 4.10%  | 3.82%  | 3.93%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 582  | 704  | 754  | 0.31%  | 0.34%  | 0.34%
Other race alone (NH)  | 288  | 361  | 1,123  | 0.16%  | 0.17%  | 0.51%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)  | 4,502  | 4,097  | 4,840  | 2.43%  | 1.95%  | 2.18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 88,022  | 125,994  | 151,125  | 47.48%  | 60.02%  | 68.04%
Total | 185,401 | 209,924 | 222,101 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%

### 2020

[edit]

The 2020 United States census reported that San Bernardino had a population of 222,101. The population density was 3,574.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,380.2/km2). The racial makeup of San Bernardino was 24.2% White, 12.6% African American, 2.3% Native American, 4.2% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 39.6% from other races, and 16.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 68.0% of the population.[34]

The census reported that 97.4% of the population lived in households, 1.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1.4% were institutionalized.[34]

There were 63,545 households, out of which 45.6% included children under the age of 18, 41.9% were married-couple households, 9.6% were cohabiting couple households, 30.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.3% of households were one person, and 7.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.4.[34] There were 48,167 families (75.8% of all households).[35]

The age distribution was 28.1% under the age of 18, 11.3% aged 18 to 24, 28.7% aged 25 to 44, 21.7% aged 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males.[34]

There were 66,147 housing units at an average density of 1,064.6 units per square mile (411.0 units/km2), of which 63,545 (96.1%) were occupied. Of these, 48.5% were owner-occupied, and 51.5% were occupied by renters.[34]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $63,988, and the per capita income was $23,980. About 15.9% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line.[36]

### 2010

[edit]

Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino.

The 2010 United States Census[37] reported that San Bernardino had a population of 209,924. The population density was 3,519.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,358.9/km2). The racial makeup of San Bernardino was 95,734 (45.6%) White (19.0% Non-Hispanic White),[38] 31,582 (15.0%) African American, 2,822 (1.3%) Native American, 8,454 (4.0%) Asian, 839 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 59,827 (28.5%) from other races, and 10,666 (5.1%) from two or more races. There were 125,994 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (60.0%).[38]

The Census reported that 202,599 people (96.5% of the population) lived in households, 3,078 (1.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4,247 (2.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 59,283 households, out of which 29,675 (50.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 25,700 (43.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 13,518 (22.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 5,302 (8.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 5,198 (8.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 488 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 11,229 households (18.9%) were made up of individuals, and 4,119 (6.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42. There were 44,520 families (75.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.89.

There were 67,238 residents (32.0%) under the age of 18, 26,654 (12.7%) aged 18 to 24, 56,221 (26.8%) aged 25 to 44, 43,277 (20.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 16,534 (7.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

There were 65,401 housing units at an average density of 1,096.5 units per square mile (423.4 units/km2), of which 29,838 (50.3%) were owner-occupied, and 29,445 (49.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.5%. 102,650 people (48.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 99,949 people (47.6%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, San Bernardino had a median household income of $39,097, with 30.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[38]

### Ethnic diversity

[edit]

Map of racial distribution in San Bernardino, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other

Western, central, and parts of eastern San Bernardino are home to mixed-ethnic working class populations, of which the Latino and African-American populations comprise the vast majority of the city. Historically, many Latinos, primarily Mexican-Americans and Mexicans, lived on Mount Vernon Avenue on the West Side.[39] Since the 1960s, the Medical Center (formerly known as Muscoy) and Base Line corridors were mostly black, in particular in the east side and west side areas centering on public housing projects Waterman Gardens and the public housing on Medical Center drive. The heart of the Mexican-American community is on the West and Southside of San Bernardino, but is slowly expanding throughout the entire city.[40][41] San Bernardino's only Jewish congregation moved to Redlands in December 2009.[42] Some Asian Americans live in and around the city of San Bernardino, as in a late 19th-century-era (gone) Chinatown and formerly Japanese-American area in Seccombe Park on the east end of downtown, and a large East-Asian community in North Loma Linda. Others live in nearby Loma Linda to the south across the Santa Ana River. Filipinos are the largest Asian ethnic group in San Bernardino.[43] There is a historic Italian-American community in San Bernardino.[44] There is a rapid increase of Guatemalan immigrants in San Bernardino and the Inland Empire.[45] The white population in San Bernardino has declined while the Hispanic and Asian population increased.[46]

According to 2022 American Community Survey, English ancestry is 4.2%, French (except Basque) is 0.9%, German 4.6%, Irish is 3.9% Italian, 2.1% Norwegian, 0.6%Polish, 0.6%Scottish 0.7% and Subsaharan African - 0.8%.[47]

Spanish and Tagalog are the most common spoken foreign languages.[48]

## Economy

[edit]

Event in Downtown San Bernardino Hotel in Downtown San Bernardino

The city's location close to the Cajon and San Gorgonio passes, and at the junctions of the I-10, I-215, and SR-210 freeways, positions it as an intermodal logistics hub. The city hosts the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway's intermodal freight transport yard, the Yellow Freight Systems' cross-docking trucking center, and Pacific Motor Trucking. Large warehouses for Kohl's, Mattel, Pep Boys, and Stater Bros. have been developed near the San Bernardino International Airport.[49]

San Bernardino's economic decline can be traced to significant transportation shifts that redirected traffic and commerce. The relocation of the I-15 to run through Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario diverted Los Angeles and San Diego-bound traffic and shoppers away from the city. Meanwhile, the extension of the CA-210 east to Redlands created a more direct route to Palm Springs and Pasadena, further bypassing San Bernardino and steering regional growth toward neighboring cities. [50]

The closing of Norton Air Force Base in 1994 resulted in the loss of 10,000 military and civilian jobs and sent San Bernardino's economy into a downturn that has been somewhat offset by more recent growth in the intermodal shipping industry. The jobless rate in the region rose to more than 12 percent during the years immediately after the base closing. As of 2007 households within one mile of the city core had a median income of only $20,480, less than half that of the Inland region as a whole.[51] Over 15 percent of San Bernardino residents are unemployed as of 2012, and over 40 percent are on some form of public assistance.[52] According to the US Census, 34.6 percent of residents lived below the poverty level in 2012, making San Bernardino the poorest city for its population in California, and the second poorest in the United States after Detroit.[53]

The California Churrigueresque style Harris Company Building

Top employers

Government, retail, and service industries dominate the economy of the city of San Bernardino. From 1998 to 2004, San Bernardino's economy grew by 26,217 jobs, a 37% increase, to 97,139. Government was both the largest and the fastest-growing employment sector, reaching close to 20,000 jobs in 2004. Other significant sectors were retail (16,000 jobs) and education (13,200 jobs).[49]

According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[54] the top employers in the city are:

Employer  | # of employees

|

Stater Bros. | 15,000–25,000
County of San Bernardino | 5,000–14,999
San Bernardino City Unified School District | 5,000–14,999
Kohl's | 5,000–14,999
Barrett Business Services, Inc.  | 1,000–4,999
San Bernardino Community College District | 1,000–4,999
California Department of Transportation | 1,000–4,999
Loma Linda University Medical Center | 1,000–4,999
City of San Bernardino | 1,117
California State University, San Bernardino | 1,000–4,999

## Arts and culture

[edit]

A Googie-style car wash The historic Fox Theatre The Spanish Colonial Revival style Heritage Building, designed after the Casa Consistorial in Sevilla, Spain Berneice's Barber Shop, San Bernardino, photographed by John Margolies in 1977

San Bernardino hosts several major annual events, including: Route 66 Rendezvous,[55] a four-day celebration of America's "Mother Road" that is held in downtown San Bernardino each September; the Berdoo Bikes & Blues Rendezvous, held in the spring; the National Orange Show Festival,[56] a citrus exposition founded in 1911 and also held in the spring; and, the Western Regional Little League Championships held each August, as well as the annual anniversary of the birth of the Mother Charter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, Berdoo California Chapter.

San Bernardino is home to the historic Arrowhead Springs Hotel and Spa, located in the Arrowhead Springs neighborhood, which encompasses 1,916 acres (7.75 km2) directly beneath the Arrowhead geological monument that presides over the San Bernardino Valley. The resort contains hot springs, in addition to mineral baths and steam caves located deep underground. Long the headquarters for Campus Crusade for Christ, the site now remains largely vacant and unused since their operations moved to Florida.[57] The $300 million Yaamava Resort & Casino, one of the few in southern California that does operate as a resort hotel, is located approximately one mile from the Arrowhead Springs Hotel and Spa.[58]

### Museums

[edit]

The Robert V. Fullerton Museum of Art, located on the campus of California State University, San Bernardino, contains a collection of Egyptian antiquities, ancient pottery from present-day Italy, and funerary art from ancient China. In addition to the extensive antiquities on display, the museum presents contemporary art and changing exhibitions.

The Heritage House holds the collection of the San Bernardino Historic and Pioneer Society, while the San Bernardino County Museum of regional history in Redlands has exhibits relating to the city of San Bernardino as well.

The San Bernardino Railroad and History Museum is located inside the historic Santa Fe Depot. A Route 66 museum is located on the historic site of the original McDonald's restaurant.[59][60]

Specialty museums include the Inland Empire Military Museum,[61] the American Sports Museum, and the adjacent WBC Legends of Boxing Museum.

### Performing arts

[edit]

The historic California Theatre

* The 1928 California Theatre (San Bernardino), California Theater of the Performing Arts in downtown San Bernardino hosts an array of events, including concerts by the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, as well as touring Broadway theater productions presented by Theatrical Arts International, the Inland Empire's largest theater company.[62]
* San Manuel Amphitheater, originally Glen Helen Pavilion at the Cajon Pass is the largest amphitheater in the United States.
* National Orange Show Festival The National Orange Show Events Center contains: the Orange Pavilion; a stadium; two large clear-span exhibition halls; a clear-span geodesic dome; and several ballrooms.
* Coussoulis Arena in the University District is the largest venue of its type in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
* Sturges Center for the Fine Arts, including the 1924 Sturges Auditorium, hosts lectures, concerts, and other theater.[63]
* Children's theater company Junior University presents musical performances at the San Manuel Performing Arts Center at Aquinas High School during the summer and in December.
* The historic 1929 Fox Theater of San Bernardino, located downtown and owned by American Sports University, has recently been restored for new use.
* The Lyric Symphony Orchestra in nearby Loma Linda, California presents concerts in the city and nearby communities.[64]

## Sports

[edit]

San Manuel Stadium, home of the Inland Empire 66ers

The California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) Coyotes compete at the NCAA Division II level in a variety of sports. San Bernardino Valley College competes in the CCCAA and is the only school to offer football at the collegiate level in San Bernardino.

CSUSB used to play their home baseball games at the downtown venue, Arrowhead Credit Union Park, but now play all their home games at the uptown venue, Fiscalini Field.[65]

San Bernardino has had other professional and semi-pro teams over the years, including the San Bernardino Jazz professional women's volleyball team, the San Bernardino Pride Senior Baseball team, and the San Bernardino Spirit California League Single A baseball team.

The Glen Helen Raceway has hosted off-road motorsport races such as rounds of the AMA Motocross Championship, Motocross World Championship and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.

San Bernardino also hosts the BSR West Super Late Model Series at Orange Show Speedway. The series fields many drivers, including NASCAR Truck Series regular Ron Hornaday Jr., who drove the No. 33 in a race on July 12, 2008.

### Inland Empire 66ers

[edit]

The city hosts the Inland Empire 66ers baseball club of the California League, which since 2011 has been the Los Angeles Angels Single A affiliate. The team was the Los Angeles Dodgers Single A affiliate from 2007 to 2010. The 66ers play at San Manuel Stadium in downtown San Bernardino.[66]

## Parks and recreation

[edit]

Seccombe Lake Park

San Bernardino offers several parks and other recreation facilities. Perris Hill Park is the largest with Roosevelt Bowl, Fiscalini Field,[67] several tennis courts, a Y.M.C.A., a senior center, a shooting range, hiking trails, and a pool.

Other notable parks include: the Glen Helen Regional Park, operated by the County of San Bernardino, is located in the northernmost part of the city.

Blair Park is another midsized park near the University District, it is home to a well known skate park and various hiking trails on Shandin Hills, also known as Little Mountain.

In 2017, San Bernardino park opened its newest park, named in honor of local heroes Bryce Hanes and Jon Cole.[68]

## Government

[edit]

The historic San Bernardino County Court House, built in 1927

The city of San Bernardino is a charter city; the first charter was passed 1905, while the most recent charter was passed in 2016. San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, the largest organized county in the contiguous United States by area.

The current Mayor of San Bernardino is Helen Tran.[69] The current city council is made up of Theodore Sánchez, Sandra Ibarra, Juan Figueroa, Fred Shorett, Ben Reynoso, Kim Calvin-Johnson and Damon L. Alexander.[70] Bob Holcomb (1922–2010) was the longest-serving mayor of San Bernardino to date, holding the office from 1971 until 1985 and again from 1989 to 1993.[71][72]

In the California State Senate, San Bernardino is split between the 20th senatorial district, represented by Democrat Caroline Menjivar, and the 23rd senatorial district, represented by Republican Suzette Martinez Valladares.[73] In the California State Assembly, it is split between the 40th Assembly district, represented by Democrat Pilar Schiavo, and the 47th Assembly district, represented by Republican Greg Wallis.[74]

The Rosa Parks Memorial Building hosts government departments of San Bernardino County.

In the United States House of Representatives, San Bernardino is in California's 33rd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D+12[75] and is represented by Democrat Pete Aguilar.[76]

Public safety

San Bernardino has long battled high crime rates. According to statistics published by Morgan Quitno, San Bernardino was the 16th most dangerous US city in 2003,[77] 18th in 2004[78] and 24th in 2005. San Bernardino's murder rate was 29 per 100,000 in 2005, the 13th highest murder rate in the country and the third highest in the state of California after Compton and Richmond.[79] Police efforts have significantly reduced crime in 2008[80] and a major drop collectively since 1993 when the city's murder rate placed ninth in the nation.[81] Thirty two killings occurred in 2009, a number identical to 2008 and the lowest murder rate in San Bernardino since 2002, but only a third of cases led to arrests.[82][83] According to findings by the U.S. Census Bureau, San Bernardino was among the most poverty-stricken cities in the nation, second nationally behind Detroit.[84]

San Bernardino Downtown Station

Bankruptcy

On July 10, 2012, the City Council of San Bernardino decided to seek protection under Chapter 9, Title 11, United States Code, making it the third California municipality to do so in less than two weeks (after Stockton and the town of Mammoth Lakes), and the second-largest ever. According to state law, the city would normally have to negotiate with creditors first, but, because they declared a fiscal emergency in June, that requirement did not apply.[23][24] The case was filed on August 1.[85]

### Foreign consulates

[edit]

The governments of Guatemala, Mexico, and El Salvador have established consulates in the downtown area of the city.[10]

## Education

[edit]

Pfau Library as seen from University Parkway

Most of San Bernardino is within the San Bernardino City Unified School District,[86] the eighth largest district in the state,[87] although it is also served by Colton, Redlands (far south east) and Rialto (far west) Unified School Districts.[86]

Local public high schools include Aquinas High School, Arroyo Valley High School, Cajon High School, San Bernardino High School, Pacific, San Gorgonio High School, and Indian Springs High School. RUSD's Rialto High School is in San Bernardino.[88]

### Colleges and universities

[edit]

San Bernardino is notably home to California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), a campus of the CSU System. Founded in 1965, CSUSB is located in the University District of San Bernardino.

Other higher education in the area includes:

* California University of Science and Medicine
* San Bernardino Valley College
* The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire
* American Sports University
* Inland Empire Job Corps Center
* UEI College
* Summit Career College

## Media

[edit]

Downtown San Bernardino

San Bernardino is part of the Los Angeles Nielsen area. As such, most its residents receive the same local television and radio stations as residents of Los Angeles. KVCR-DT, a PBS member station operated by the San Bernardino Community College District, is the only local San Bernardino television station. KPXN, an Ion Television network owned-and-operated station for Los Angeles, is licensed to San Bernardino, but the station maintains no physical presence there. Most of the northern section of San Bernardino cannot receive over-the-air television broadcasts from Los Angeles because Mount Baldy, and other San Gabriel Mountain peaks, block transmissions from Mount Wilson.

Historically, San Bernardino has had a number of newspapers. Today, the San Bernardino Sun, founded in 1894 (but was the continuation of an earlier paper) publishes in North San Bernardino, and has a circulation area roughly from Yucaipa to Fontana, including the mountain communities. The Precinct Reporter has been publishing weekly since 1965, primarily serving African American residents. Its circulation also includes Riverside County and Pomona Valley. There is also the Black Voice News that previously served Riverside has been in the area over 30 years and has more recently served African Americans that live in the community. Another local newspaper centered mostly around the African American community is the Westside Story Newspaper, established in 1987. Their coverage area extends to the greater area of San Bernardino County. They currently operate locally and online.[89] The Inland Catholic Byte is the newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino. The Los Angeles Times is also widely circulated. Another local newspaper serving the Mexican-American/Chicano/Californio community is El Chicano.[90]

## Transportation

[edit]

San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot

The city of San Bernardino is a member of the joint-powers authority of Omnitrans and MARTA. A bus rapid transit corridor, called the sbX Green Line, connects the north part of the city near California State University, San Bernardino and the Verdemont Hills area with the Jerry L. Pettis VA Medical Center in Loma Linda, CA.[91][92] Additional bus routes and on-demand shuttle service for the disabled and elderly is also provided by Omnitrans. MARTA provides a connection between downtown and the mountain communities.

Major local thoroughfares include San Bernardino Freeway, Barstow Freeway, Foothill Freeway, and Waterman Avenue

### Rail

[edit]

The sbX Civic Center station in Downtown San Bernardino

Amtrak's Southwest Chief, operating between Los Angeles and Chicago, has one daily train in each direction that stops at the San Bernardino station.

San Bernardino is served by the Metrolink regional rail service. Two lines serve the city: the Inland Empire–Orange County Line and the San Bernardino Line. The San Bernardino Transit Center in the downtown area is where passengers can connect with the sbX Green Line BRT, and regular bus service from MARTA, Omnitrans, and VVTA.[93]

Arrow is a passenger rail link to neighboring Redlands that opened in 2022. Trains begin at the San Bernardino Transit Center and make an additional stop at Tippecanoe Avenue before continuing into Redlands.

From 1941 to 1947, the city was served by the Pacific Electric Upland–San Bernardino Line.

### Airports

[edit]

San Bernardino International Airport

San Bernardino International Airport is physically located within the city and provides commercial passenger air service. The airport is the former site of Norton Air Force Base which operated from 1942 – 1994. In 1989, Norton was placed on the Department of Defense closure list and the majority of the closure occurred in 1994, with the last offices finally leaving in 1995.[94][circular reference] Several warehouses have been, and continue to be, built in the vicinity.

The facility, itself, is within the jurisdiction of the Inland Valley Development Agency, a joint powers authority, and the San Bernardino Airport Authority. Hillwood, a venture run by H. Ross Perot Jr., is the master developer of the project, which it calls AllianceCalifornia. The airport currently offers commercial passenger service out of its both the domestic and international terminals.[95]

## Notable people

[edit]

Main article: List of people from San Bernardino, California

## Sister cities

[edit]

San Bernardino's sister cities are:[96]

* Villahermosa, Mexico
* Goyang, South Korea
* Herzliya, Israel
* Ifẹ, Nigeria
* Kigali, Rwanda
* Mexicali, Mexico
* Roxas City, Philippines
* Tachikawa, Japan
* Tauranga, New Zealand
* Yushu, China
* Zavolzhye, Russia

## See also

[edit]

* Greater Los Angeles portal

* List of largest California cities by population

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
2. ^ Folmer, James. "Party affiliation of the mayors of the 100 largest cities".
3. ^ "City Manager's Office". City of San Bernardino. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
4. ^ "City Attorney's Office". City of San Bernardino. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
5. ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
6. ^ "San Bernardino". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
7. ^ a b "Quick Facts: San Bernardino (city), California". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
8. ^ Nathan Masters (August 17, 2015). "When San Bernardino Was a Mormon Colony". PBS SoCal. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
9. ^ "City of San Bernardino - Local History".
10. ^ a b David Olson (March 7, 2014). "IMMIGRATION: Guatemala to open San Bernardino consulate". Press Enterprise. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014.
11. ^ Lopez, Nadia (February 23, 2022). "Salvadoran community is growing in Fresno. The city is getting a new consulate this spring". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
12. ^ a b Zappia, Natale A. (2014). Traders and raiders : the indigenous world of the Colorado Basin, 1540-1859. Chapel Hill. pp. 77, 179. ISBN 978-1-4696-1585-1. OCLC 883632043. "Wa'aachnga, also known as Kaawchama. This village became the site of present-day Redlands and the location of the San Bernardino Asistencia, built in 1820."`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
13. ^ a b Crafts, E. P. R. (1906). Pioneer Days in the San Bernardino Valley. Redlands, California: Kingsley, Moles & Collins Co. pp. 12–13\. ISBN 9783849680169. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
14. ^ a b Caballeria y Collell, Juan (March 6, 1902). "History of San Bernardino Valley from the padres to the pioneers, 1810-1851". [San Bernardino, Cal., Times-index Press - via Internet Archive.
15. ^ "Colonization – the Encyclopedia of Mormonism".
16. ^ "City Planning – the Encyclopedia of Mormonism".
17. ^ Meek, Norman (2007). Origin of the Arrowhead landmark near San Bernardino, California, The California Geographer 47: 27-41.
18. ^ "History". San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
19. ^ Modern Marvels "Fast Food Tech"; History Channel; Viewed December 3, 2009
20. ^ Arellano, Gustavo (October 16, 2024). "Column: At the cafe that inspired Taco Bell, 'I'm afraid to talk politics. ... It's so divisive now'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
21. ^ "Past Winners". National Civic League. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
22. ^ "San Bernardino, California, files for bankruptcy with over $1 billion in debts". Reuters. August 2, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
23. ^ a b "3rd Calif. city to file for bankruptcy in 1 month". CBS News. July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
24. ^ a b Church, Steven (August 17, 2012). "San Bernardino Bankruptcy Judge Sets Oct. 24 Deadline". BloombergBusinessWeek. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
25. ^ "San Bernardino Exits Bankruptcy". www.sbcity.org.
26. ^ "'The worst thing imaginable:' Bodies and blood everywhere after San Bernardino terrorist attack, DOJ report shows". Los Angeles Times. September 9, 2016.
27. ^ "Average Weather for San Bernardino, CA – Temperature and Precipitation". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
28. ^ "Station Name: CA SAN BERNARDINO F S 226" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
29. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
30. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
31. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – San Bernardino city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
32. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – San Bernardino city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
33. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – San Bernardino city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
34. ^ a b c d e "San Bernardino city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
35. ^ "San Bernardino city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
36. ^ "San Bernardino city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles". US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
37. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – San Bernardino city". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
38. ^ a b c "San Bernardino (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Archived from the original on November 25, 2005.
39. ^ Quinones, Sam (June 29, 2008). "Murder trial exposes gang intrigue, greed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
40. ^ "Obama inspires hope on Westside – San Bernardino County Sun". Sbsun.com. March 9, 2010. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
41. ^ "Inland get-out-the-vote effort tries personal contact". Archived from the original on September 21, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2008.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
42. ^ Faturechi, Robert (January 25, 2010). "San Bernardino loses its Jewish congregation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
43. ^ "Filipino cultural celebration in San Bernardino". Press Enterprise. May 26, 2012.
44. ^ "San Bernardino has plenty of Italian connections". Daily News. August 29, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
45. ^ "IMMIGRATION: Guatemalans flocking to Inland area". March 18, 2012.
46. ^ "Latino population up, whites decline in San Bernardino". May 17, 2012.
47. ^ "San Bernardino County, California". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
48. ^ "San Bernardino, CA Real Estate Market Data - NeighborhoodScout". www.neighborhoodscout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
49. ^ a b Advisory Services Panel (June 24–29, 2007). San Bernardino, California: Crossroads of the Southwest. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
50. ^ "I-15 Corridor Project". February 7, 2025.
51. ^ Brown, Josh (July 25, 2007). "San Bernardino's base redevelopment efforts take circuitous path". Press Enterprise. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
52. ^ Willon, Phil (July 12, 2012). "Plenty of blame on long road to San Bernardino bankruptcy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
53. ^ Romero, Dennis (October 17, 2011). "America's Second Poorest Big City is Right Here in Southern California: San Bernardino". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
54. ^ Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (Report). City of San Bernardino. June 30, 2020. p. 196\. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
55. ^ "19th Annual Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous". Route-66.org. Archived from the original on August 1, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
56. ^ "NOS Festival". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.
57. ^ "California Historical Landmarks: San Bernardino County". Retrieved August 10, 2009.
58. ^ "San Manuel Casino | San Manuel Band of Mission Indians". sanmanuel-nsn.gov.
59. ^ Bartell, John (November 18, 2020). "The original McDonald's is a museum in San Bernardino | Bartell's Backroads". ABC 10. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
60. ^ "Welcome to the Historic Site Of The First McDonalds". Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
61. ^ "Inland Empire Military Museum". Sbsun.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
62. ^ "Home".
63. ^ "sturgescenter.org". ww38.sturgescenter.org.
64. ^ "Lyric Symphony Orchestra". December 4, 2010.
65. ^ "Events | CSUSB". www.csusb.edu.
66. ^ "History – Inland Empire 66ers San Manuel Stadium". Inland Empire 66ers.
67. ^ "Fiscalini Field". Digitalballparks.com. September 15, 2002. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
68. ^ "New San Bernardino park honors local heroes Bryce Hanes, Jon Cole". May 13, 2017.
69. ^ Shin, Tony (May 1, 2023). "City of San Bernardino Elects First Asian American Mayor Helen Tran". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
70. ^ "City of San Bernardino – Common Council". Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
71. ^ Koren, James Rufus (November 29, 2010). "Ex-mayor of San Bernardino dies at 88". The San Bernardino Sun. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
72. ^ Edwards, Andrew (December 9, 2010). "Former SB mayor W.R. "Bob" Holcomb laid to rest". Contra Costa Times. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
73. ^ "Communities of Interest — City". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
74. ^ "Communities of Interest — City". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
75. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022.
76. ^ "California's 33rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
77. ^ "Morgan Quitno. 2005 city crime statistics". Morganquitno.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
78. ^ "Comunidad Segura. Lis Horta Moriconi, 13/09/2006. California's San Bernardino aims for a turnaround with Operation Phoenix". Comunidadesegura.org. September 13, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
79. ^ "Infoplease. Crime Data. 2005 Murder Rate in Cities". Infoplease.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
80. ^ Brooks, Richard (July 10, 2008). "Crime falls nearly 10 percent in San Bernardino". Press Enterprise. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
81. ^ "Jet. FBI report lists cities with highest murder rates in 1993". Findarticles.com. December 19, 1994. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
82. ^ Larocco, Paul (September 20, 2008). "2007 data: San Bernardino has state's 4th highest murder rate for cities above 10,000 people". Press Enterprise. A. H. Belo. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
83. ^ Larocco, Paul (January 8, 2010). "Inland's largest cities log lower or near-identical killing totals in 2009". Press Enterprise. A. H. Belo. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
84. ^ Dulaney, Josh (October 16, 2011). "San Bernardino among most poverty-stricken in nation". San Bernardino Sun. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
85. ^ Reid, Tim (August 2, 2012). "San Bernardino, California, files for bankruptcy with over $1 billion in debts". Reuters. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
86. ^ a b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Bernardino County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 8 (PDF p. 9/12). Retrieved March 14, 2024. \- Text list
87. ^ "San Bernardino City Unified School District". Archived from the original on May 4, 2012.
88. ^ "3rd Council Ward District" (PDF). City of San Bernardino. Retrieved March 14, 2024. \- Linked from here. A school icon is placed where Rialto High is. Please compare with the full street name, number, and ZIP code of the school: "Home". Rialto High School. Retrieved March 14, 2024. "595 S. Eucalyptus Ave. Rialto, CA 92376" \- Despite the Rialto address, the school is in the San Bernardino city limits, not the Rialto city limits. The City of Houston stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
89. ^ "Bottom Line – Westside Story Newspaper – Online". May 15, 2025.
90. ^ "El Chicano by IECN". December 20, 2013.
91. ^ "Pep Rally Celebrates sbX Completion". Omnitrans. April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
92. ^ "About sbX". Archived from the original on August 23, 2013.
93. ^ Begley, Doug (June 4, 2009). "E Street transit center chosen for Metrolink plan". Press Enterprise. A. H. Belo. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
94. ^ Norton Air Force Base
95. ^ Whitehead, Brian (August 4, 2022). "Long-awaited passenger service takes flight at San Bernardino airport". The San Bernardino Sun. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved August 4, 2022.(registration required)
96. ^ "Sister Cities". ci.san-bernardino.ca.us. City of San Bernardino. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

## Further reading

[edit]

Books

* Edward Leo Lyman, San Bernardino: The Rise and Fall of a California Community, Signature Books, 1996.
* Walter C. Schuiling, San Bernardino County: Land of Contrasts, Windsor Publications, 1984
* Nick Cataldo, Images of America: San Bernardino, California, Arcadia Publishing, 2002

Articles

* James Fallows (May 2015), What It's Like When Your City Goes Broke. "San Bernardino, California, is poor, has a high unemployment rate, is affected by drought, and is in bankruptcy court. But its real problem is something else."

## External links

[edit]

San Bernardino, California at Wikipedia's sister projects

* Definitions from Wiktionary
* Media from Commons
* News from Wikinews
* Quotations from Wikiquote
* Texts from Wikisource
* Textbooks from Wikibooks
* Resources from Wikiversity
* Travel information from Wikivoyage

* Official website
* California Welcome Center in San Bernardino
* City of San Bernardino at the Wayback Machine (archived November 11, 1998)

Places adjacent to San Bernardino, California

| San Gabriel Mountains
Hesperia | San Bernardino Mountains
Crestline | San Bernardino Mountains
Big Bear Lake

|
|

|  |
Rialto |

San Bernardino

| Highland
|  |
Colton | Loma Linda | Redlands

* v
* t
* e

City of San Bernardino

Topics|

* Inland Empire
* San Bernardino Valley
* San Bernardino Mountains
* The Sun
* List of mayors

History|

* Timeline
* Kaawchama
* Rancho San Bernardino
* 1980 Panorama Fire
* 1989 train disaster
* Old Fire
* 2006 punk riot
* October 2007 wildfires
* 2015 terrorist attack
* 2017 school shooting

Areas|

* Arrowhead Farms
* Arrowhead Springs
* Arrowview
* Blair Park
* Devore
* Del Rosa
* Downtown
* Hospitality Lane
* Riverview/North Loma Linda
* University District
* Verdemont

Transportation|

* Arrow
* Beaumont Transit
* Inland Empire–Orange County Line
* Mountain Transit
* Omnitrans
* sbX
* San Bernardino Freeway
* San Bernardino International Airport
* San Bernardino Line
* San Bernardino Transit Center
* Santa Fe Depot
* San Bernardino–Tippecanoe station
* SunLine Transit Agency
* State Route 259
* Victor Valley Transit Authority

Points of interest|

* California Theatre
* Carousel Mall
* Fiscalini Field
* Glen Helen Regional Park
* Glen Helen Amphitheater
* Inland Center
* Inland Regional Center
* National Orange Show
* Orange Pavilion
* San Bernardino County Court House
* San Bernardino Downtown Station
* San Manuel Stadium
* Shandin Hills
* Wigwam Motel

Education|

| Higher|

* California State University, San Bernardino
* California University of Science and Medicine
* San Bernardino Valley College

|

K-12|

* San Bernardino City USD
* Arroyo Valley HS
* Cajon HS
* Indian Springs HS
* Pacific HS
* San Bernardino HS
* San Gorgonio HS
* Rialto USD
* Rialto HS
* Colton Joint USD
* Redlands USD

Sports|

* Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes
* Inland Empire 66ers
* San Bernardino Pioneers
* defunct

This list is incomplete.

* v
* t
* e

Inland Empire

Counties|

* Riverside
* San Bernardino

Principal cities|

* Riverside
* San Bernardino

Cities and towns
100k+|

* Corona
* Fontana
* Hesperia
* Jurupa Valley
* Menifee
* Moreno Valley
* Murrieta
* Ontario
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Rialto
* Temecula
* Victorville

Cities and towns
25k–100k|

* Adelanto
* Apple Valley
* Banning
* Barstow
* Beaumont
* Cathedral City
* Chino
* Chino Hills
* Coachella
* Colton
* Desert Hot Springs
* Eastvale
* Hemet
* Highland
* Indio
* La Quinta
* Lake Elsinore
* Montclair
* Norco
* Palm Desert
* Palm Springs
* Perris
* Redlands
* San Jacinto
* Twentynine Palms
* Upland
* Wildomar
* Yucaipa

Cities and towns
10k–25k|

* Big Bear City
* Bloomington
* Blythe
* Calimesa
* Canyon Lake
* Crestline
* Grand Terrace
* Home Gardens
* Lake Arrowhead
* Loma Linda
* Mead Valley
* Muscoy
* Rancho Mirage
* Valle Vista
* Woodcrest
* Yucca Valley

Cities and towns
under 10k|

* Big Bear Lake
* Cabazon
* El Cerrito
* Oak Glen
* Highgrove
* Indian Wells
* Joshua Tree
* Mentone
* Needles
* Romoland
* San Antonio Heights
* Wrightwood

Regions|

* Anza Valley
* Coachella Valley
* Cucamonga Valley
* Elsinore Trough
* High Desert
* Morongo Basin
* Perris Plain
* Plains of Leon
* San Bernardino Mountains
* San Bernardino Valley
* San Jacinto Mountains
* San Jacinto Valley
* Santa Ana Mountains
* Temecula Valley
* Temescal Mountains
* Victor Valley

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of San Bernardino County, California, United States

County seat: San Bernardino

Cities and towns|

* Adelanto
* Apple Valley
* Barstow
* Big Bear Lake
* Chino
* Chino Hills
* Colton
* Fontana
* Grand Terrace
* Hesperia
* Highland
* Loma Linda
* Montclair
* Needles
* Ontario
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Redlands
* Rialto
* San Bernardino
* Twentynine Palms
* Upland
* Victorville
* Yucaipa
* Yucca Valley

San Bernardino County map

CDPs|

* Baker
* Big Bear City
* Big River
* Bloomington
* Bluewater
* Crestline
* Fort Irwin
* Helendale
* Homestead Valley
* Joshua Tree
* Lake Arrowhead
* Lenwood
* Lucerne Valley
* Lytle Creek
* Mentone
* Morongo Valley
* Mountain View Acres
* Muscoy
* Oak Glen
* Oak Hills
* Phelan
* Piñon Hills
* Running Springs
* San Antonio Heights
* Searles Valley
* Silver Lakes
* Spring Valley Lake
* Wrightwood
* Yermo

Unincorporated
communities|

* Amboy
* Angelus Oaks
* Argus
* Arrowhead Highlands
* Arrowbear Lake
* Arrowhead Farms
* Baldy Mesa
* Basin
* Bell Mountain
* Blue Jay
* Bryman
* Cadiz
* Cajon Junction
* Cedar Glen
* Cedarpines Park
* Chase
* Cima
* Crafton
* Crest Park
* Cushenbury
* Daggett
* Danby
* Devore
* Devore Heights
* Dunn
* Earp
* El Mirage
* Essex
* Fawnskin
* Fenner
* Flynn
* Forest Falls
* Goffs
* Green Valley Lake
* Halloran Springs
* Harvard
* Havasu Lake
* Hinkley
* Hodge
* Homer
* Ibis
* Ivanpah
* Johnson Valley
* Kerens
* Kramer
* Kramer Hills
* La Delta
* Landers
* Ludlow
* Kelso
* Mars
* Mojave Heights
* Mount Baldy
* Mountain Home Village
* Mountain Pass
* Newberry Springs
* Nipton
* Oro Grande
* Parker Dam
* Patton
* Pioneer Point
* Pioneertown
* Red Mountain
* Rimforest
* Skyforest
* Sugarloaf
* Sunfair
* Sunfair Heights
* Trona
* Twin Peaks
* Venus
* Vidal
* Vidal Junction
* Wonder Valley
* Zzyzx

Indian
reservations|

* Chemehuevi Reservation
* Fort Mojave Indian Reservation‡
* San Manuel Reservation
* Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation
* Colorado River Indian Tribes‡

Ghost towns|

* Afton
* Agua Mansa
* Atolia
* Bagdad
* Barnwell
* Beal
* Belleville
* Calico
* Calzona
* Chambless
* Crucero
* Hart
* Ivanpah
* Kelso
* Lanfair
* Milligan
* Olive City
* Pasinogna
* Politana
* Prado
* Providence
* Ragtown
* Rice
* Rincon
* Seventeen Mile Point
* Siberia
* Silver Lake
* Vanderbilt

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

* California portal
* United States portal

* v
* t
* e

Sports teams in the Inland Empire region

Baseball|

Inland Empire 66ers
Lake Elsinore Storm
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Ontario Baseball Club (2026)
SCBBA
Palm Springs Power

Basketball|

NBA G League

American football|

WFA
Inland Empire Ravens

Ice hockey|

AHL
Coachella Valley Firebirds
Ontario Reign
WSHL
Ontario Avalanche

Soccer|

USL2
Coachella FC
NPSL
High Desert Elite FC
Temecula FC
UPSL
AC Miracle Hill
MASL
Ontario Fury

College athletics|

| NCAA Division I|

* California Baptist Lancers
* UC Riverside Highlanders

|

NCAA Division II|

* Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes

Other articles related to San Bernardino

* v
* t
* e

Radio stations in Riverside and San Bernardino, California (Inland Empire)

By AM frequency|

* 590
* 1050
* 1110
* 1220
* 1240
* 1290
* 1350
* 1370
* 1410
* 1440
* 1490
* 1510
* 1610
* 1670

By FM frequency|

* 88.3
* 88.7
* 88.9
* 89.1
* 89.7
* 90.1
* 91.1
* 91.9
* 92.9
* 93.5
* 94.5
* 95.1
* 96.1
* 96.7
* 97.5
* 99.1
* 99.9
* 100.9
* 101.3
* 101.7
* 102.5
* 103.3
* 103.9
* 104.1
* 104.7
* 105.7

| LPFM|

* 92.5
* 94.3
* 97.1

|

Translators|

* 90.3
* 90.9
* 98.1
* 98.3
* 102.3
* 103.1
* 106.3
* 106.5
* 106.9

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 89.1-1
* 89.1-2
* 91.9-1
* 92.9-1
* 93.5-1
* 95.1-1
* 99.1-1
* 99.1-2

By call sign|

* K212GC
* K215BA
* K251AH
* K252BF
* K272FQ
* K276EF
* K292GN
* K293CF
* K295AI
* KAEH
* KATY-FM
* KCAA
* KCAL
* KCAL-FM
* KDEY-FM
* KEZY
* KFOO
* KFRG
* KGGI
* HD2
* KGGN
* KHPY
* KHTI
* KJVA-LP
* KKDD
* KKLP
* KKLM (FM)
* KLRD
* KLYY
* KMET
* KMYT
* KOLA
* KOYT-LP
* KPWK
* KQIE
* KQLH-LP
* KRCV
* KRQB
* KSDW
* KSGN
* KSPA
* KSPC
* KTIE
* KTMQ
* KTMZ
* KUCR
* KUOR
* HD2
* KVCR
* KWRM
* KWVE
* KXFG
* KXRS
* KXSB
* WNKI578

Defunct|

* KPAS (1490 AM)
* KPRO (1570 AM)

Radio stations in Greater Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Lancaster-Palmdale
Oxnard-Ventura
Riverside-San Bernardino

Other nearby regions
Palm Springs
San Diego
Victor Valley/Barstow

See also
List of radio stations in California

* v
* t
* e

Greater Los Angeles Area

Counties|

* Los Angeles
* Orange
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Ventura

Cities
and
towns|

| Central city|

* Los Angeles

|

200k–500k|

* Anaheim
* Fontana
* Irvine
* Long Beach
* Moreno Valley
* Oxnard
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Santa Ana
* Santa Clarita

100k−200k|

* Burbank
* Corona
* Costa Mesa
* Downey
* El Monte
* Fullerton
* Garden Grove
* Glendale
* Huntington Beach
* Inglewood
* Jurupa Valley
* Lancaster
* Murrieta
* Menifee
* Norwalk
* Ontario
* Orange
* Palmdale
* Pasadena
* Pomona
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Rialto
* Simi Valley
* Temecula
* Thousand Oaks
* Torrance
* Ventura
* Victorville
* West Covina

50k–100k|

* Alhambra
* Aliso Viejo
* Apple Valley
* Arcadia
* Azusa
* Baldwin Park
* Beaumont
* Bellflower
* Buena Park
* Camarillo
* Carson
* Cathedral City
* Chino
* Chino Hills
* Colton
* Compton
* Covina
* Cypress
* Diamond Bar
* Eastvale
* Fountain Valley
* Gardena
* Glendora
* Hacienda Heights
* Hawthorne
* Hemet
* Hesperia
* Highland
* Indio
* La Habra
* Laguna Niguel
* Lake Elsinore
* Lake Forest
* Lakewood
* Lynwood
* Mission Viejo
* Monrovia
* Montebello
* Monterey Park
* Newport Beach
* Palm Desert
* Paramount
* Perris
* Pico Rivera
* Placentia
* Redlands
* Redondo Beach
* Rosemead
* San Clemente
* San Jacinto
* Santa Monica
* South Gate
* Tustin
* Upland
* Westminster
* Whittier
* Yorba Linda
* Yucaipa

25k–50k|

* Adelanto
* Banning
* Barstow
* Bell
* Bell Gardens
* Beverly Hills
* Brea
* Cerritos
* Claremont
* Coachella
* Culver City
* Dana Point
* Desert Hot Springs
* La Mirada
* La Puente
* La Quinta
* La Verne
* Laguna Hills
* Lawndale
* Manhattan Beach
* Maywood
* Monrovia
* Montclair
* Moorpark
* Norco
* Palm Springs
* Rancho Palos Verdes
* Rancho Santa Margarita
* San Dimas
* San Gabriel
* San Juan Capistrano
* Santa Paula
* Seal Beach
* South Pasadena
* Stanton
* Temple City
* Twentynine Palms
* Walnut
* West Hollywood
* Wildomar

10k–25k|

* Agoura Hills
* Artesia
* Blythe
* Calabasas
* Calimesa
* Canyon Lake
* Commerce
* Cudahy
* Duarte
* El Segundo
* Fillmore
* Grand Terrace
* Hawaiian Gardens
* Hermosa Beach
* La Cañada Flintridge
* La Palma
* Laguna Beach
* Laguna Woods
* Loma Linda
* Lomita
* Los Alamitos
* Malibu
* Palos Verdes Estates
* Port Hueneme
* Rancho Mirage
* San Fernando
* San Marino
* Santa Fe Springs
* Sierra Madre
* Signal Hill
* South El Monte
* Yucca Valley

Under 10k|

* Avalon
* Big Bear Lake
* Bradbury
* City of Industry
* Hidden Hills
* Indian Wells
* Irwindale
* La Habra Heights
* Needles
* Ojai
* Rolling Hills
* Rolling Hills Estates
* Vernon
* Villa Park
* Westlake Village

CDPs
over 25k|

* Altadena
* East Los Angeles
* Florence-Graham
* French Valley
* Hacienda Heights
* Ladera Ranch
* North Tustin
* Rowland Heights
* South Whittier
* Temescal Valley
* West Whittier-Los Nietos
* Westmont

Area
regions|

* Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city
* Antelope Valley
* Central Los Angeles
* Coachella Valley
* Colorado Desert
* Conejo Valley
* Downtown Los Angeles
* East Los Angeles
* Gateway Cities
* Greater Hollywood
* Greater Los Angeles
* Harbor Area
* Inland Empire
* Mojave Desert
* Northeast Los Angeles
* Northwest Los Angeles
* Orange Coast
* Palos Verdes Peninsula
* Pomona Valley
* Saddleback Valley
* San Bernardino Valley
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Valley
* Santa Ana Valley
* Santa Clarita Valley
* Simi Valley
* South Bay
* South Coast Metro
* South Los Angeles
* Victor Valley
* Westside Los Angeles

Landforms|

* Baldwin Hills (range)
* Channel Islands
* Chino Hills
* Hollywood Hills
* Los Angeles Basin
* Oxnard Plain
* Palos Verdes Hills
* Puente Hills
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Mountains
* San Gabriel Valley
* San Jacinto Mountains
* Santa Ana Mountains
* Santa Catalina Island
* Santa Monica Mountains
* Santa Susana Mountains
* Sierra Pelona Ridge
* Simi Hills
* Verdugo Mountains

Bodies of
water|

* Aliso Creek
* Arroyo Calabasas
* Arroyo Seco
* Ballona Creek
* Bell Creek
* Big Bear Lake
* Coyote Creek
* Lake Arrowhead
* Lake Gregory
* Lake Perris
* Lake Piru
* Los Angeles Aqueduct
* Los Angeles River
* Malibu Creek
* Mojave River
* Pacific Ocean
* Pyramid Lake
* Rio Hondo
* San Gabriel River
* San Juan Creek
* San Pedro Bay
* Santa Ana River
* Santa Clara River
* Santa Margarita River
* Santa Monica Bay
* Tujunga Wash

* v
* t
* e

California county seats

Consolidated city-county|

* San Francisco

Municipalities|

* Alturas
* Auburn
* Bakersfield
* Colusa
* Crescent City
* El Centro
* Eureka
* Fairfield
* Fresno
* Hanford
* Hollister
* Jackson
* Lakeport
* Los Angeles
* Madera
* Martinez
* Marysville
* Merced
* Modesto
* Napa
* Nevada City
* Oakland
* Oroville
* Placerville
* Red Bluff
* Redding
* Redwood City
* Riverside
* Sacramento
* Salinas
* San Bernardino
* San Diego
* San Jose
* San Luis Obispo
* San Rafael
* Santa Ana
* Santa Barbara
* Santa Cruz
* Santa Rosa
* Sonora
* Stockton
* Susanville
* Ukiah
* Ventura
* Visalia
* Willows
* Woodland
* Yreka
* Yuba City

CDPs|

* Bridgeport
* Downieville
* Independence
* Mariposa
* Markleeville
* Quincy
* San Andreas
* Weaverville

* v
* t
* e

Southern California megaregion

Metropolitan areas and cities in italics are located outside of California

| Metropolitan Los Angeles|

* Major cities: Los Angeles
* Long Beach
* Anaheim
* Santa Ana
* Santa Clarita
* Irvine
* Glendale
* Huntington Beach
* Garden Grove

|

Inland Empire|

* Major cities: San Bernardino
* Riverside
* Fontana
* Moreno Valley
* Ontario
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Corona

San Diego–Tijuana|

* Major cities: San Diego
* Tijuana
* Chula Vista
* Oceanside
* Escondido
* Rosarito

Central Coast|

* Major cities: Santa Barbara
* Santa Maria
* San Luis Obispo
* Oxnard
* Ventura

Las Vegas Valley|

* Major cities: Las Vegas
* Henderson
* North Las Vegas

Megapolitan areas of California

Portals:

* United States
* California
* North America
* Geography
* Cities

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

Other|

* NARA
* Yale LUX

*[Pop.]: Population
*[%±]: Percent change
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template