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Fontanais a city inSan Bernardino County, California,United States. Founded byAzariel Blanchard Millerin 1913,[1]it remained essentially rural untilWorld War II,when entrepreneurHenry J. Kaiserbuilt a large steel mill in the area. It is now a regional hub of the trucking industry, with the east–westInterstate 10andState Route 210crossing the city andInterstate 15passing diagonally through its northwestern quadrant. The city is about 46 miles (74 km) east ofLos Angeles.
Fontana, California | |
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Counterclockwise:Cucamonga Peakin theSan Gabriel Mountains;Fontana Center Stage; aerial view of Fontana; Lewis Library | |
Motto: "City of Action" | |
Coordinates:34°6′N117°28′W/ 34.100°N 117.467°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | San Bernardino |
Founded | 1913[1] |
Incorporated | June 25, 1952[2] |
Named for | Italian for fountain or water source; in reference to theSanta Ana River |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager[3] |
•City Council[7] | MayorAcquanetta Warren Phillip Cothran John Roberts Jesus Sandoval Peter Garcia |
• City clerk | Germaine Keyes[4] |
• City Treasurer | Janet Koehler-Brooks[5] |
•City Manager | Matthew Ballantyne[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 52.04 sq mi (135.72 km2) |
• Land | 52.04 sq mi (135.72 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 3% |
Elevation | 1,237 ft (377 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 212,704 |
• Rank | 2ndin San Bernardino County 20thin California 109thin the United States |
• Density | 4,838.47/sq mi (1,868.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8(PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7(PDT) |
ZIP codes | 92331, 92334-92337[11] |
Area codes | 909,840[12] |
FIPS code | 06-24680 |
GNISfeature IDs | 1652711,2410517 |
Website | fontana |
TheUnited States Census Bureaureported that Fontana's 2020 population was 208,393, making it the second-most-populous city in San Bernardino County and the 20th largest in the state.[13]
History
editNative Americans inhabited the area.[14]
Fontana, formerly Rosena from 1898 to 1919,[15][16]was founded in 1919 byAzariel Blanchard Miller.[1][17]The namefontanaisItalianfor fountain or water source; the city is close to theSanta Ana Riverto the east. Within a few years, it became an agricultural town of citrus orchards, vineyards and chicken ranches and astrideU.S. Route 66(now known asFoothill Boulevard). The Fontana area was radically transformed duringWorld War IIwhenHenry J. Kaiserbuilt theKaiser Steelplant just outside the city limits.[18]At the time, it was one of only two steel mills west of the Mississippi River. To provide for the plant workers' health needs, Henry J. Kaiser constructed the FontanaKaiser Permanentemedical facility, now the largest managed care organization in the United States.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Fontana was home to a drag racing strip that was a venue in theNHRAcircuit. Mickey Thompson's Fontana International Dragway was also referred to as Fontana Drag City or Fontana Drag Strip. The original Fontana strip is gone, but the owners ofNASCAR's newAuto Club Speedwayopened a NHRA-sanctioned drag strip just oustside Fontana in mid-2006.
Ro-Val's automobile museum, located on Foothill Boulevard on the western outskirts between Fontana and Cucamonga, was the home for many classic automobiles of the 1920s and 1930s, including a huge vehicle once owned by screen actorFatty Arbuckle.When the Ro-Val museum closed, the vehicles were sold toBill Harrah,a Nevada casino owner and automobile collector, who placed them on display in the museum located at his casino.
In 2000, the city had a total population of 128,929; by 2020, the city had 212,704 residents. This rapid growth was largely due to the numerous large, new residential developments built in the sparsely populated northern part of the city, as well as with the city's aggressive (and highly successful) campaign to annex several unincorporated, but developed, San Bernardino County areas in 2006–2007.
In 2019, theCalifornia Air Resources Boardadvised the City against housing people within 1,000 feet of industrial warehouses because of harmful truck pollution.[19]The city was also sued by San Bernardino County, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club and the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice over the approval of West Valley Logistics Center, which violated state environmental laws.[20][21]
In 2021, the city was sued by the State of California Attorney General's office for violation of the California Environmental Quality Act by encouraging warehouse development in low-income areas.[22][23]
Geography
editMost of the city of Fontana, like its eastern neighborsRialtoandSan Bernardino,is built atop a geologically young, gently southward-slopingalluvial fanfrom nearbyLytle Creek,deposited mainly during theHoloceneand late-Pleistoceneepochs.There are also sedimentary deposits of similar age from Etiwanda Creek on the western edge of the city. However, the northern and southern edges of the city are formed by the much olderSan Gabrieland Jurupa mountain ranges, respectively. The Jurupa Mountains are composed primarily ofCretaceousandPaleozoic-erarocks, as are the San Gabriels, which also include even older,Proterozoicformations.[24][25]The most prominent of the San Gabriel Mountains visible from Fontana isCucamonga Peak,elevation 8,859 feet (2,700 m). Additionally, the CucamongaFaultZone, contiguous with the Sierra Madre Fault Zone, runs through the northern part of the city, along the base of the San Gabriels, notably through the Hunter's Ridge and Coyote Canyonplanned communities.It is estimated to be capable of producing earthquakes approximately of magnitude 6.0-7.0.[26]
The city's listed elevation, measured from the northeast corner of the intersection of Upland Avenue and Sierra Avenue, downtown by City Hall, is 1,237 feet (377 m). The highest elevation within the city limits is approximately 2,600 feet (790 m), in the northernmost part of the Panorama neighborhood of Hunter's Ridge. The lowest point within the city limits is approximately 840 feet (260 m), at the intersection of Etiwanda and Philadelphia avenues, in the extreme southwestern corner of the city.[27]This difference in elevation is due to the southward slope of the Lytle Creek alluvial fan.
Climate
editThe city is frequently affected by the strong, hot and drySanta Ana windsas they blow through the nearbyCajon Passof the San Gabriel Mountains, from theMojave Desert.Fontana can also be extremely hot in summer, well over 100 °F (38 °C).[28]
Climate data for Fontana, California | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 93 (33.9) |
92 (33.3) |
97 (36.1) |
102 (38.9) |
112 (44.4) |
111 (43.9) |
114 (45.6) |
111 (43.9) |
117 (47.2) |
108 (42.2) |
96 (35.6) |
93 (33.9) |
117 (47.2) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 69 (20) |
70 (21.1) |
71 (21.7) |
77 (24.4) |
81 (26.7) |
89 (31.1) |
95 (35) |
96 (35) |
92 (32.8) |
83 (28.3) |
74 (23.3) |
70 (20.6) |
81 (27.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 46 (7.2) |
47 (8.3) |
48 (8.3) |
50 (9.4) |
53 (11.7) |
58 (13.9) |
63 (16.7) |
64 (17.2) |
63 (16.7) |
57 (13.3) |
50 (9.4) |
46 (6.7) |
53.8 (11.87) |
Record low °F (°C) | 22 (−5.6) |
28 (−2.2) |
30 (−1.1) |
30 (−1.1) |
35 (1.7) |
42 (5.6) |
48 (8.9) |
48 (8.9) |
44 (6.7) |
33 (0.6) |
28 (−2.2) |
23 (−5) |
22 (−5.6) |
Averageprecipitationinches (cm) | 3.50 (8.89) |
3.42 (8.68) |
3.49 (8.86) |
0.63 (1.60) |
0.19 (0.48) |
0.01 (0.02) |
0.00 (0) |
0.11 (0.27) |
0.26 (0.66) |
0.27 (0.68) |
1.26 (3.20) |
1.63 (4.14) |
14.77 (37.51) |
Source: weather.com[29] |
Demographics
editCensus | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1960 | 14,659 | — | |
1970 | 20,673 | 41.0% | |
1980 | 36,804 | 78.0% | |
1990 | 87,535 | 137.8% | |
2000 | 128,929 | 47.3% | |
2010 | 196,069 | 52.1% | |
2020 | 208,393 | 6.3% | |
2021 (est.) | 210,761 | 1.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[30] |
2020
editRace / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[31] | Pop 2010[32] | Pop 2020[33] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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Whitealone (NH) | 30,865 | 30,279 | 25,883 | 23.94% | 15.44% | 12.42% |
Black or African Americanalone (NH) | 14,629 | 18,157 | 17,658 | 11.35% | 9.26% | 8.47% |
Native AmericanorAlaska Nativealone (NH) | 458 | 454 | 489 | 0.36% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
Asianalone (NH) | 5,398 | 12,456 | 16,992 | 4.19% | 6.35% | 8.15% |
Pacific Islanderalone (NH) | 351 | 474 | 447 | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.21% |
Other racealone (NH) | 197 | 338 | 1,212 | 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.58% |
Mixed race or Multiracial(NH) | 2,607 | 2,954 | 4,443 | 2.02% | 4.51% | 2.13% |
Hispanic or Latino(any race) | 74,424 | 130,957 | 141,269 | 57.72% | 66.79% | 67.79% |
Total | 128,929 | 196,069 | 208,393 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2010
editThe2010 United States Census[34]reported that Fontana had a population of 196,069. The population density was 4,620.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,784.1/km2). The racial makeup of Fontana was 92,978 (47.4%)White(15.4% Non-Hispanic White),[35]19,574 (10.0%)African American,1,957 (1.0%)Native American,12,948 (6.6%)Asian,547 (0.3%)Pacific Islander,58,449 (29.8%) fromother races,and 9,616 (4.9%) from two or more races. There were 130,957 people ofHispanicorLatinoorigin, of any race (66.8%).
The Census reported that 195,625 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 216 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 228 (0.1%) were institutionalized.
There were 49,116 households, out of which 29,465 (60.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 30,245 (61.6%) wereopposite-sex married couplesliving together, 8,074 (16.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4,125 (8.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3,447 (7.0%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships,and 317 (0.6%)same-sex married couples or partnerships.4,801 households (9.8%) were made up of individuals, and 1,633 (3.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.98. There were 42,444families(86.4% of all households); the average family size was 4.18.
In the city, 64,521 people (32.9%) were under the age of 18, 22,995 people (11.7%) aged 18 to 24, 57,646 people (29.4%) aged 25 to 44, 39,823 people (20.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 11,084 people (5.7%) were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
There were 51,857 housing units at an average density of 1,222.1 units per square mile (471.9 units/km2), of which 33,862 (68.9%) were owner-occupied, and 15,254 (31.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%. 134,857 people (68.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 60,768 people (31.0%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Fontana had a median household income of $64,195, with 15.0% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[35]
2000
editAs of thecensus[36]of 2000, there were 128,929 people, 34,014 households, and 29,013 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,569.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,378.3/km2). There were 35,908 housing units at an average density of 994.2 units per square mile (383.9 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 45.0%White,11.8%African American,1.1%Native American,4.4%Asian,0.3%Pacific Islander,31.9% fromother races,and 5.4% from two or more races.HispanicorLatinoresidents of any race were 57.7% of the population.
There were 34,014 households, out of which 57.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% weremarried couplesliving together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.8 and the average family size was 4.0.
In the city, 37.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.3% was from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,782, and the median income for a family was $46,957. Males had a median income of $36,062 versus $26,305 for females. Theper capita incomefor the city was $14,208. About 12.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
editFontana's economy is driven largely by industrial uses, particularly trucking-based industries. Public funding assists in reducing the associated pollution impacts the community.[37]
According to the city's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[38]the top employers in the city are:
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | Kaiser Permanente | 9,677 |
2 | Fontana Unified School District | 5,983 |
3 | Amazon | 3,145 |
4 | Saint Bernardine Medical Center | 1,775 |
5 | Target | 1,297 |
6 | City of Fontana | 1,143 |
7 | Walmart Distribution -Drop Yard | 1,004 |
8 | Walmart | 1,004 |
9 | Saia | 349 |
10 | Legendary Staffing | 325 |
Arts and culture
editThe Center Stage Theater was built in theArt Decostyle in 1937, and designed by architectC.H. Boller.The former Fontana (movie) Theater was recently renovated during 2004–2008 after several decades of various other uses, into a live dinner theater, with $6,000,000 in funds earmarked by the Fontana City Council. It reopened to the public on July 25, 2008.[39]
The Art Depot is one of Fontana's original community centers, and is a specialized Cultural Arts facility. Originally built as a freight depot of the Pacific Electric Railway in 1915, the Art Depot sits alongside the newly landscaped Pacific Electric Trail in the Helen Putnam Historical Plaza. The Art Depot offers art classes, open studio activities, and special events.[40]
Auto Club Speedway
editAuto Club Speedway,was a racetrack that played host to theNASCAR Cup SeriesandXfinity Series,along with formerIndyCar Seriesevents. It is located in an unincorporated area just outside of Fontana. It is built on the former site of theKaiser Steelmill. The large smelting furnaces of the mill were sold to China, and the rest remains a working steel mill operated byCalifornia Steel Industries,which is owned by the Japanese companyJFE Steel Corporation.[41]The track is currently transforming from a 2-mile oval into a 0.5 mile long short track that is similar in style to theBristol Motor Speedway.In 2023 due to theCOVID-19 pandemicforced demolition to be pushed back a year.[42]
The Lewis Library and Technology Center, opened in 2008 at an estimated cost of over $60,000,000, is the largest library in the San Bernardino County Library System.[43]
Parks and recreation
editMartin Tudor Jurupa Hills Regional Park, is a 861-acre (348 ha)[44]multi-use park at the northeastern end of Mount Jurupa. The park includes the Mary Vagle Museum & Nature Center, the Martin Tudor Splash Park, and a 5-acre (2.0 ha) ancient Native American historic site.[45][46]
The Cypress Neighborhood Center has in Fontana for over 30 years. Since then, it has undergone some renovations and changed some of its programming.[citation needed]The programming includes ballet, dance, karate, kickboxing, and a Tiny Tot program.[47]
The Don Day Neighborhood Center is a community recreation center located in South Fontana. Attached to the center is an outside pool that is only opened for the summer. They have open rooms used for programs like mixed martial arts, dance, fitness, gymnastics and events. There is a Tiny Tot Program affiliated with the center as well.
The center is also combined with Southridge Park, which has tennis courts, basketball courts, mountain bike trails, baseball fields, playgrounds, and open spaces.[48]
Upon opening to the public on October 25, 2008, Fontana Park (located in the northern part of the city at Summit Avenue and Lytle Creek Road), is now the city's second largest municipal park, featuring a large community center (Jessie Turner Health and Fitness Community Center), aquatic center, skate park, dog park, basketball gym, sports pavilion, and several child-oriented play areas.
Government
editLocal government
editFontana is ageneral law city;it has no city charter. Led by a council composed of a mayor and four councilmembers, it uses acouncil-managerform of government. The mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer are elected at-large to serve four-year terms, while councilmembers are elected by district, also serving four-year terms.[7][49]
According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $348.0 million in Revenues, $224.0 million in expenditures, $1,371.6 million in total assets, $754.1 million in total liabilities, and $251.3 million in cash and investments.[50]
In 2021, city leadership was criticized by the California State Controller's Office for paying former city manager Ken Hunt $932,623 in 2020, though he had not worked a single day.[51][52]The city mayor and city council declined to explain why such compensation was warranted for a city manager who had not worked in the city since 2019. The city council also failed to follow theBrown Act,which requires public agencies to specifically list closed-session items for terminations.[53][54][55]
State and federal representation
editIn theCalifornia State Legislature,Fontana is inthe 20th Senate District,represented byDemocratCaroline Menjivar,and inthe 47th Assembly District,represented byRepublicanGreg Wallis.[56]
In theUnited States House of Representatives,Fontana is split between California's33rdand35thdistricts,[57]which are represented by DemocratPete Aguilarand DemocratNorma Torres,respectively.
Education
editPublic schools
editWhile most residents of the city attend schools within theFontana Unified School District,some areas of the city are served by neighboring school districts:
- The northwest area of the city is partly served by theEtiwanda School District(K thru 8 only) and theChaffey Joint Union High School District(high schools only).
- The southeast area of the city is partly served by theColton Joint Unified School District.
- The northeast area of the city is partly served by theRialto Unified School District.
Charter schools
editThere are two options for youth charter schools in Fontana. These schools are chartered through the Victor Valley Union High School District and offer an independent study program and small group classes to obtain a high school diploma. A new charter school will also be ASA Fontana (K-8th grade) located inside Locust school in the Fontana school district
Infrastructure
editTransportation
editTheMetrolinkrail service to the greater Los Angeles area hasa stationthat runs through the center of town, connecting to downtownLos Angelesand San Bernardino. The city of Fontana is ten minutes away fromOntario International Airport.[58]
The city is served byOmnitransbus service.[59]andVVTA. Private transportation operators that serve the city of Fontana include FuturaNet,[60]El Corre Caminos,[61]TUFESA,[62]Los Limosines,[63]and Santiago Express[64]which serve the predominately the Hispanic community seeking transportation toTijuana,Gomez Palacio,Las VegasandEl Paso.
- San Bernardino Freeway
- Ontario Freeway
- ()Foothill Boulevard(Historic U.S. Route 66)
- Valley Boulevard(Historic U.S. Route 99)
- Foothill Freeway
Utilities
editFontana receives electrical power throughSouthern California Edison.Gas service is provided by theSouthern California Gas Company.Telephone andDSLInternet service are throughAT&TandFrontier Communications,though Frontier serves a smaller portion of the city.Charter Communicationsalso providescable televisionand cable Internet access. Burrtec Waste provides rubbish and trash collection throughout the city. Burrtec offers both regular waste and green waste recycling programs. Fontana is served by five different water companies, but none of their service areas overlap. These companies are: Fontana Water; the Cucamonga Valley Water District; Marygold Mutual Water; and West Valley Water District, and the city of Rialto. Sewage service in the city is provided by theInland Empire Utilities Agency,but is billed out by the city of Fontana itself.[66]The Fontana community is serviced by KFON-TV (commonly known as Fontana Community Television), aGovernment-access television(GATV) station.[67]
Healthcare
editFontana is home to the Kaiser Permanente-Fontana Hospital. Located on Sierra Avenue, and occupying most of the block between Sierra, Marygold, and Palmetto Avenues, and Valley Boulevard, The campus is one of the largest healthcare facilities in the Inland Empire Region. The various facilities are also among the tallest and largest buildings in the city (other than industrial distribution centers). The hospital is home to sixty different specialized departments, plus emergency care.[68]
Located in the north end of the city, along the "Miracle Mile" of Sierra Lakes Parkway and the 210 freeway, is the Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza, a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) outpatient center and medical office building supported by San Antonio Community Hospital. Services currently available from SSAMP are urgent care, diagnostic radiology, physician offices, and a pharmacy. The facility also includes a 3,000-square-foot (280 m2) educational suite where community lectures, health screenings, awareness campaigns, maternity and CPR classes are held.[69]
Law enforcement
editThe Fontana Police Department employs 207 sworn officers, as well as civilian personnel.[70][71]The department was established in October 1952.[72]
In 2013, there was a 60% gap between the minority share of the city's population (85.6%) and that of the Fontana Police Department (25.6%), the largest gap of any city in the US with a population greater than 100,000.[73]
In 2016, two members of the Fontana Police Department, David J. Moore Sr. and Andrew Anderson, filed a lawsuit, alleging racial discrimination by the Fontana Police Department.[74][75]Among other allegations, the lawsuit alleged that in 1994 Fontana Police tampered with the corpse of Black murder victim Jimmy Earl Burleson by planting a piece of chicken in the decedent's hand, photographing the victim in this pose, and circulating the photo among the Fontana Police Department for a number of years; the photo in question was later published in theSan Bernardino County Sentinelin 2017.[74]The lawsuit was settled in 2024.[75]
In August 2018, Fontana police coerced afalse confessionfrom a man named Thomas Perez Jr. for the murder of his father, after Perez had reported his father missing. Fontana police officers interrogated Perez for 17 hours, falsely claiming that his father had been found dead with stab marks and "wore a toe tag at the morgue," and that they would have Perez's pet dog euthanized as a result of his actions.[76][77]After Perez falsely confessed, he was left alone in the interrogation room, where he was captured on video trying to hang himself.[77]Perez's missing father was confirmed to be alive the same day.[77]In May 2024, Fontana agreed to settle a lawsuit by Perez against the city for $898,000.[77]
Notable people
edit- Hit-Boy,music producer, recording artist[78]
- Travis Barker,musician
- Tyler Chatwood,pitcher forColorado RockiesofMajor League Baseball[79]
- Jesse Chavez,MLB player for theLos Angeles Angels[80]
- Chukwudi Chijindu,soccer player[81]
- Greg Colbrunn,former MLB player, World Series champion[82]
- Jermaine Curtis,MLB player[83]
- Mike Davis,author and commentator[84]
- Joseph Dippolito,Italian American mafia member
- Adam Driver,actor[85]
- Maurice Edu,former soccer player and present color commentator forAtlanta UnitedTV broadcast[86]
- Bill Fagerbakke,television and voice actor,SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sammy Hagar,rock musician (guitarist and vocalist), former member ofMontroseandVan Halen
- Alan Harper,pro football player[87]
- Marvin Jones,NFL wide receiver,Cincinnati Bengals[88][89]
- Sharon Jordan,film and television actress,The Suite Life of Zack & Cody[90]
- Scott Karl,MLBplayer forMilwaukee Brewers,Colorado Rockies,andAnaheim Angels[91]
- Sam Khalifa,former MLB player[citation needed]
- Bobby Kielty,former MLB player forOakland AthleticsandBoston Red Sox[92]
- Jeff Liefer,former MLB player forChicago White Sox[93]
- Whitman Mayo,actor (Sanford and Son), lived in Fontana and was once Grand Marshal of the Fontana Days Parade
- Troy Percival,formerrelief pitcherfor2002 World SerieschampionAnaheim AngelsandTampa Bay Rays[94]
- Michael Pitre,running back coach for theAtlanta Falcons
- Melissa Ricks,Filipino-American actress, dancer, model and TV host,Star Circle Questcontestant and alumna
- Leo Romero,professional skateboarder[95]
- Sean Rooks,NBA basketball player (retired)[96]
- Brett Rossi,glamour model,entertainer,dancerandpornographic film actress
- Alexis Serna,placekicker forWinnipeg Blue Bombers(CFL)[97]
- Jimmy Smith,cornerback forBaltimore Ravens[98]
- Chris Stewart,MLB catcher forPittsburgh PiratesandNew York Yankees[99]
- Eric Weddle,NFL defensive back
- Jamaal Williams,NFL running back forNew Orleans Saints
- Marc Wilmore(1963–2021), American television writer, producer, actor, and comedian[100]
- Charlyne Yi,actress and comedian[101]
- Mia Yim,pro wrestler
- Rosearik Rikki Simons,voice actor
In popular culture
editTheHells Angels Motorcycle Clubwas founded in Fontana, in 1948. The founding charter is known as theBerdooCharter, in reference to the slang name for San Bernardino.[102]
See also
edit- U.S. Rabbit Experimental StationCalifornia Historical Landmark in Fontana.
- San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
- List of U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations
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