San Bernardino County, California
County in southern California
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| 2025 | The Greater Los Angeles Wildfires began, affecting the San Gabriel Mountains and continuing the area's ongoing wildfire challenges. |
| 2024 | Community members protested the demolition of 117 homes for warehouse development approved by county supervisors. |
| 2024 | Amazon opened their largest United States warehouse in Ontario. |
| 2024 | The Bridge Fire impacted the San Gabriel Mountains, continuing the region's pattern of significant wildfire events. |
| September 2024 | San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge halted construction on Bloomington Business Park, finding county officials failed to properly conduct Environmental Review, requiring a re-examination of the project. |
| 2023 | Greater Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau implemented a tourism marketing district with a five-year strategic plan to attract visitors and enhance the local economy. |
| 2023 | San Bernardino County Chief Executive Officer Leonard X. Hernandez resigned after being accused of having an affair with a county employee, claiming urgent family health issues. Despite resigning, he was still set to be paid for one year after his departure. |
| 2022 | Community members protested county's approval to destroy an elementary school in favor of a warehouse. |
| 2022 | Arrow passenger rail link to Redlands opens, beginning at San Bernardino Transit Center. |
| 2022 | Redlands Football Club was founded, representing Redlands in the USL League Two semi-professional league. |
| 2022 | Metrolink Arrow transit line was completed, featuring 5 new stations with local service to San Bernardino and a daily ride to Los Angeles Union Station. |
| 2022 | Commercial flights began at San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) after completing terminal construction. |
| 2022 | A referendum narrowly passed requesting the county board seek a 'fair share' of government funding, potentially including secession from California to form the state of Empire, pushed by major campaign contributor Jeff Burum. |
| October 2022 | BNSF committed to expanding the Barstow Rail yard into the Barstow International Gateway, a $1.5 billion project aimed at reducing dwell time at the Port of Los Angeles. In response, the city adopted a new logo and changed its motto to 'the Hub of the West'. |
| 2021 | City published a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report detailing top employers in Colton, highlighting key economic information about the city's major workplace contributors. |
| 2021 | San Bernardino County Local Agency Formation Commission determined the Cemetery District was fiscally unstable, triggering a special study about potentially dissolving the cemetery district. |
| 2021 | City of Redlands published its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, detailing the top employers in the city, with Esri leading as the largest employer with 2,700 employees. |
| June 8 2021 | The town's early 20th-century general store was destroyed by a fire. |
| 2020 | The census recorded a population of 1,084 for Big River, showing a decline from the previous census in 2010. |
| 2020 | Elizabeth Becerra becomes mayor of Victorville, succeeding Gloria Garcia. |
| 2020 | City census recorded a population of 134,810, positioning Victorville as the principal city of the Victor Valley urban area with a total urban area population of 355,816. |
| 2020 | U.S. Census conducted a comprehensive demographic survey of Ontario, California, providing detailed racial and ethnic composition data of the city's population. |
| 2020 | The United States census reported San Bernardino's population as 222,101, with a significant demographic composition: 68% Hispanic or Latino, 24.2% non-Hispanic white, 12.6% African American, 4.2% Asian, and 2.3% Native American. |
| 2020 | City population reached 28,065 according to the census. |
| 2020 | The city's population was recorded as 25,415 in the official census. |
| 2020 | United States census conducted, reporting Redlands' population as 73,168, with a detailed racial and demographic breakdown. |
| 2020 | Pharaoh's Adventure Park was demolished. |
| 2020 | Census recorded Chino's population at 91,403 residents. |
| 2020 | Highland's population was recorded as 56,999 in the census, including the neighboring East Highlands community. |
| 2020 | Used as a location in the movie Tenet |
| 2020 | Census recorded Needles' population at 4,959, showing a slight increase from the previous census. |
| 2020 | The Bobcat Fire swept through the San Gabriel Mountains, causing extensive damage to the area. |
| 2020 | United States Census conducted for Upland, revealing a total population of 79,040 and providing detailed demographic insights about the city's racial composition, household characteristics, and economic conditions. |
| 2020 | Alien Fresh Jerky store faces controversy for making racist remarks against Asians. |
| 2020 | City of Hesperia published its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, providing a detailed overview of the city's principal employers and economic landscape. |
| 2020 | Census reveals further demographic changes, with Hispanic/Latino population reaching 58.75% (58,648 people) and White Non-Hispanic population declining to 29.50% (29,444 people). |
| 2020 | Voters approved Measure K, limiting county supervisors to one term instead of three and reducing their pay from $250,000 to $60,000. County Supervisors appealed but lost in the state's appeals court. |
| 2020 | U.S. Census recorded San Bernardino County's total population as 2,181,654, showing significant demographic changes from previous decades. |
| 2020 | Hispanic or Latino population reached 53.67%, becoming the largest ethnic group in the county, up from 39.16% in 2000. |
| 2020 | Mixed race or Multiracial population grew to 3.14%, compared to being unreported in 1990. |
| 2020 | Asian population increased to 8.08%, more than doubling from 3.90% in 1990. |
| 2020 | Non-Hispanic White population declined to 25.95%, a significant drop from 60.78% in 1990. |
| July 2020 | Qantas began storing its entire Airbus A380 fleet at SCLA due to lack of international flight demand. |
| March 2020 | Approximately 275 airliners stored at SCLA due to COVID-19 pandemic's impact on air travel, including 50 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft. |
| February 14 2020 | Guinness World Record set for longest-distance airplane wheelie in a Cessna 172 on runway 17. |
| 2019 | Dick Dale, the 'king of the surf guitar', dies while living on his ranch in Twentynine Palms |
| 2019 | Reconstruction began on the Metrolink Arrow transit line connecting San Bernardino to Redlands. |
| 2019 | Phillip Carl Jablonski passed away. |
| 2019 | Southwest Airlines used SCLA to store grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. |
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