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POPULATION EXPLOSION HERE As if to add an exclamation point to what we already know and live with, figures recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the Inland Empire is one of the fastest-growing areas of the country. Looking at the five-year period from April 2000 to July 2005, Riverside County alone marked a population rise of more than 400,000, an extraordinary 26% increase. That’s nearly the same number of new residents who moved into Los Angeles County over the same period of time, a county with five times the population of Riverside. The Public Policy Institute of California has also weighed in with reports that from July 2004 to July 2005, Riverside County gained more than 80,000 new residents and San Bernardino County gained more than 50,000. These new numbers put the combined population of Riverside and San Bernardino counties at about 3.9 million. That puts us well on the road to the population estimates that more than 5.5 million people will be calling the Inland Empire home by 2020. FIELD OF DREAMS The San Bernardino City Unified School District and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians recently announced that San Manuel would begin the construction of a state-of-the-art athletic facility at San Gorgonio High School. The project is scheduled for completion in 2007. “We are pleased to be able to give back to the school that made a significant impact in the lives of our tribal citizens, employees and their families,” says Tribal Chairman Deron Marquez. NEW BOOK ON LOCAL COMMUNITY “Jurupa,” by Kim Jarrell Johnson, is a pictorial history of the Jurupa area of Riverside. The 128-page book contains more than 200 vintage photographs capturing the essence of life in the Jurupa area. The author is a native of the area and has been a docent at Riverside’s historic Mission Inn for 17 years. The book, published by Arcadia Publishing, is now available at local bookstores and through online retailers. AMBER ALERT TECHNOLOGY The AMBER Alert Highway Network has been launched. This new initiative is designed to assist law enforcement with recovering abducted children by using wireless on-board technology to alert America’s professional truck drivers in the first crucial hours after a child has been abducted. The American Trucking Associations and many other supporters have joined the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in this endeavor. TOP MUSEUM STAFF Works of art created by San Bernardino County Museum staff members are on display in “Hanging with the Staff” in the museum’s Schuiling Gallery through May 21. The exhibit includes works in the media of photography, computer art, painting, sculpture, and many others and is free with museum admission. The museum is located at 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands. Information: www.sbcountymuseum.org or 909.307.2669. – Reported and compiled by Inland Empire Family Magazine staff |
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