Loma Linda

Loma Linda (Spanish for "Beautiful Hill") is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, that was incorporated in 1970. The population was 24,791 at the 2020 census, up from 23,261 at the 2010 census.:26 The central area of the city was originally known as Mound City, while its eastern half was originally the unincorporated community of Bryn Mawr. Loma Linda is in the southern San Bernardino Valley. The city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19 km²), 99.99% of it land. Ground water near Lomainda is contaminated by a plume of the chemical perchlorate which was used in the manufacturing of solid rocket fuel. A nearby plant operated by Lockheed Aerospace has been implicated in the improper disposal of the rocket fuel ingredient, which leached into the ground water northeast of Loma. Linda's municipal water supply, nevertheless, has been unaffected by the plume, primarily because Lockheed Martin installed a $19 million treatment plant in 2010 to remove both per chlorate and trichloroethylene from water after pumping it from the aquifer. The southern third of theCity is known as the South Hills; this rugged and hilly area at the northwestern end of the Badlands is a City-owned open space reserve protected by a local initiative. The remnants of BryN Mawr, an uninc incorporated community formerly located between Lomas Linda and Redlands, were annexed by the city in 2008.

History

The Tongva village of Waaachnga, or as the Spanish referred to it as the Guachama Rancheria, was located at what is now Loma Linda. The rancheria was later occupied by the Cahuilla and Serrano after it was established as a mission outpost for Mission San Gabriel in the early 1800s. In the late 1800s, Lomainda began as a development of tourist halls called Mound City, as encouraged by railroad companies. The project would later fail. During the late 1890s, a group of businessmen and physicians from Los Angeles bought the MoundCity Hotel and reopened it as a convalescent home and health resort. In 1905 Seventh-day Adventists John Burden and Ellen G. White purchased the Lomas Linda Hotel and property. In February 1906, TheLoma Linda College of Evangelists was established. The city was incorporated in 1970. In 1969, San Timoteo Creek overflowed its banks, inundating two-thirds of Loma. Linda. Many of the bridges over the creek washed away, and Lomas. Linda Academy was completely flooded. In 2010, the creek again flooded parts of Lomas Linda. In 2011, the city was again inundated by the creek, this time in the middle of the night. The creek flooded the city again in 2012, causing the city to be forced to close its schools for a week and a half until the water receded. In 2013, the town was again flooded when the creek flooded again.

Geography

Loma Linda is located in southwestern San Bernardino County and is considered part of the Inland Empire. The city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19 km²), 99.99% of it land. The remnants of Bryn Mawr, an unincorporated community formerly located between Loma Linda and Redlands, were annexed by the city in 2008. The southern third of the city is known as the South Hills; this rugged and hilly area at the northwestern end of the Badlands is a city-owned open space reserve protected by a local initiative. Ground water is contaminated by a plume of the chemical perchlorate which was used in the manufacturing of solid rocket fuel. This chemical was also formerly (decades ago and in very small amounts) prescribed by physicians to control the overactive thyroid glands of certain patients. A nearby plant operated by Lockheed Aerospace has been implicated in the improper disposal of the rocket fuel ingredient, which leached into the ground water northeast of Lomas Linda. The municipal water supply, nevertheless, has been unaffected by the plume, primarily because Lockheed Martin installed a $19 million treatment plant in 2010 to remove both per chlorate and trichloroethylene from water after pumping it from the aquifer. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population to be 6,715. Loma Linda is in the southern San Bernardino Valley, which is home to the San Bernardino National Forest and the San Diego Padres.

Demographics

At the 2010 Census, Loma Linda had a population of 23,261. The racial makeup of the city was 47.8% White (11,122 people; 37.0% Non-Hispanic White) Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5,171 people (22.2%). The census reported that 22,457 people (96.5% of the population) lived in households, 562 (2.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 242 (1.0%) were institutionalized. At the 2000 Census, there were 18,681 people in 7,536 households, including 4,498 families, in the city. There were 9,649 housing units at an average density of 1,283.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 3,432 (39.2%) were owner-occupied and 5,332 (60.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate is 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.9%. About 12.9% of city families and 15.1% of families had a income of $20,189 or less, and the median income for a family of $36,086 was $35,636. The city's population was 54.2% White, 7.2%. African American, 0.5%. Native American, 24.4% Asian, 0,2% Pacific Islander, and 6.1%. Hispanic or Latinos of any Race were 16.3%.

Government

Loma Linda uses the council-manager form of government. The City Council is composed of Mayor Rhodes Rigsby, Phill Dupper, Ovidiu Popescu, Ron Dailey, and pro tempore John Lenart. Police services are provided by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office. In the California State Legislature, Loma Linda is in the 23rd Senate District, represented by Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, and in the 40th Assembly District,represented by Democrat James Ramos. The U.S. House of Representatives is in California's 31st congressional district, Represented by Democrat Pete Aguilar. The city is located on the banks of the San Gorgonio River, which flows into the San Diego River. It is located in the eastern part of the Big Bear Lake National Recreation Area, which was created in the 1930s. The town has a population of about 2,000, with the majority of its residents living in the central part of town. It has an elevation of about 1,200 feet (400 meters) and is located near the town's central business district, which is also known as the "City of Big Bear" The city's population is about 3,000 (or 3,200 people) and the city has an area of about 4,000 acres (or 1,600 hectares) of land. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the early 1950s.

Education

The city is part of the Redlands Unified School District. Bryn Mawr Elementary School is situated within Loma Linda city limits. The western edge of the city is served by the Colton Unified school District. Also located in the city are Loma Linda Academy, a K-12 school, and Lomas Linda University (LLU), a health-sciences higher-learning institution, both run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Notable firsts at Lomainda University's medical center include the first baboon-to-human heart transplant and the first split-brain surgery. The city is also home to the California Air National Guard Air Force Base, which is located on the city's west edge. The Lomas River runs through the city, and is a popular tourist attraction. The Redlands River runs along the city center, and runs through Loma Linda's western edge. It also runs through Colton, on the western edge, where it is also located. The Colton River flows into the San Diego River, which runs through Lomas Lincoln, and the city of Redlands, on its east side. The San Diego River runs across the city and runs into the Santa Catalina River. The Santa Carmen River flows through the western edge of the city, and passes through the town of Lomas Lopez. The Los Angeles River passes through the western end of the city, where the city is also known for its redwood forests.

Sister cities

Loma Linda is twinned with Manipal, India, and Libertador San Martin, Argentina, as its sister cities. Loma Linda also has a sister city with San Diego, California. The city is located in the San Diego County, California, United States. It also has sister cities in El Paso, Texas, and San Francisco, California, and Argentina with Manipal, India, and Libertador San Martin, Argentina as its sister cities. The town is also twined with Loma Linda, California and Loma Roma, California in the United States, as well as Lomas Lopez, Mexico and Santiago, Argentina. It has a twin city with Sevilla, Mexico, as well as several other sister cities around the world. It is located on the Pacific Coast of California, in the U.S. state of California and the state of West Idaho, in California and Nevada in the United  States as a result of its location in the West Coast region of the United Sierra Carmen and California Insurance Districts of the U S. State of California. It is also twinned with Manipal in India and San Diego, CA, where it is located on the Pacific Coast.

In popular culture

Loma Linda University Medical Center is featured in Venom ER, an Animal Planet program focusing on snakebite treatment at the hospital. Former Loma Linda resident and heart surgeon Ellsworth Wareham was featured in the 2009 documentary film How to Live Forever. The hospital is located on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. The campus is home to a number of colleges, including California State University, Los Angeles and California State Polytechnic University, San Loma. It is also the home of the Loma Linda Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides grants and scholarships to students and the community. The L L Linda Hospital and College of Engineering and Technology is based on the Lomas Linda School of Medicine, which was founded in 1903. The University of California, San Laredo is based on Loma Laredo, the home of the L.A. School of Engineering and Technology, which was founded in 1883. The University of California, Los Angeles also is located on the campus and is known as the birthplace of the American College of Surgery, which was founded in 1883. Lomainda is also the site of the American College of Surgeons, whose foundations were founded in 1883 and were initially based on Loma Linda.

Seventh-day Adventist influence

Nearly half of the city's residents are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Loma Linda Market grocery store does not sell any red meat, poultry, or seafood. The city is a Blue Zone, where residents live longer than average, and this is attributed to the healthy lifestyle of the many Adventist residents in the city. Because many members of. the Adventist faith are vegetarians, there are many vegetarian options in Loma. Linda restaurants and vegetarian restaurants including Vegan. Fresh in the downtown area. The church opened a school of medicine that eventually became L.oma Linda University Medical Center in 1909. In 1904, the church purchased a failed resort to create a sanitarium and nursing school. In 1905, the Lomainda Foods company was founded in the town by the Seventh Day Adventists. The Adventist institutions in the City include the Lomas Linda University Church and the LOMA Linda Academy. The Seventh-Day Adventist church observes the Sabbath from sundown on Friday to sundown in the morning on Saturday. It is a Protestant denomination founded in 1863 that observes Sabbath on Friday and Saturday. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest denomination in the United States. It was founded by the prophet Ellen G. White in 1864. It has more than 2,000 members in the U.S. and more than 1,500 members in Europe and Asia. It's the largest Protestant denomination in North America. It also has the largest number of members in Australia and New Zealand.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California = 1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 48. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Loma Linda = 5.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 24,791 individuals with a median age of 35.1 age the population grows by 9.33% in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,200 residents per square mile of area (1,300/km²). There are average 2.41 people per household in the 8,249 households with an average household income of $47,675 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 14.00% of the available work force and has dropped -6.49% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 13.02%. The number of physicians in Loma Linda per 100,000 population = 133.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Loma Linda = 13.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 42. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 280. 95 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 39.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 26, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California which are owned by the occupant = 35.01%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 27 years with median home cost = $149,890 and home appreciation of -17.90%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.16 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,598 per student. There are 22.9 students for each teacher in the school, 10848 students for each Librarian and 1003 students for each Counselor. 10.56% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 23.36% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 20.54% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).