Does the Inland Empire consider itself a part of L.A.? (Los Angeles: hotel, live)

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by kttam186290

-- a bedroom community to San Diego!

It is a lot more than a bedroom community. We can afford to live just about anywhere but chose here because we like it. This is also true of our neighbors . We don't commute anywhere. Typical bedroom communities don't have million dollar homes.

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by kttam186290

LA and the OC look at the Inland Empire the same way San Francisco and San Jose look at Stockton/Modesto/Tracy/Lodi.

I am glad they do so it will keep them out of the IE.

[pwumavs]

As an outsider but one who has relatives in Southern California and who has visited Southern California numerous times, I would have to say that the Inland Empire is part of the L.A. metro area in my mind.

Reason 1: Personal experience
My Southern California relatives live in three counties: Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino. While my closest relative and the one I by far interact with the most lives in L.A. County, we've made short visits with her to relatives in the two other counties, and never once had it ever crossed my mind that we were entering a different metro area. My close relative also doesn't seem to consider these other relatives as living in a different metro area, and she visits them frequently. Yes, the driving distances are a bit far, but the only thing I've ever thought was that people in L.A. are naturally used to driving more miles to get places, as everything is so spread out.

Reason 2: Geography
There's no distinct dividing line that separates L.A. County and San Bernardino County, and suburban development—not to mention streets and street names—continue unabated between the two counties. Riverside County is separated a bit by mountains, but the city of Riverside is just a hop and a skip away on the 91 Freeway from Orange County, which is almost always grouped with L.A.

Really, the only excuse I can think of that L.A. and the Inland Empire are considered two different metro areas is the long distances between the anchor cities of Riverside/San Bernardino and L.A. (and perhaps the attitudes/identities that residents in the two areas adopt for themselves and toward the other area). Otherwise, it's really no different from my perspective from a Dallas and Fort Worth-type situation (the situation I grew up in).

[7stringguitarguy]

I tend to use a rule of thumb. when you cross east of Pomona hills at cal poly your in the Ie . When i used to live in San Bernardino I would consider it not Los Angeles

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by pwumavs

As an outsider but one who has relatives in Southern California and who has visited Southern California numerous times, I would have to say that the Inland Empire is part of the L.A. metro area in my mind.

Reason 1: Personal experience
My Southern California relatives live in three counties: Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino. While my closest relative and the one I by far interact with the most lives in L.A. County, we've made short visits with her to relatives in the two other counties, and never once had it ever crossed my mind that we were entering a different metro area. My close relative also doesn't seem to consider these other relatives as living in a different metro area, and she visits them frequently. Yes, the driving distances are a bit far, but the only thing I've ever thought was that people in L.A. are naturally used to driving more miles to get places, as everything is so spread out.

Reason 2: Geography
There's no distinct dividing line that separates L.A. County and San Bernardino County, and suburban development—not to mention streets and street names—continue unabated between the two counties. Riverside County is separated a bit by mountains, but the city of Riverside is just a hop and a skip away on the 91 Freeway from Orange County, which is almost always grouped with L.A.

Really, the only excuse I can think of that L.A. and the Inland Empire are considered two different metro areas is the long distances between the anchor cities of Riverside/San Bernardino and L.A. (and perhaps the attitudes/identities that residents in the two areas adopt for themselves and toward the other area). Otherwise, it's really no different from my perspective from a Dallas and Fort Worth-type situation (the situation I grew up in).

There is a definite break between the Temecula Valley and metro LA or Metro San Diego. The Temecula Valley is part of the IE in SW Riverside County. There is no defined break between metro LA and western SB County.

[Missionsix]

If you went to Caribou, Maine and you wanted someone to understand where you're from geographically, Id say "Los Angeles area." But for the most part. No. the I.E. is something different all together.

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by Missionsix

If you went to Caribou, Maine and you wanted someone to understand where you're from geographically, Id say "Los Angeles area." But for the most part. No. the I.E. is something different all together.

Living in Murrieta, I don't have any connection to LA. I tell people that we live an hour north of San Diego on the 15.

[antarez]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

I consider myself part of the Greater L.A. area. I'm only 15 miles East of the L.A. County line and 45 miles East of Downtown.

How much time does that translate to during rush hour might give it a different perspective.

[Fontucky]

Rush hour is no concern of mine. The biggest obstacle I have getting to work is stepping over my sleeping dog.

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

Rush hour is no concern of mine. The biggest obstacle I have getting to work is stepping over my sleeping dog.

You have that problem too? Mine likes to lay right in the doorway.