Does the Inland Empire consider itself a part of L.A.? (Riverside: incomes, moving)

[CarawayDJ]

Originally Posted by JohnSoCal

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.

Same here. When I lived in Temecula I felt more connected to San Diego. It was easier and faster to get to San Diego than to LA. It's right on the border of San Diego County. I "think" most of the long distance commuters head to San Diego too.

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by CarawayDJ

Same here. When I lived in Temecula I felt more connected to San Diego. It was easier and faster to get to San Diego than to LA. It's right on the border of San Diego County. I "think" most of the long distance commuters head to San Diego too.

I don't commute anywhere. We go to San Diego quite often to play tourist. We often stay downtown for a 2 or 3 nights. We never go to LA unless we have to such as going to LAX.

[ColdAilment]

The Inland Empire doesn't have much national recognition. I would be willing to bet a grand majority of people that aren't in California are not familiar with the name of this area. I myself hadn't heard of it until a few years ago, and it was just when I was researching some cities and statistical data.

I'm still a little lost on some things though. Is the Inland Empire its own city with its own government, city council, and mayor?

[Count David]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

I'm still a little lost on some things though. Is the Inland Empire its own city with its own government, city council, and mayor?

No, it is dozens of cities, towns, and unincorporated areas. Each city has its own government/city council/mayor/etc. The anchors are Riverside and San Bernardino. Ontario, Corona, Fontana, Moreno Valley, Rancho Cucamonga, etc are also important members of the region.

[ColdAilment]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

No, it is dozens of cities, towns, and unincorporated areas. Each city has its own government/city council/mayor/etc. The anchors are Riverside and San Bernardino. Ontario, Corona, Fontana, Moreno Valley, Rancho Cucamonga, etc are also important members of the region.

So the Inland Empire is just a large collection of cities and towns outside of L.A., making up its own metro, which in turn is part of the greater Los Angeles area?

Just thinking about LA and all the various cities, suburbs, townships, and other areas makes my head spin. It seems enormous, and sometimes seems larger than NYC. It's easy to get lost in the numbers I suppose, LA metro is over 12 million I believe, that is enormous.

[Count David]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

So the Inland Empire is just a large collection of cities and towns outside of L.A., making up its own metro, which in turn is part of the greater Los Angeles area?

Just thinking about LA and all the various cities, suburbs, townships, and other areas makes my head spin. It seems enormous, and sometimes seems larger than NYC. It's easy to get lost in the numbers I suppose, LA metro is over 12 million I believe, that is enormous.

First paragraph, yes.

Also keep in mind, there wouldn't be much of an Empire without LA and Orange County. The IE still feeds those two counties tons of commuters each day, so think of it as a New Jersey.

CA doesn't have townships.

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

The Inland Empire doesn't have much national recognition. I would be willing to bet a grand majority of people that aren't in California are not familiar with the name of this area. I myself hadn't heard of it until a few years ago, and it was just when I was researching some cities and statistical data.

I'm still a little lost on some things though. Is the Inland Empire its own city with its own government, city council, and mayor?

We are very happy that the IE doesn't have any national recognition.

Actually the city of Riverside was quite well known and at oe time was the richest city per capita in the US.

Riverside was founded in the early 1870s and is the birthplace of the California citrus industry as well as home of the Mission Inn, the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States.[3] It is also home to the Riverside National Cemetery.

[Count David]

Originally Posted by JohnSoCal

We are very happy that the IE doesn't have any national recognition.

Actually, considering its size, it's quite sad that it doesn't.

[Fontucky]

"Inland Empire" is a name concocted by Chamber of Commerce types.

[Count David]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

"Inland Empire" is a name concocted by Chamber of Commerce types.

Yeah, because Greater Riverside sounds so much better.

^Sounds like an oxymoron.