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The Santa Barbara County area, including the Northern Channel Islands, was first settled by Native Americans at least 13,000 years ago.Evidence for a Paleoindian presence has been found in the form of a fluted Clovis-like point found in the 1980s along the western Santa Barbara Coast, as well as the remains of Arlington Springs Man found on Santa Rosa Island in the 1960s.
When San Bernardino County was established in 1853, its first sheriff was a Mormon, Robert Clift, who served until 1857. On January 12, 1856, a volunteer militia unit known as the San Bernardino Rangers was organized under the command of Captain Andrew Lytle to aid the Sheriff in suppressing raids by Indians and the gangs of outlaws like the ...
San Bernardino County (/ s æ n ˌ b ɜːr n ə ˈ d iː n oʊ / ⓘ SAN BUR-nə-DEE-noh), officially the County of San Bernardino and sometimes abbreviated as S.B. County, [8] is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area.
Santa Barbara County was at the forefront of the firefighter/paramedic introduction to the industry. [11] Although the primary Advanced Life Support (ALS) provider for the county is the private ambulance company American Medical Response (AMR), there are areas in which the county provides both dedicated ALS coverage and patient transport to ...
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) is the successor to San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG). [2] They are responsible for administering the Measure I half-cent tax which voters in San Bernardino County, California , passed most recently in 2004.
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San Bernardino Valley College is a community college in San Bernardino, California. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The two-year college has an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students and covers 82 acres.
The 1874 courthouse served until 1898, when the second courthouse was completed. This second courthouse had a protracted development: an initial proposition to issue bonds for US$125,000 (equivalent to $4,240,000 in 2023) to build a new County Jail and Court House was defeated by voters in 1887, so the board of supervisors reissued the proposition for US$75,000 in bonds to build a new Hall of ...