Moreno Valley, California City of Moreno Valley Man-made lake in the Sunnymead Ranch improve of northern Moreno Valley Man-made lake in the Sunnymead Ranch improve of northern Moreno Valley Flag of Moreno Valley, California Flag Official seal of Moreno Valley, California Moreno Valley is positioned in the US Moreno Valley - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley is a town/city located in Riverside County, California and is part of the San Bernardino-Riverside Metropolitan Area.
A mostly young city, its rapid expansion from the 1980s to the early 2000s made it the second-largest town/city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's populace centers.
The town/city is closely tied to Riverside, California, the governmental center of county and biggest city in the county, which neighbors Moreno Valley directly to the west.
Moreno Valley is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area.
The Moreno Valley region was first inhabited 2,300 years ago.
Rock art, consisting of pictographs, and petroglyphs are present - though most of the petroglyphs in Moreno Valley consist of boulders with "cupules", or cup-shaped holes pecked into them. Spanish scouts blazed a number of trails in the area, including the Anza Trail, which runs through the Edgemont region of present-day Moreno Valley.
Beginning in 1883, the business collected and pumped water from Bear Valley, California in the San Bernardino Mountains to the north.
The region first acquired its current name, Moreno Valley, at this time, referring to Frank Brown (moreno is Spanish for "brown" or "brunet").
In 1899, the town/city of Redlands won a lawsuit in which the town/city claimed eminent domain over the Bear Valley water.
The revival of the Moreno Valley region began in 1918, when the United States Air Force (then the United States Army Air Service) constructed March Field on the outskirts of Riverside as part of its World War I expansion.
From 1957 to 1989, the Riverside International Raceway occupied the current site of the Moreno Valley Mall.
A view of Moreno Valley looking west down Ironwood Avenue.
Although similar measures had floundered in 1968 and 1983, a measure to form the town/city of Moreno Valley was allowed by voters in 1984.
On December 3, 1984, the communities of Edgemont, Sunnymead, and Moreno united with close-by areas to form the general law town/city of Moreno Valley.
By 1990, Moreno Valley had exploded in populace growth to turn into the second biggest city in Riverside County with a populace of over 118,000.
In the 1990s, the robust Moreno Valley economy deteriorated, largely due to the statewide economic downturn.
The surplus territory was given to the March Joint Powers Authority, made up of delegates of Riverside County and the metros/cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris for development.
From 1957 to 1989 the Riverside global Raceway occupied the current site of the Moreno Valley Mall.
On the east end of the town/city off Moreno Beach Drive, a new Wal-Mart was opened in early 2006 (233,000 sq ft (21,600 m2) next to the Moreno Valley Auto Mall.
This is also the site of the first Super Target in California and the first Best Buy store positioned inside Moreno Valley town/city limits, which opened in July and October 2007, in the order given.
The exit off state route 60 is the chief way to the Moreno Valley Ranch Golf Course, once encompassed in Golf Magazine's Top 75 Golf Courses in the USA.
On February 13, 2007, the City Council passed, by a vote of 4 1, a controversial resolution christening the easterly half of the town/city (roughly from Lasselle Street to Gilman Springs Road) "Rancho Belago", a pastiche of Spanish and Italian words. The town/city council's resolution includes the 92555 ZIP Code inside the boundaries of the area, as reported by the Press Enterprise newspaper.
Today, Moreno Valley is home to around 200,000 inhabitants and once again, experienced an economic bust (the late 2000s Recession) to restart again in a new evolution boom.
Moreno Valley is quickly becoming a Latino majority town/city (over 50+ percent) and now has a high percentage of African-Americans (18.0% as stated to the 2010 U.S.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 51.5 square miles (133 km2), of which, 51.3 square miles (133 km2) of it is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it is water.
Southern Moreno Valley, viewed looking south down Kitching Street.
View of Box Spring Mountain from RCC: Moreno Valley.
Moreno Valley is positioned at a geographic crossroad.
To the east lie the San Gorgonio Pass and Coachella Valley; to the south are Lake Perris, Perris, the San Jacinto Mountains, and the route to San Diego; to the north are the San Bernardino Valley and San Bernardino Mountains.
The heavily traveled routes of State Route 60 (locally called the Moreno Valley Freeway) and Interstate 215 both pass through the city.
One of the most visible geographical features in Moreno Valley, visible from almost anywhere in the city, is Box Springs Mountain.
This mountain at the northwest end of the town/city towers over the city, providing a concrete landmark.
The letter had lights installed on December 3, 2005 to jubilate Moreno Valley's 21st anniversary of its incorporation and the culmination of the repairs of heavy damage to the M, due to excessive precipitation the year before.
Between December 2, 2009 and December 6, 2009, Moreno Valley, along with Edison lit up the "M" in celebration of the city's 25th anniversary.
Moreno Valley has a mild semi-arid climate (Koppen BSh), with Mediterranean characteristics.
Climate data for Moreno Valley, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Moreno Valley had a populace of 193,365.
The ethnic makeup of Moreno Valley was 80,969 (41.9%) White (18.9% Non-Hispanic White), 34,889 (18.0%) African American, 1,721 (0.9%) Native American, 11,867 (6.1%) Asian, 1,117 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 51,741 (26.8%) from other competitions, and 11,061 (5.7%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 62,496 citizens (32.3%) under the age of 18, 23,563 citizens (12.2%) aged 18 to 24, 53,726 citizens (27.8%) aged 25 to 44, 41,446 citizens (21.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 12,134 citizens (6.3%) who were 65 years of age or older.
During 2009 2013, Moreno Valley had a median homehold income of $54,918, with 19.5% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. Moreno Valley has increasingly turn into a destination for black families from Los Angeles County.
Between 2006-2007 alone, Moreno Valley saw a 13% increase in its black population. In the city, the populace was spread out with 36.8% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Moreno Valley incorporated in 1984 as a general law city. The town/city is divided into four districts, each of which elect a representative to the town/city council with a directly propel mayor.
The council also selects the town/city manager, the town/city attorney, and town/city clerk.
According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $243.3 million in Revenues, $132.8 million in expenditures, $1,076.3 million in total assets, $195.3 million in total liabilities, and $293.8 million in cash and investments. In the state legislature, Moreno Valley is in the 31st Senate District, represented by Democrat Richard Roth, and in the 61st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jose Medina. In the United States House of Representatives, Moreno Valley is in California's 41st congressional district, represented by Democrat Mark Takano. Moreno Valley is served by its own county-wide station of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for law enforcement.
The sheriff's station is presently commanded by Sheriff's Captain Joel Ontiveros, who also functions as Moreno Valley's Chief of Police.
The town/city of Moreno Valley contracts for fire and paramedic services with the Riverside County Fire Department through a cooperative agreement with CAL FIRE. 7 paramedic engines and a truck business furnish both fire and paramedic services to the city.
Moreno Valley's major and secondary education needs are fulfilled by the Moreno Valley Unified School District and the Val Verde Unified School District.
The former serves approximately 35,000 students, the bulk of the city's children, and has 35 schools, including five high schools: Moreno Valley High School, Canyon Springs High School, Valley View High School, March Mountain High School, and Vista del Lago High School.
Val Verde District serves part of southern and easterly Moreno Valley, in addition to parts of Perris, Mead Valley, and unincorporated areas.
It serves about 13,000 students and maintains 12 schools; one of its high schools, Rancho Verde High School, is positioned in Moreno Valley.
Some private schools exist, including the small-town Valley Christian Academy, established in 1979, and Calvary Chapel Christian School, which serves students Kindergarten to twelfth grade.
There is also burgeoning number of charter schools inside Moreno Valley region including Excel Prep Charter School Inland Empire, a K 6 school, Riverside County Educational Academy, and Audeo Charter School, a 6 12 autonomous study program. The Riverside Community College District, RCCD, serves 6,500 students at their Moreno Valley College campus.
In Neighboring Riverside, students may opt to attend RCCD's chief campus, Riverside Community College, the University of California, Riverside, La Sierra University or California Baptist University.
California State University, San Bernardino is another prominent school for town/city high school graduates.
The Moreno Valley/March Field station, just west of the town/city limits, of the Greater Los Angeles commuter rail fitness Metrolink, opened in June 2016.
Monday through Friday service is provided on the 91 Line connecting the Moreno Valley region with Riverside, Downtown Los Angeles and Perris to the south. The Riverside Transit Agency provides small-town and express/commuter bus services.
According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 2 Moreno Valley Unified School District 3,752 4 Moreno Valley Mall 1,669 5 City of Moreno Valley 1,183 Kaiser Permanente Community Hospital, formerly Moreno Valley Community Hospital, is a General Acute Care Hospital with Basic Emergency Services as of 2008. Kaiser Permanente officially acquired the Moreno Valley Community Hospital and took complete control in July 2008.
Moreno Valley inhabitants will not feel the effects of the acquisition immediately, as Kaiser Permanente members were asked to continue using the close-by Riverside facility and the Moreno Valley Clinic for hospital services while the transition process is completed.
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