Downtown San Bernardino
| Downtown San Bernardino | ||
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| Nickname(s): Central City, Downtown SB, Downtown Inland Empire | ||
| Motto: The Inland Empire's downtown! Community, Commerce, Culture |
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| Coordinates: 34°7′46″N 117°17′35″W / 34.12944°N 117.29306°WCoordinates: 34°7′46″N 117°17′35″W / 34.12944°N 117.29306°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | California | |
| City | San Bernardino | |
| Elevation | 1,059-1,500 ft (602 m) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| Website | Official website | |
Downtown San Bernardino is a district in the city of San Bernardino, California, in San Bernardino County, United States. It is home to city and county government buildings, and to the city's central business district. The downtown area of San Bernardino is home to multiple (and the only) diplomatic missions for the Inland Empire, being one of only four California cities with multiple consulates (the other cities being Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco). The governments of Guatemala (opened July 2014) and Mexico have established their consulates in the civic center. Downtown San Bernardino is bounded by I-215 to the west, Waterman Avenue to the east, Baseline Street to the north, and Mill Street to the south.
The San Bernardino City Council is considering another redevelopment effort. The city’s Economic Development Agency presented the council with a draft of the Downtown Core Vision / Action Plan in 2009. – a guide for revitalizing downtown San Bernardino for the next 10 years. The plan is the culmination of a year of research, community participation, and planning led by the city’s EDA and the urban planning firm EDAW. The city is discussing the construction of a new government center/civic plaza that will contain an iconic 24 story tower. On May 11, 2014 the county of San Bernardino opened a 12 story, 200-foot-tall courthouse known as the San Bernardino Justice Center. The county will consolidate many county-wide court functions in the new structure, which is the tallest building in San Bernardino and the Inland Empire.
In an attempt to revitalize the downtown area, a few youth organizations, such as the San Bernardino Generation Now, The Revolve Touch, and Sinderblocks, emerged. The groups plan to restore a sense of "Pride of ownership" to the city beginning with the Downtown Summer Fest in San Bernardino, creating attention for the beauty of the downtown district. This group uses catchy hashtags to grab the attention of many, such as #WeLoveSB14 and #WeLoveSanBernardino. The San Bernardino Generation Now movement is catching the attention of many as the city begins to rebuild and new businesses begin to look at the downtown area as an open canvas of opportunity.
Seccombe Lake Park includes a lake named after a former Mayor of San Bernardino. It is located at the corner of 5th Street and Sierra Way. On December 10, 2015, federal authorities searched the lake after receiving a tip that the shooters in the San Bernardino terrorist attack visited on the day of the attack. A dive team searched for evidence but nothing relevant was found.
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