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Originally Posted by StethJeff
There was a thread back in the day that detailed the history and woes of San Bernardino, California. The city was projected to be a major anchor of the Southern California metro. Instead, it mostly fell on hard times with a bad economy, high crime, high unemployment.
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Smog may have played a role in the decline. The eastern San Bernardino Valley until recent decades used to have horrible smog during summer and fall, much worse than the coastal areas of L.A. and Orange counties, where prevailing winds off the ocean blow the pollutants inland, where it is trapped by a mountain barrier. The air is improved, but many days still exceed the smog limits. The same is true of Central Valley, where pollutants from the Bay Area are driven by ocean winds into the Valley. Summers are also terribly hot.
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