Chino is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 67,168.
Chino and its surroundings have long been a center of dairy farming, serving the considerable demands for milk products in the Greater Los Angeles Area and much of the southwestern United States. It is also well-known as the site of a major California state prison.
Beginning in the 1970s, it developed into a somewhat downscale eastern suburb of Los Angeles, forming the western anchor of the Inland Empire region. Although the city's development has gradually taken on a more middle-class character, it is perceived by many Southern Californians as crime-ridden and smog-choked.
When the popular show The O.C. premiered on the Fox television network in August 2003, the show conveyed a very negative impression of Chino (the hometown of the series' hero) to its viewers. The city's mayor unsuccessfully demanded an apology from Fox.
Web Sites and Links
• Chino Community Theatre
Local community live theatre group offers plays and theatrical training classes.
• Chino High SchoolProvides school contact information and location.
• Chino Police DepartmentResource for information on the Chino Police Department. Job listings, directory, and other information.
• Chino Valley Independent Fire DistrictServing the Chino Valley in California - EMT, paramedic, hazmat response, and urban search and rescue.
• Chino Valley Unified School DistrictInformation, profiles, and reports on all public schools in the Chino area.
• City of ChinoOfficial municipal web site.
• Councilman Glenn DuncanCouncilman Glenn Duncan of the City of Chino presents his views on issues that face the City.
• The Yorba-Slaughter AdobeHistory of the 1850's era adobe, with link to "Battle of Chino" reenactments.
• West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control DistrictMosquito and Vector Control District, Protecting Public Health in the Chino Valley, California.
