Commentary: From affluent Riverside neighborhoods to disadvantaged communities in San Bernardino, the proliferation of warehouses across the Inland Empire is affecting everyone who calls this region home.
Daniel Jivanjee, 34, smells a plucked radish at the Garden of Health community garden, which provides and gives access to fresh organic produce to families across San Bernardino. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMattersFrom affluent Riverside neighborhoods to disadvantaged communities in San Bernardino, the proliferation of warehouses across the Inland Empire is affecting everyone who calls this region home.
About 25 miles north is a grittier San Bernardino neighborhood next to the airport where most residents are renters. Many do not speak English. A community garden offers a chance to raise herbs and vegetables, and Daniel Jivanjee tends it with loving care. These communities in Riverside and San Bernardino are undeniably different but share a common foe.
SCAG emphasized that the per-capita earnings in the Inland Empire consistently rank below most of California, a factWhile the progress has been uneven, the price has been heavy. Trucks bring goods in from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, among other places, then ship them across the country. That ties up roads and highways – the major thoroughfares to and from Los Angeles these days are stuffed with truck traffic.
One dismaying byproduct of all this is the effect it has had on confidence in government. Residents of these communities understand the pressures of growth and the interests of companies in expansion and profit. They turn to their elected representatives to balance those pressures with the needs of their constituents – for clean air, convenient commutes, safe spaces for children and families.
Jones-McCrary will either have to suffer a giant new neighbor or move – in the service of jobs and trade that mean little to him. The San Bernardino project would displace more than 2,000 people, and they do not know whether they will get relocation assistance. Even if they do secure some money to relocate, this is their home. Moving will strip them of friends, neighborhoods, routines, their sense of community. The puzzle is over who to ask for help.
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