![]() Evenings, consistent with the desert climate and with some marine cooling, are comfortable. Summers are warm in the western portion of the counties to extremely hot and dry eastward. The climate varies by altitude and distance from the Pacific Ocean. ![]() Moving east, coastal grasses and brush give way to desert foliage, including brush, creosote bush, and cactus. Most of the valley floor to the west is developed. The area is semiarid to arid with dry valleys surrounded by desert mountain ranges. ![]() Bottom line: this area offers many Southern California advantages while bringing the negatives in somewhat smaller doses. The area is now facing many of the same issues confronting Los Angeles as a whole- overcrowding, sprawl, poor air quality, and long freeway commutes. Although rising rapidly, costs of living and housing remain relatively affordable for comparable areas in Los Angeles and Southern California. Today the main economic activities include a host of diversified light manufacturing, international trade and offices of overseas companies. Farther east through a mountain gap lie the resort communities of Palm Springs and Palm Desert. Old mansions, public buildings, and packing sheds serve as evidence of the orange-growing industry that once dominated the area, but these have been long since surrounded by housing developments, industrial parks, and commercial/retail centers. Ontario is also the site of one of the LA area’s best airports with considerable discount air service. Suburbs along the I-10 corridor, including Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana and Colton tend to be more commercial, while others off the main roads and against the area’s many mountain ranges, like Loma Linda, Chino Hills and many parts of Riverside are more residential.
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