Fontana, California#Law enforcement

Native Americans inhabited the area.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E9DRvQBqPXEC&q=fontana+california+native+americans | title=Native Americans of Riverside County | isbn=978-0-7385-4685-8 | last1=Trafzer | first1=Clifford E. | last2=Smith | first2=Jeffrey A. | date=2006 | publisher=Arcadia }}

Fontana, formerly Rosena from 1890{{cite web | url=https://main.sbcounty.gov/sbcounty-history/ | title=SBCounty History }} to 1919,{{cite web |title=San Bernardino Topographic map 1898 |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/img4/ht_icons/overlay/CA/CA_San%20Bernardino_298863_1898_62500_geo.jpg |publisher=USGS |access-date=August 11, 2023}}{{cite web |title=About the City of Fontana {{!}} Fontana, CA - Official Website |url=https://www.fontanaca.gov/31/About-Us |website=www.fontanaca.gov |access-date=August 11, 2023}} was founded in 1919 by Azariel Blanchard Miller.{{cite web|url=http://www.fusd.net/fusdhistory/schoolnames.stm |title=History of schools in the Fontana Unified School District |publisher=Fusd.net |access-date=December 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123174408/http://fusd.net/fusdhistory/schoolnames.stm |archive-date=November 23, 2010 }} The name fontana is Italian for fountain or water source; the city is close to the Santa Ana River to the east. Within a few years, it became an agricultural town of citrus orchards, vineyards and chicken ranches and astride U.S. Route 66 (now known as Foothill Boulevard). The Fontana area was radically transformed during World War II when Henry J. Kaiser built the Kaiser Steel plant just outside the city limits.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-27/fontana-california-warehouses-inland-empire-pollution|title=When your house is surrounded by massive warehouses|last=Esquivel|first=Paloma|date=October 27, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=October 27, 2019}} At the time, it was one of only two steel mills west of the Mississippi River. To provide for the plant workers' health needs, Henry J. Kaiser constructed the Fontana Kaiser Permanente medical facility, now the largest managed care organization in the United States.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Fontana was home to a drag racing strip that was a venue in the NHRA circuit. Mickey Thompson's Fontana International Dragway was also referred to as Fontana Drag City or Fontana Drag Strip. The original Fontana strip is gone, but the owners of NASCAR's new Auto Club Speedway opened a NHRA-sanctioned drag strip just oustside Fontana in mid-2006.

Ro-Val's automobile museum, located on Foothill Boulevard on the western outskirts between Fontana and Cucamonga, was the home for many classic automobiles of the 1920s and 1930s, including a huge vehicle once owned by screen actor Fatty Arbuckle. When the Ro-Val museum closed, the vehicles were sold to Bill Harrah, a Nevada casino owner and automobile collector, who placed them on display in the museum located at his casino.

In 2000, the city had a total population of 128,929; by 2020, the city had 212,704 residents. This rapid growth was largely due to the numerous large, new residential developments built in the sparsely populated northern part of the city, as well as with the city's aggressive (and highly successful) campaign to annex several unincorporated, but developed, San Bernardino County areas in 2006–2007.

In 2019, the California Air Resources Board advised the City against housing people within 1,000 feet of industrial warehouses because of harmful truck pollution.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-27/fontana-california-warehouses-inland-empire-pollution|title=When your house is surrounded by massive warehouses|date=October 27, 2019|newspaper=Los Angeles Times }} The city was also sued by San Bernardino County, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club and the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice over the approval of West Valley Logistics Center, which violated state environmental laws.{{cite news |url=https://www.sbsun.com/san-bernardino-county-environmental-groups-sue-fontana-over-massive-warehouse-complex|title=San Bernardino County, environmental groups sue Fontana over massive warehouse complex|date=April 16, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2019/west-valley-logistics-center-04-12-2019.php |title=Lawsuit Challenges Massive Southern California Warehouse Project |publisher=Biologicaldiversity.org |date=April 12, 2019 |accessdate=April 5, 2022}}

In 2021, the city was sued by the State of California Attorney General's office for violation of the California Environmental Quality Act by encouraging warehouse development in low-income areas.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2021/07/26/state-sues-fontana-to-block-sprawling-warehouse-project-in-low-income-area|title=State sues Fontana to block sprawling warehouse project in low-income area|date=July 26, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sbcsentinel.com/2021/07/california-attorney-general-sues-fontana-to-end-warehouse-oversaturation/|title=California Attorney General Sues Fontana To End Warehouse Oversaturation | SBCSentinel|date=July 24, 2021 }}

Most of the city of Fontana, like its eastern neighbors Rialto and San Bernardino, is built atop a geologically young, gently southward-sloping alluvial fan from nearby Lytle Creek, deposited mainly during the Holocene and late-Pleistocene epochs. There are also sedimentary deposits of similar age from Etiwanda Creek on the western edge of the city. However, the northern and southern edges of the city are formed by the much older San Gabriel and Jurupa mountain ranges, respectively. The Jurupa Mountains are composed primarily of Cretaceous and Paleozoic-era rocks, as are the San Gabriels, which also include even older, Proterozoic formations.{{cite web|url=http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-418/fon_map.pdf|title=Preliminary Geologica Map of the Fontana 7.5' Quadrangle, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California|publisher=USGS|first1=D. M.|last1=Morton|first2=Kelly R.|last2=Bovard|access-date=December 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040727120532/http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-418/fon_map.pdf|archive-date=July 27, 2004}}{{cite web|url=http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-173/devre_map.pdf|title=Geologic Map of the Devore 7.5' Quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California|publisher=USGS|first1=Douglas M.|last1=Morton|first2=Jonathan C.|last2=Matti|first3=Gregory L.|last3=Morton|first4=P. M.|last4=Cossette|year=2001|access-date=December 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040725031819/http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-173/devre_map.pdf|archive-date=July 25, 2004}} The most prominent of the San Gabriel Mountains visible from Fontana is Cucamonga Peak, elevation {{convert|8,859|ft|m}}. Additionally, the Cucamonga Fault Zone, contiguous with the Sierra Madre Fault Zone, runs through the northern part of the city, along the base of the San Gabriels, notably through the Hunter's Ridge and Coyote Canyon planned communities. It is estimated to be capable of producing earthquakes approximately of magnitude 6.0-7.0.{{Cite web |title=Southern California Earthquake Data Center at Caltech |url=http://www.data.scec.org/significant/cucamonga.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717035258/http://www.data.scec.org/significant/cucamonga.html |archive-date=July 17, 2014 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=www.data.scec.org |url-status=dead }}

The city's listed elevation, measured from the northeast corner of the intersection of Upland Avenue and Sierra Avenue, downtown by City Hall, is {{convert|1237|ft|m}}. The highest elevation within the city limits is approximately {{convert|2,600|ft|m}}, in the northernmost part of the Panorama neighborhood of Hunter's Ridge. The lowest point within the city limits is approximately {{convert|840|ft|m}}, at the intersection of Etiwanda and Philadelphia avenues, in the extreme southwestern corner of the city.{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=34.103561,-117.454147&spn=0.146404,0.350189&t=p&z=12 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Google Maps |language=en}} This difference in elevation is due to the southward slope of the Lytle Creek alluvial fan.

The city is frequently affected by the strong, hot and dry Santa Ana winds as they blow through the nearby Cajon Pass of the San Gabriel Mountains, from the Mojave Desert. Fontana can also be extremely hot in summer, well over {{convert|100|F|C}}.{{Cite web |date= |title=Average High/Low Temperatures for KONT : Weather Underground |url=http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayNORMS.asp?AirportCode=KONT&SafeCityName=Fontana&StateCode=CA&Units=none&IATA=PMD |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406115805/http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayNORMS.asp?AirportCode=KONT&SafeCityName=Fontana&StateCode=CA&Units=none&IATA=PMD |archive-date=2008-04-06 |access-date= |website=www.wunderground.com}}

{{Weather box

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|Jan record high C = 33.9

|Feb record high C = 33.3

|Mar record high C = 36.1

|Apr record high C = 38.9

|May record high C = 44.4

|Jun record high C = 43.9

|Jul record high C = 45.6

|Aug record high C = 43.9

|Sep record high C = 47.2

|Oct record high C = 42.2

|Nov record high C = 35.6

|Dec record high C = 33.9

|Jan record high F = 93

|Feb record high F = 92

|Mar record high F = 97

|Apr record high F = 102

|May record high F = 112

|Jun record high F = 111

|Jul record high F = 114

|Aug record high F = 111

|Sep record high F = 117

|Oct record high F = 108

|Nov record high F = 96

|Dec record high F = 93

|year record high C = 47.2

|year record high F = 117

|Jan high C = 20

|Feb high C = 21.1

|Mar high C = 21.7

|Apr high C = 24.4

|May high C = 26.7

|Jun high C = 31.1

|Jul high C = 35

|Aug high C = 35

|Sep high C = 32.8

|Oct high C = 28.3

|Nov high C = 23.3

|Dec high C = 20.6

|Jan high F = 69

|Feb high F = 70

|Mar high F = 71

|Apr high F = 77

|May high F = 81

|Jun high F = 89

|Jul high F = 95

|Aug high F = 96

|Sep high F = 92

|Oct high F = 83

|Nov high F = 74

|Dec high F = 70

|year high C = 27.4

|year high F = 81

|Jan low C = 7.2

|Feb low C = 8.3

|Mar low C = 8.3

|Apr low C = 9.4

|May low C = 11.7

|Jun low C = 13.9

|Jul low C = 16.7

|Aug low C = 17.2

|Sep low C = 16.7

|Oct low C = 13.3

|Nov low C = 9.4

|Dec low C = 6.7

|Jan low F = 46

|Feb low F = 47

|Mar low F = 48

|Apr low F = 50

|May low F = 53

|Jun low F = 58

|Jul low F = 63

|Aug low F = 64

|Sep low F = 63

|Oct low F = 57

|Nov low F = 50

|Dec low F = 46

|year low C = 11.87

|year low F = 53.8

|Jan record low C = −5.6

|Feb record low C = −2.2

|Mar record low C = −1.1

|Apr record low C = −1.1

|May record low C = 1.7

|Jun record low C = 5.6

|Jul record low C = 8.9

|Aug record low C = 8.9

|Sep record low C = 6.7

|Oct record low C = 0.6

|Nov record low C = −2.2

|Dec record low C = −5

|Jan record low F = 22

|Feb record low F = 28

|Mar record low F = 30

|Apr record low F = 30

|May record low F = 35

|Jun record low F = 42

|Jul record low F = 48

|Aug record low F = 48

|Sep record low F = 44

|Oct record low F = 33

|Nov record low F = 28

|Dec record low F = 23

|year record low C = −5.6

|year record low F = 22

|Jan precipitation cm = 8.89

|Feb precipitation cm = 8.68

|Mar precipitation cm = 8.86

|Apr precipitation cm = 1.60

|May precipitation cm = 0.48

|Jun precipitation cm = 0.02

|Jul precipitation cm = 0

|Aug precipitation cm = 0.27

|Sep precipitation cm = 0.66

|Oct precipitation cm = 0.68

|Nov precipitation cm = 3.20

|Dec precipitation cm = 4.14

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|Feb precipitation inch = 3.42

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|May precipitation inch = 0.19

|Jun precipitation inch = 0.01

|Jul precipitation inch = 0.00

|Aug precipitation inch = 0.11

|Sep precipitation inch = 0.26

|Oct precipitation inch = 0.27

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.26

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.63

|year precipitation cm = 37.51

|year precipitation inch = 14.77

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{{US Census population

|1960= 14659

|1970= 20673

|1980= 36804

|1990= 87535

|2000= 128929

|2010= 196069

|2020= 208393

|estyear= 2021

|estimate= 210761

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The 2020 United States census reported that Fontana had a population of 208,393. The population density was {{convert|4,838.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Fontana was 23.9% White, 9.0% African American, 2.2% Native American, 8.5% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 38.1% from other races, and 18.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.8% of the population.{{cite web |title=Fontana city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0624680 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 20, 2025}}

The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized.

There were 54,532 households, out of which 51.4% included children under the age of 18, 57.7% were married-couple households, 6.8% were cohabiting couple households, 22.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 9.9% of households were one person, and 4.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.81. There were 46,961 families (86.1% of all households).{{cite web |title=Fontana city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0624680 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 20, 2025}}

The age distribution was 27.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% aged 18 to 24, 28.0% aged 25 to 44, 24.3% aged 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 32.9{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males.

There were 55,632 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,291.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 54,532 (98.0%) were occupied. Of these, 66.8% were owner-occupied, and 33.2% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 28.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 42.0% spoke only English at home, 49.5% spoke Spanish, 1.1% spoke other Indo-European languages, 5.5% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 2.0% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 79.0% were high school graduates and 20.4% had a bachelor's degree.{{cite web |title=Fontana city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0624680 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 20, 2025}}

The median household income was $98,187, and the per capita income was $31,888. About 8.9% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line.{{cite web |title=Fontana city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0624680 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 20, 2025}}

The 2010 United States census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0624680|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024912/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0624680|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Fontana city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}} reported that Fontana had a population of 196,069. The population density was {{convert|4,620.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Fontana was 92,978 (47.4%) White (15.4% Non-Hispanic White),{{cite web |title=Fontana (city), California |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0624680.html |access-date=February 18, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120182739/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0624680.html |archive-date=January 20, 2016 }} 19,574 (10.0%) African American, 1,957 (1.0%) Native American, 12,948 (6.6%) Asian, 547 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 58,449 (29.8%) from other races, and 9,616 (4.9%) from two or more races. There were 130,957 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (66.8%).

The Census reported that 195,625 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 216 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 228 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 49,116 households, out of which 29,465 (60.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 30,245 (61.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 8,074 (16.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4,125 (8.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3,447 (7.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 317 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 4,801 households (9.8%) were made up of individuals, and 1,633 (3.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.98. There were 42,444 families (86.4% of all households); the average family size was 4.18.

In the city, 64,521 people (32.9%) were under the age of 18, 22,995 people (11.7%) aged 18 to 24, 57,646 people (29.4%) aged 25 to 44, 39,823 people (20.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 11,084 people (5.7%) were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

There were 51,857 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,222.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 33,862 (68.9%) were owner-occupied, and 15,254 (31.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%. 134,857 people (68.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 60,768 people (31.0%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States census, Fontana had a median household income of $64,195, with 15.0% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

German, Irish, English, Italian and European are the most common ancestries. Spanish and Tagalog are the most common non-English languages.{{Cite web |title=Fontana, CA Real Estate Market Data - NeighborhoodScout |url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/fontana |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=www.neighborhoodscout.com}}

Fontana's economy is driven largely by industrial uses, particularly trucking-based industries. Public funding assists in reducing the associated pollution impacts the community.{{cite web|url= https://www.trucks.com/2017/03/13/electric-trucks-california-freight-yard/ |title=First of 27 BYD Electric Trucks Deployed at California Freight Yard |last=O'Dell |first=John |date=March 13, 2017 |access-date=November 21, 2017 }}

In 2025, ZM Trucks announced plans to build a 210,000-square-foot zero-emission-truck manufacturing facility in Fontana. The facility also will serve at the company's corporate headquarter. ZM Trucks said the plant will be able to produce up to 100,000 medium- and heavy-duty all-electric vehicles per year.{{cite web|url= https://electrek.co/2025/01/29/zm-trucks-announces-new-electric-truck-factory-in-california/|title=ZM Trucks announces new electric truck factory in California |last=Borras |first=Jo |access-date=January 29, 2025 |website=www.electrek.co}}

According to the city's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,{{cite web |title=ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT Year Ended June 30, 2023 |url=https://www.fontanaca.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2844 |website=City of Fontana |access-date=October 15, 2023}} the top employers in the city are:

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The Center Stage Theater was built in the Art Deco style in 1937, and designed by architect C.H. Boller. The former Fontana (movie) Theater was recently renovated during 2004–2008 after several decades of various other uses, into a live dinner theater, with $6,000,000 in funds earmarked by the Fontana City Council. It reopened to the public on July 25, 2008.{{Cite web |date= |title=Tibbies Center Stage Theatre, Fontana, Ca |url=http://centerstagefontana.com/?page_id=119 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711221623/http://centerstagefontana.com/?page_id=119 |archive-date=2009-07-11 |access-date= |website=centerstagefontana.com}} The Theater closed in 2022 for another major renovation, reopening

in 2024 as Stage Red in honor of Fontana-raised musician Sammy Hagar, who performed on opening night.{{cite web | url=https://www.sbsun.com/2024/06/16/sammy-hagar-returns-home-with-opening-of-stage-red-in-fontana/ | title=Sammy Hagar returns home with opening of Stage Red in Fontana | date=June 19, 2024 }}

The Art Depot is one of Fontana's original community centers, and is a specialized Cultural Arts facility. Originally built as a freight depot of the Pacific Electric Railway in 1915, the Art Depot sits alongside the newly landscaped Pacific Electric Trail in the Helen Putnam Historical Plaza. The Art Depot offers art classes, open studio activities, and special events.{{cite web |url=http://www.fontana.org/main/parks_rec/art_depot.htm |title= Fontana Art Depot|website=www.fontana.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528094955/http://www.fontana.org/main/parks_rec/art_depot.htm |archive-date=May 28, 2009}}

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Auto Club Speedway, was a racetrack that played host to the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series, along with former IndyCar Series events. It is located in an unincorporated area just outside of Fontana. It is built on the former site of the Kaiser Steel mill. The large smelting furnaces of the mill were sold to China, and the rest remains a working steel mill operated by California Steel Industries, which is owned by the Japanese company JFE Steel Corporation.{{cite web|url=http://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/company/g-about/index.html |title=JFE holdings csi info |publisher=Jfe-holdings.co.jp |access-date=December 22, 2010}} The track is currently transforming from a 2-mile oval into a 0.5 mile long short track that is similar in style to the Bristol Motor Speedway. In 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced demolition to be pushed back a year.{{cite web|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/09/08/nascar-seeks-to-reshape-auto-club-speedway-into-a-short-track/|title=NASCAR looks to make Auto Club Speedway into short track - NBC Sports|date=September 8, 2020}}

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The Lewis Library and Technology Center, opened in 2008 at an estimated cost of over $60,000,000, is the largest library in the San Bernardino County Library System.{{Cite press release|title=Supervisors Support Fontana Library Fundraiser |publisher=County Supervisor Paul Biane |date=April 5, 2006 |url=http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/bosd2/viewer/attachment.ashx?ID=c645befd-df22-4900-8512-85b9b0bdbd9c |access-date=January 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622022103/http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/bosd2/viewer/attachment.ashx?ID=c645befd-df22-4900-8512-85b9b0bdbd9c |archive-date=June 22, 2011 }}

Martin Tudor Jurupa Hills Regional Park, is a {{convert|861|acre|adj=on}}{{cite web |title=Chapter 7 Conservation, Open Space, Parks and Trails 7.1 |url=https://www.fontanaca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26746/Chapter-7---Conservation-Open-Space-Parks-and-Trails |website=City of Fontana |access-date=4 July 2024}} multi-use park at the northeastern end of Mount Jurupa. The park includes the Mary Vagle Museum & Nature Center, the Martin Tudor Splash Park, and a {{convert|5|acre|adj=on}} ancient Native American historic site.{{cite news |last1=Becker |first1=Ingred |title=Park may display ancient Indian carvings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70013177/ancient-indian-site-at-jurupa-hills/ |access-date=February 12, 2021 |newspaper=The Sun |issue=212 |volume=112 |date=July 31, 1985 |location=San Bernardino, CA |page=25}}{{cite web |title=Fontana Parks & Sport Complex |url=https://www.fontana.org/DocumentCenter/View/31336/Fontana-Parks--Sports-Complex- |website=Fontana, California |publisher=City of Fontana; Community Services |access-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019141716/https://www.fontana.org/DocumentCenter/View/31336/Fontana-Parks--Sports-Complex- |archive-date=October 19, 2020}}

The Cypress Neighborhood Center has in Fontana for over 30 years. Since then, it has undergone some renovations and changed some of its programming.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} The programming includes ballet, dance, karate, kickboxing, and a Tiny Tot program.{{cite web|title=Cypress Neighborhood Center|url=http://www.fontana.org/index.aspx?nid=190|work=City of Fontana Cypress Neighborhood Center|publisher=City of Fontana|access-date= June 4, 2012}}

The Don Day Neighborhood Center is a community recreation center located in South Fontana. Attached to the center is an outside pool that is only opened for the summer. They have open rooms used for programs like mixed martial arts, dance, fitness, gymnastics and events. There is a Tiny Tot Program affiliated with the center as well.

The center is also combined with Southridge Park, which has tennis courts, basketball courts, mountain bike trails, baseball fields, playgrounds, and open spaces.{{cite web|title=Don Day Neighborhood Center|url=http://www.fontana.org/index.aspx?NID=192|work=City of Fontana Don Day Neighborhood Center|publisher=City of Fontana|access-date= June 4, 2012}}

Upon opening to the public on October 25, 2008, Fontana Park (located in the northern part of the city at Summit Avenue and Lytle Creek Road), is now the city's second largest municipal park, featuring a large community center (Jessie Turner Health and Fitness Community Center), aquatic center, skate park, dog park, basketball gym, sports pavilion, and several child-oriented play areas.

File:Fontana, California City Hall - panoramio.jpg

Fontana is a general law city; it has no city charter. Led by a council composed of a mayor and four councilmembers, it uses a council-manager form of government. The mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer are elected at-large to serve four-year terms, while councilmembers are elected by district, also serving four-year terms.{{cite web |title=District Elections {{!}} Fontana, CA - Official Website |url=https://www.fontanaca.gov/2760/District-Elections |website=www.fontanaca.gov |access-date=16 May 2024}}

According to data from the California State Controller’s Office, Fontana’s government-wide revenues totaled approximately $362.41 million and expenditures were about $320.75 million for 2023.{{Cite web |title=Local Government Financial Data |url=https://cities.bythenumbers.sco.ca.gov/#!/year/2023/revenue/0/entity_name/Fontana/0/category?vis=barChart |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=cities.bythenumbers.sco.ca.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Local Government Financial Data |url=https://cities.bythenumbers.sco.ca.gov/#!/year/2023/operating/0/entity_name/Fontana/0/category?vis=barChart |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=cities.bythenumbers.sco.ca.gov |language=en}}

In 2021, city leadership was criticized by the California State Controller's Office for paying former city manager Ken Hunt $932,623 in 2020, though he had not worked a single day.{{cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/02/former-fontana-city-manager-made-nearly-1-million-without-working-a-day-in-2020/|title = Former Fontana city manager made nearly $1 million without working a day in 2020|date = July 2, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sco.ca.gov/eo_pressrel21871.html|title = SCO | Welcome to the State Controller's Website}} The city mayor and city council declined to explain why such compensation was warranted for a city manager who had not worked in the city since 2019. The city council also failed to follow the Brown Act, which requires public agencies to specifically list closed-session items for terminations.{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-30/head-of-california-town-made-933-000-in-2020-dwarfing-la-mayor |title=Head of a California Town Made $933,000 in 2020, Dwarfing LA Mayor |first=Christopher |last=Palmeri |date=June 30, 2021 |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=April 5, 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/why-did-fontana-city-manager-make-932-623-last-year-city-provides-explanation/article_21f77084-da84-11eb-8e62-0bbd31cf7401.html|title = Why did 'Fontana city manager' make $932,623 last year? City provides explanation}}{{cite news |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/02/former-fontana-city-manager-made-nearly-1-million-without-working-a-day-in-2020/|title = Former Fontana city manager made nearly $1 million without working a day in 2020|date = July 2, 2021}}

In the California State Legislature, Fontana is in {{Representative|casd|20|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|47|fmt=adistrict}}.{{cite web| url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html| title = Statewide Database| publisher = UC Regents| access-date = November 29, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html| archive-date = February 1, 2015| url-status = dead}}

In the United States House of Representatives, Fontana is split between California's 33rd and 35th districts,{{Cite web |title=Final Maps {{!}} California Citizens Redistricting Commission |url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/final-maps/ |access-date=July 20, 2023 |language=en}} which are represented by Democrat Pete Aguilar and Democrat Norma Torres, respectively.

While most residents of the city attend schools within the Fontana Unified School District, some areas of the city are served by neighboring school districts:

• The northwest area of the city is partly served by the Etiwanda School District (K thru 8 only) and the Chaffey Joint Union High School District (high schools only).
• The southeast area of the city is partly served by the Colton Joint Unified School District.
• The northeast area of the city is partly served by the Rialto Unified School District.

There are two options for youth charter schools in Fontana. These schools are chartered through the Victor Valley Union High School District and offer an independent study program and small group classes to obtain a high school diploma.

A new charter school will also be ASA Fontana (K-8th grade) located inside Locust school in the Fontana school district

In 2026, construction will begin on a new $210.6 million Chaffey College campus in Fontana, replacing the community college's existing Fontana campus. The new facility will have four buildings across 15 acres, and will include a welcome center and library, an instructional building, an automotive technology laboratory and an operations and maintenance building.{{cite web | url=https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/chaffey-college-building-new-fontana-campus/article_b03ca804-ace1-11ef-a5cd-035eb93e41fe.html | title=Community College building new Fontana campus | date=November 29, 2024 }}

File:I-210 CA-210 Foothill Freeway.jpg near the Citrus Avenue off-ramp]]

The Metrolink rail service to the greater Los Angeles area has a station that runs through the center of town, connecting to downtown Los Angeles and San Bernardino. The city of Fontana is ten minutes away from Ontario International Airport.{{cite web|url=http://www.fontana.org/main/visitor_info.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505015327/http://www.fontana.org/main/visitor_info.htm |url-status=dead |title=Visitor Information|archive-date=May 5, 2010}}

The city is served by Omnitrans bus service.{{cite web|url=http://www.omnitrans.org/routes/ |title=Routes & Schedules |publisher=Omnitrans.org |access-date=November 19, 2011}} and VVTA.

File:FontanaOrange.jpg is one of the last extant giant orange-shaped fruit stands once common to the region. This stand was built in 1936 and moved to its present location in 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/10600 |title=Roadside America. Fontana, California - Giant Orange Stand |publisher=Roadsideamerica.com |access-date=December 22, 2010}}]]

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Fontana receives electrical power through Southern California Edison. Gas service is provided by the Southern California Gas Company. Telephone and DSL Internet service are through AT&T and Frontier Communications, though Frontier serves a smaller portion of the city. Charter Communications also provides cable television and cable Internet access. Burrtec Waste provides rubbish and trash collection throughout the city. Burrtec offers both regular waste and green waste recycling programs. Fontana is served by five different water companies, but none of their service areas overlap. These companies are: Fontana Water; the Cucamonga Valley Water District; Marygold Mutual Water; and West Valley Water District, and the city of Rialto. Sewage service in the city is provided by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, but is billed out by the city of Fontana itself.{{cite web|url=http://www.fontana.org/index.aspx?nid=687 |title=Residents Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Fontana.org |access-date=December 22, 2010}} The Fontana community is serviced by KFON-TV (commonly known as Fontana Community Television), a Government-access television (GATV) station.{{cite web |url=https://www.fontana.org/Index.aspx?NID=162 |title=KFON-TV |publisher=City of Fontana, CA |access-date=February 28, 2016}}

Fontana is home to the Kaiser Permanente-Fontana Hospital. Located on Sierra Avenue, and occupying most of the block between Sierra, Marygold, and Palmetto Avenues, and Valley Boulevard, The campus is one of the largest healthcare facilities in the Inland Empire Region. The various facilities are also among the tallest and largest buildings in the city (other than industrial distribution centers).

The hospital is home to sixty different specialized departments, plus emergency care.{{cite web |url=https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/health/care/!ut/p/c5/dY9LboMwFADPkgNUNpTyWdqFCl7DJ4GEzwaZNKEmYIOKMOT0TQ_Qme1sBlXoqWALb9nMpWA9KlBl1h-QxpRqBGMKBg5CEh3fADDGGgJUtb1snmWelcpyZag8ck6MFfT0GI7FTV5I3NkHzYJ1rszWTubwrE9g66HPN0XB304TV3PG0pQlUXr1lrXB0x7Wr8ixTl73sNzuc98JvYYxmAeRTz-0nEtGne3h3nhZ1K9YazjPhBFwp79s4tB3oDL1nUlbrHHyWFp6H8T7hvK_O7PG_0Awinw5XNF4b_AL2e1-Add2q6k!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ |title=Kaiser Permanente. About this facility |publisher=Health.kaiserpermanente.org |access-date=December 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121221040917/https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/health/care/!ut/p/c5/dY9LboMwFADPkgNUNpTyWdqFCl7DJ4GEzwaZNKEmYIOKMOT0TQ_Qme1sBlXoqWALb9nMpWA9KlBl1h-QxpRqBGMKBg5CEh3fADDGGgJUtb1snmWelcpyZag8ck6MFfT0GI7FTV5I3NkHzYJ1rszWTubwrE9g66HPN0XB304TV3PG0pQlUXr1lrXB0x7Wr8ixTl73sNzuc98JvYYxmAeRTz-0nEtGne3h3nhZ1K9YazjPhBFwp79s4tB3oDL1nUlbrHHyWFp6H8T7hvK_O7PG_0Awinw5XNF4b_AL2e1-Add2q6k!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ |archive-date=December 21, 2012 }}

Located in the north end of the city, along the "Miracle Mile" of Sierra Lakes Parkway and the 210 freeway, is the Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza, a {{convert|60000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} outpatient center and medical office building supported by San Antonio Community Hospital. Services currently available from SSAMP are urgent care, diagnostic radiology, physician offices, and a pharmacy.

The facility also includes a {{convert|3000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} educational suite where community lectures, health screenings, awareness campaigns, maternity and CPR classes are held.{{cite web|url=http://www.sach.org/asp/Site/AboutSach/OurHospital/index.asp|title=About SACH Home|publisher=SACH|access-date=November 19, 2011|archive-date=November 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104165529/http://www.sach.org/asp/Site/AboutSach/OurHospital/index.asp|url-status=dead}}

The Fontana Police Department employs 207 sworn officers, as well as civilian personnel.{{cite web|title=FY21-22 and FY22-23 Adopted Operating Budget|url=https://www.fontana.org/DocumentCenter/View/35965/FY21-22-and-FY22-23-Adopted-Operating-Budget|publisher=Fontana.com|accessdate=November 5, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Census Fontata, California|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/fontanacitycalifornia/PST045219|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 5, 2021}} The department was established in October 1952.{{cite web|title=Oaths of Office Given To Fontana Police Force|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19521018.1.17&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1|publisher=California Digital Newspaper Collection.com|accessdate=November 5, 2021}}

In 2013, there was a 60% gap between the minority share of the city's population (85.6%) and that of the Fontana Police Department (25.6%), the largest gap of any city in the US with a population greater than 100,000.{{Cite web |last=Maciag |first=Mike |date=2015-08-19 |title=Where Police Don't Mirror Communities and Why It Matters |url=https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-police-department-diversity.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726134058/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-police-department-diversity.html |archive-date=2024-07-26 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Governing |language=en}}

In 2016, two members of the Fontana Police Department, David J. Moore Sr. and Andrew Anderson, filed a lawsuit, alleging racial discrimination by the Fontana Police Department.{{Cite web |last=Avalos |first=Carlos |date=2017-02-06 |title=23 Years On, FPD's Evidence Tampering Under Scrutiny |url=https://sbcsentinel.com/2017/02/23-years-on-fpds-evidence-tampering-under-scrutiny-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223200307/https://sbcsentinel.com/2017/02/23-years-on-fpds-evidence-tampering-under-scrutiny-2/ |archive-date=2024-02-23 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=San Bernardino County Sentinel |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last1=Speri |first1=Alice |last2=Harmon |first2=Stuart |date=2024-10-29 |title=An Insurrectionist Once Helped Lead This Police Department. Insiders Speak Out About Its Culture of White Supremacy. |url=https://theintercept.com/2024/10/29/fontana-police-racism-white-supremacy/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}} Among other allegations, the lawsuit alleged that in 1994 Fontana Police tampered with the corpse of Black murder victim Jimmy Earl Burleson by planting a piece of chicken in the decedent's hand, photographing the victim in this pose, and circulating the photo among the Fontana Police Department for a number of years; the photo in question was later published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel in 2017. The lawsuit was settled in 2024.

In August 2018, Fontana police coerced a false confession from a man named Thomas Perez Jr. for the murder of his father, after Perez had reported his father missing. Fontana police officers interrogated Perez for 17 hours, falsely claiming that his father had been found dead with stab marks and "wore a toe tag at the morgue," and that they would have Perez's pet dog euthanized as a result of his actions.{{Cite web |last=Saavedra |first=Tony |date=2024-05-23 |title=Fontana pays nearly $900,000 for 'psychological torture' inflicted by police to get false confession |url=https://www.sbsun.com/2024/05/23/fontana-pays-nearly-900000-for-psychological-torture-inflicted-by-police-to-get-false-confession/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523225453/https://www.sbsun.com/2024/05/23/fontana-pays-nearly-900000-for-psychological-torture-inflicted-by-police-to-get-false-confession/ |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=The San Bernardino Sun |language=en-US }}{{Cite news |last=Levin |first=Sam |date=2024-05-24 |title='Psychologically tortured': California city pays man nearly $1m after 17-hour police interrogation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/24/california-fontana-payment-man-tortured-police |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524203941/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/24/california-fontana-payment-man-tortured-police |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |access-date=2024-05-25 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 }} After Perez falsely confessed, he was left alone in the interrogation room, where he was captured on video trying to hang himself. Perez's missing father was confirmed to be alive the same day. In May 2024, Fontana agreed to settle a lawsuit by Perez against the city for $898,000.

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• Scott Karl, MLB player for Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, and Anaheim Angels{{Cite web |title=Scott Karl Stats, Height, Weight, Research & History {{!}} Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=karlsc01 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com |language=en-us}}
• Sam Khalifa, former MLB player{{Cite news |last=Brownfield |first=Paul |date=2013-01-01 |title=Briefly a Rising Star, Forever a Mourning Son |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/sports/baseball/sam-khalifa-briefly-a-rising-star-forever-a-mourning-son.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-20 |title=In The Month Of Ramadan, We Honor Sam Khalifa - TDS NEWS |url=https://www.thedailyscrumnews.com/in-the-month-of-ramadan-we-honor-sam-khalifa/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=www.thedailyscrumnews.com |language=en-US}}
• Bobby Kielty, former MLB player for Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=kieltbo01|title = Bobby Kielty Stats

| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= December 3, 2012}}

• Jeff Liefer, former MLB player for Chicago White Sox{{Cite web |title=Jeff Liefer Career Stats - MLB |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/4017/jeff-liefer |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
• Whitman Mayo, actor (Sanford and Son), lived in Fontana and was once Grand Marshal of the Fontana Days Parade{{Cite web |last=CARLOS |first=AMANDA |date=2013-07-13 |title=Many famous and popular people have called Fontana their home |url=https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/many-famous-and-popular-people-have-called-fontana-their-home/article_ec264e98-93b0-5f8a-92af-ab9f9e07ee6f.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Fontana Herald News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-02-25 |title=Fontana celebrates 50th Black History Month Parade; see photos |url=https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/entertainment/fontana-celebrates-50th-black-history-month-parade-see-photos/article_2ebadf86-1a7a-11e8-9163-fb77fb47d01b.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Fontana Herald News |language=en}}
• Troy Percival, former relief pitcher for 2002 World Series champion Anaheim Angels and Tampa Bay Rays{{Cite web |title=Troy Percival Career Stats - MLB |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/3155/troy-percival |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
• Michael Pitre, running back coach for the Atlanta Falcons{{Cite web |last=Reports |first=Albany Herald |date=2022-02-01 |title=Atlanta Falcons hire Michael Pitre as running backs coach |url=https://albanyherald.com/sports/atlanta-falcons-hire-michael-pitre-as-running-backs-coach/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Albany Herald |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nuanez |first=Colter |date=2016-01-06 |title=Off-season Q&A: Montana State running backs coach Michael Pitre glad for second chance – Skyline Sports |url=https://skylinesportsmt.com/off-season-qa-montana-state-running-backs-coach-pitre-second-chance/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |language=en-US}}
• Melissa Ricks, Filipino-American actress, dancer, model and TV host, Star Circle Quest contestant and alumna
• Leo Romero, professional skateboarder{{cite web|author=Leo Romero Pro Skater |url=http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/_/id/39952/leo-romero |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809185218/http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/_/id/39952/leo-romero |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2010 |title=Leo Romero Profile - Bio - ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |access-date=November 19, 2011}}
• Sean Rooks, NBA basketball player (retired){{Cite web |title=Sean Rooks Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rooksse01.html |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}
• Brett Rossi, glamour model, entertainer, dancer and pornographic film actress
• Molly Santana, rapper{{Cite web |last=Medithi |first=Vivian |date=2025-05-30 |title=Molly Santana’s trim fairy tales |url=https://www.thefader.com/2025/05/30/molly-santana-album-2025-week-of-wonders-interview |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=The Fader |language=en}}
• Alexis Serna, placekicker for Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL){{Cite web |title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Alexis Serna |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/alexis-serna?id=2309 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712114824/http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/alexis-serna?id=2309 |archive-date=July 12, 2017 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=www.nfl.com |language=en |url-status=live }}
• Rosearik Rikki Simons, voice actor
• Jimmy Smith, cornerback for Baltimore Ravens{{cite web | url=http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=233415 | title=Jimmy Smith - Football}}
• Chris Stewart, MLB catcher for Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees{{cite web | url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=stewach01 | title=Chris Stewart Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac}}
• Eric Weddle, NFL defensive back{{Cite web |last=Benoit |first=Andy |date=2019-05-21 |title=Eric Weddle on Playing Safety and Keeping Secrets: The Big Interview |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/05/21/eric-weddle-big-interview-rams-safety |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=SI |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-19 |title=Eric Weddle Takes Career Into Coaching; Joins Rancho Bernardo High Football Team - CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/eric-weddle-takes-career-into-coaching-joins-rancho-bernardo-high-football-team/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}
• Jamaal Williams, NFL running back for New Orleans Saints{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=The Three Fontana Natives Plying Their Trade in the NFL |url=https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/affiliate_content/the-three-fontana-natives-plying-their-trade-in-the-nfl/article_a55253d2-ef10-11ef-99d7-a3708b18d2de.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Fontana Herald News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Jamaal Williams Height, Weight, Age, College, Position, Bio - NFL |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/jamaal-williams-player-bio |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}}
• Marc Wilmore (1963–2021), American television writer, producer, actor, and comedian{{cite news |last1=De Leon |first1=Concepcion |title=Marc Wilmore, a Television Comedy Writer and Producer, Dies at 57 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/arts/marc-wilmore-dead.html |website=The New York Times |date=February 2021 }}
• Charlyne Yi, actress and comedian{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2007/film/features/charlyne-yi-1117960233/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115080148/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960233?refCatId=2453 | url-status=live | archive-date=November 15, 2010 | title=Charlyne Yi - Entertainment News, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Media - Variety| date=February 27, 2007 }}
• Mia Yim, pro wrestler

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was founded in Fontana, in 1948. The founding charter is known as the Berdoo Charter, in reference to the slang name for San Bernardino.{{Cite web |title=Hells Angels got its start in San Bernardino County {{!}} Mark Muckenfuss {{!}} Columns {{!}} PE.com {{!}} Southern California News {{!}} News for Inland Southern California |url=http://www.pe.com/columns/markmuckenfuss/stories/PE_News_Local_B_bmark09.9e57a5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213172133/http://www.pe.com/columns/markmuckenfuss/stories/PE_News_Local_B_bmark09.9e57a5.html |archive-date=December 13, 2010 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=www.pe.com |url-status=dead }}

Fontana was featured in the pilot of the television show High Potential. Residents criticized the show's negative portrayal of the city.{{cite web | url=https://www.sbsun.com/2024/10/10/tv-crime-drama-has-high-potential-for-insulting-fontana/ | title=TV crime drama has 'High Potential' for insulting Fontana | date=October 10, 2024 }}

In 2022, Mayor Acquanetta Warren was featured in an episode of the television show Undercover Boss.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16375622/ | title=Undercover Boss, Season 3: Mayor of Fontana | date=April 1, 2022 }}

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• U.S. Rabbit Experimental Station California Historical Landmark in Fontana.
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|North = San Gabriel Mountains — Cajon Pass

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|West = Ontario

|Centre = Fontana

|East = Rialto

|Southwest = Eastvale

|South = Jurupa Valley

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