Inland Regional Center (IRC), formally Inland Counties Regional Center, Inc., is a government-funded

not-for-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

public benefit corporation that provides services and programs to more than 33,000 people with

developmental disabilities Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, espe ...

and their families in California's

San Bernardino San Bernardino (; Spanish language, Spanish for Bernardino of Siena, "Saint Bernardino") is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a ...

and

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Counties. Its headquarters, which include a

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, are located in

; the center also operates a

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. The center is part of a statewide network of regional centers established by the state of California to provide these services under the

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History

IRC was incorporated in 1971 and opened in February 1972 as the thirteenth of what became 21 such California centers established by the

and contracted by the

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. IRC also operated the San Gabriel-Pomona Regional Center from July 1985 to June 1986. In 1990, services for

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and

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counties were switched from Inland Regional Center to

Kern Regional Center KERN (1180 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Wasco-Greenacres, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by American General Media. The radio studios and offices are in the American General Medi ...

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. In 1996, the center opened its current headquarters in San Bernardino. In 2010, the California Bureau of State Audits found Inland Regional Center had a "culture of employee intimidation" and concluded the center had violated part of its contract with the state. The audit raised questions about how it sets provider rates, handles property and manages its housing program. The state of California placed the agency on probation in January 2011 and ordered improvements. The auditors found the work environment fostered fear of

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for speaking out. Changes were made to policies, and communication measures increased, but some employees said that the work environment actually became worse.

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state Assemblyman

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unsuccessfully introduced legislation to split the agency and increase transparency. In 2012, the organization received $247 million from the Department of Developmental Services for delivering services. A

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next to the center was planned to open in 2020 as part of the

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project. However, , the station location is no longer planned to be adjacent to the center due to heightened security after the 2015 shooting.

Terrorist attack

On December 2, 2015, husband and wife Syed

Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik Syed Rizwan Farook (June 14, 1987December 2, 2015) and Tashfeen Malik / ) (July 13, 1986December 2, 2015) were the two perpetrators of a terrorist attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, on December 2, 2015. In the a ...

perpetrated a

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at the center, which consisted of a

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and an attempted

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and resulted in 14dead and 22injured. The shooters targeted an event for employees of the San Bernardino County Department of

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, held in an auditorium with about 80 people. The county had rented the conference center portion of the three building complex. The shooters fled in an

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. The perpetrators were killed by police after gunfire was exchanged with the occupants of the SUV. Farook, who worked for the public health department as an environmental health inspector, had earlier attended the event.(December 3, 2015)
Suspects in San Bernardino mass shooting identified as Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik.
''ABC7.'' Retrieved: December 3, 2015.

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