Pomona is a city in

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, California. Pomona is located in the

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, between the

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and the

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. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 151,713. The main campus of

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, also known as Cal Poly Pomona, lies partially within Pomona's city limits, with the rest being located in the neigboring unincorporated community of

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History

Beginnings to 1880

The area was originally occupied by the

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Native Americans. The city is named after Pomona, the ancient Roman goddess of fruit. For

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Solomon Gates, "Pomona" was the winning entry in a contest to name the city in 1875, before anyone had ever planted a fruit tree there.A Brief History of Pomona
The city was first settled by Ricardo Véjar and Ygnacio Palomares in the 1830s, when California and much of the now-American Southwest were part of Mexico. The first Anglo-Americans arrived prior to 1848 when the signing of the

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resulted in California becoming part of the United States. In 1864, the widow of

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of Rancho San José sold to Louis Phillips, a

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immigrant, who would shortly be known as "the richest man in Los Angeles County." He built the largest commercial building in Los Angeles central business district at the time, the

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, which would eventually house Hamburger's, the then-largest department store in the

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Spadra

Phillips sold a parcel of his land to William "Uncle Billy" Rubottom, in 1866 who founded a new town there and named it Spadra after his hometown, now part of

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. The site of Spadra is west of the Pomona Station along Pomona Blvd. just east of the 57 (Orange) Freeway. Spadra became a stagecoach stop, Rubottom built the Spadra Hotel and Tavern to serve travelers, and by 1870, Spadra had 400–500 residents, three stores, a school, and a post office. In 1873, Phillips convinced the

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to build a line to Spadra. Phillips thought Spadra would become a great town, and built his

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there in 1875, which together with the Spadra Cemetery are the only two remnants of the town that still exist today. Fullerton's Main north–south road was named Spadra Road for its first 75 years, as long before the 57 Freeway it was the road through

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to Spadra, and was later renamed Harbor Boulevard. The Southern Pacific Railroad had a terminus at Spadra, but the line was extended east to Colton, and Spadra lost momentum. In 1964, the area was annexed by Pomona.

1880-present

By the 1880s, the arrival of

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water which, together with railroad access, made it the western anchor of the citrus-growing region. Pomona was officially incorporated on January 6, 1888. In the 1920s Pomona was known as the "Queen of the Citrus Belt", with one of the highest per-capita levels of income in the United States. In the 1940s it was used as a movie-previewing location for major motion picture studios to see how their films would play to modally middle-class audiences around the country (for which Pomona was at that time viewed as an idealized example). Religious institutions are deeply embedded in the history of Pomona. There are now more than 120 churches, representing most religions in today's society. The historical architectural styles of these churches provide glimpses of European church design and architecture from other eras. Pomona Mall was a downtown pedestrian mall, recognized by the

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as an outstanding example of Mid-century modern and modern architecture and design. It was completed in 1962, one element in a larger plan of civic improvements covering the whole city. The eastern end is now part of the Western University of Health Sciences campus, while the western end now houses numerous art galleries, art studios and restaurants. In 2005, Pomona citizens elected

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, the first woman of Guatemalan heritage to be elected to a mayoral post outside of

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. Later, she would become a U.S. congresswoman representing California's 35th congressional district in 2015.

Geography

Pomona is east of Los Angeles in the

, located at (34.060760, -117.755886). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , over 99% of it land. Pomona is approximately east of downtown Los Angeles, north of Santa Ana, west of Riverside, and west of San Bernardino. Pomona is bordered by the cities of San Dimas on the northwest, La Verne and

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on the north, Montclair and Chino on the east,

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and Diamond Bar on the south, Walnut,

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, and Industry on the southwest, and the unincorporated community of

on the west. The Los Angeles/San Bernardino county line forms most of the city's southern and eastern boundaries.

Climate

Pomona has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification ''Csa'') with hot, dry summers and mild, damp winters and a large amount of sunshine year-round. August is the warmest month with an average daytime high temperature of . Summers are characterized by sunny days and very little rainfall during the months of June through September. Fall brings cooler temperatures and occasional showers, as well as seasonal Santa Ana winds originating from the northeast. December is the coolest month with an average high temperature of . Winter also brings the majority of annual precipitation. Snowfall is virtually unheard of, but frost can occur once or twice a year. Annual precipitation averages .

Architecture

The following structures in Pomona are noted by the

: *

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(1971, Carl Maston) *The Downtown Center / Lytton Savings (1964, Kurt Meyer & Associates) * Fox Theater Pomona (1931, Balch & Stanbery) * Pomona Mall (1962, Millard Sheets) *Pomona Civic Center (1969, Welton Becket & Associates) File:Cal poly pomona building 7 maston.jpg,

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Demographics

The most common ancestries in Pomona are German, English, Italian, Irish and

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2010

The

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reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was . The racial makeup of Pomona was 71,564 (48.0%) White (12.5% Non-Hispanic White), 10,924 (7.3%) African American, 1,763 (1.2%) Native American, 12,688 (8.5%) Asian of which is Chinese 2,217 1.48% Filipino 2,938 1.97% Japanese 443 0.3% Korean 633 0.42% Vietnamese 1643 1.1% , 282 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 45,171 (30.3%) from other races, and 6,666 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 105,135 persons (70.5%). The Census reported that 144,920 people (97.2% of the population) lived in households, 2,782 (1.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,356 (0.9%) were institutionalized. There were 38,477 households, out of which 19,690 (51.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 19,986 (51.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 6,960 (18.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,313 (8.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,823 (7.3%)

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, and 299 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 5,810 households (15.1%) were made up of individuals, and 2,010 (5.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.77. There were 30,259 families (78.6% of all households); the average family size was 4.15. The population was spread out, with 43,853 people (29.4%) under the age of 18, 20,155 people (13.5%) aged 18 to 24, 42,311 people (28.4%) aged 25 to 44, 31,369 people (21.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 11,370 people (7.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.5 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males. There were 39,620 housing units at an average density of , of which 21,197 (55.1%) were owner-occupied, and 17,280 (44.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 80,968 people (54.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 63,952 people (42.9%) lived in rental housing units During 2009–2013, Pomona had a median household income of $49,474, with 21.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

Economy

Since the 1980s, Pomona's newest neighborhood

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, experienced rapid growth with homes still being built in the hilly area between Downtown and Diamond Bar. Today, Phillips Ranch is nearly all residential. Northern Pomona has seen some gentrification with additional housing units added and revamped streetscapes. Pomona Electronics was originally based in the city. Pomona had two malls, the pedestrian Pomona Mall downtown and the Indian Hill Mall, both now defunct as malls per se, but still dedicated to retail and other uses. According to the city's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city and number of employees are Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (3,230), Pomona Unified School District (3,034),

(2,440), Fairplex (1,071)
Casa Colina Rehabilitation Center
(1,020)
City of Pomona
(661), and County of Los Angeles Department of Social Services (350).

Arts and culture

Annual cultural events

The city is the site of the Fairplex, which hosts the L.A. County Fair and the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show. The swap meet (for car parts and accessories) is part of the car show, which is a single-day event held seven times throughout the year. The city is also home to the NHRA Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (formerly the Pomona Raceway), which hosts Winternationals

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competition.

Museums and other points of interest

* dA Center for the Art * Fairplex, annual

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* Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Pomona Raceway) * Ygnacio Palomares Adobe, List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California * La Casa Primera de Rancho San Jose, List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California - Pomona * Pomona Envisions the Future mural in the Arts District of Pomona * The Glass House * Pomona Fox Theater *

* Cal Poly Pomona *

American Museum of Ceramic Art The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) is an art museum for ceramic art, located in Pomona, California. Founded in 2003 as a nonprofit organization, the museum exhibits historic and contemporary ceramic artwork from both its permanent collect ...

RailGiants Train Museum RailGiants Train Museum is a railroad museum of historic trains located at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States. The museum was closed indefinitely in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but after renovations, it reopen ...

*Pomona Ebell Museum of History *Spadra Cemetery

Government

Municipal government

Pomona was incorporated on January 6, 1888, and adopted a charter in 1911, making it a charter city. The city is governed by a seven-member city council. Regular municipal elections are held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. Councilmembers serve four-year terms, and the mayor is the presiding councilmember, elected at-large. The other six members are elected by districts. Every eight months, the council appoints a new vice mayor from among its members. Mayor: Tim Sandoval City Council members: *John Nolte (District One) *Victor Preciado (District Two) *Nora Garcia (District Three) *Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole (District Four) *Steve Lustro (District Five) *Robert Torres (District Six)

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: James Makshanoff

City Commissions

Financial report

According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $220.3 million in revenues, $225.5 million in expenditures, $818.3 million in total assets, $520 million in total liabilities, and $80.6 million in cash and investments.

County representation

In the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Pomona is in the 1st District, represented by Democrat Hilda Solis. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Pomona Health Center in Pomona. The Los Angeles County Fire Department provides fire department services for Pomona on a contract basis.

State and federal representation

In the

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, Pomona is in , and in . In the United States House of Representatives, Pomona is in .

Education

Public and private schools

Most of Pomona and some of the surrounding area are served by the Pomona Unified School District. Pomona High School, Diamond Ranch High School, Ganesha High School, Garey High School, Fremont Academy, Palomares Academy, and Village Academy are PUSD's seven high schools. The

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serves a small section of northern Pomona. Residents there are zoned to Sumner Elementary School, El Roble Intermediate School, and Claremont High School. The School of Arts and Enterprise, a

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high school, is also located in the city. There are four

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s of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles located in Pomona: St. Madeleine Catholic School (K-5), St. Joseph Elementary School (K–5), Pomona Catholic Middle School and High School and St. Christopher-Joseph-Aquinas Academic Academy (2 locations). There are also three Islamic schools: New Dimensions School (K-8), ICC Community School (K-8) and City of Knowledge (K-12).

Colleges and universities

(Cal Poly Pomona) is located southwest of the junction of the 10 and 57 freeways. The university was established on the site of

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magnate W.K. Kellogg's ranch located on the city's western corner. The university has over 24,000 students and covers an area of over . The university is known for its

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, hospitality, engineering and architectural programs. Some campus areas are also located in Walnut, and the unincorporated community of Ramona. * Western University of Health Sciences, (formerly known as College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific) is located south of Highway 10 off Towne Avenue. It is one of the largest health sciences universities in California. *Laguna Technical College is also located in down town Pomona

Nearby

* Pomona College was founded in Pomona in 1887, but moved to neighboring

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in 1889. It is now part of the Claremont Colleges. *

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, located in Walnut, California, is adjacent to Cal Poly Pomona, west of the 57 Freeway.

Media

A&E's hit show “Live PD” follows the Police Department in Pomona on Friday and Saturday nights. The major daily newspaper in the area is '' Inland Valley Daily Bulletin''. '' La Opinión'' is the city's major Spanish-language paper. There are also a wide variety of smaller regional newspapers, alternative weeklies and magazines, including: * '' Claremont Courier'' * ''

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'' * Proud Digital Media (aka Pomona Proud) with a local audience 60,000+

Infrastructure

Rail

Pomona is connected to

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and to downtown Riverside via Metrolink and is connected by Amtrak via the

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and the Texas Eagle. In addition, Pomona will be connected to Los Angeles and eastern

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via light rail when the

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is completed in 2026. When it opens, the rail line will be renamed the A Line per Metro's new naming convention, and it will connect with the former Blue Line via the new

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in downtown Los Angeles.

Metrolink stations

*: Pomona—Downtown *: Pomona—North

Freeways and highways

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Orange Freeway * California 60

Pomona Freeway * California 66

Foothill Boulevard * California 71

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Airports

Pomona is serviced by: * Ontario Airport (ONT), located away *

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(SNA), formerly called the Orange County Airport, located away * Long Beach Airport (LGB), located away * San Bernardino International Airport (SBD), located away * Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), located in

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, away *

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(LAX), located away

Buses

Pomona is served by Foothill Transit. The ''Silver Streak'' is Foothill Transit's

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line operating between eastbound to Montclair and westbound to Downtown Los Angeles. Omnitrans bus line 61 runs throughout downtown Pomona. The service runs much more frequently than other area mass transit, and operates around the clock. 60-foot NABI articulated buses are used on this route, similar to those used on the

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, Metro Local, and Metro Rapid.

Notable people

* Above the Law, rap group, formed in Pomona * Jessica Alba, actress and entrepreneur, born in Pomona *

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, author, grew up in Pomona and attended Pomona College * Milton L. Banks, basketball player for the

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, raised in Pomona *

Guy Vernon Bennett Guy Vernon Bennett (February 17, 1880 – July 31, 1968) was superintendent of schools in Pomona, a professor of education at the University of Southern California, and a Los Angeles city councilman from the 10th District from 1935 to 1951. He w ...

, politician, was superintendent of schools in Pomona in 1914 * Jeanne Black, country singer, born in Pomona * Ron Burkle * Buckethead, musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist * Jim Chandler, author, spent time in Pomona during his youth * Dan Cortes, professional baseball player *

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, boxer *

Gabriel P. Disosway General Gabriel Poillon Disosway (DIS-os-way; June 11, 1910 – February 23, 2001) was a noted United States Air Force four-star general and served as commander of the Tactical Air Command. Background A native of Pomona, California, Disosway w ...

, United States Air Force General * Michael Efevberha, basketball player for the Nigeria national basketball team * Ron English, football coach *

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, actor * Todd Field, actor and film director * Mike Frank, baseball player * Suga Free, rapper *

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, best known for debunking a myth about paper folding * Ben Harper, singer-songwriter, born in Pomona * Donnie Hill, professional baseball player * Bruce Hines, baseball coach * Jim Keith, author * Will Keith Kellogg, industrialist * Jill Kelly, pornographic actress * Kokane, rapper, actor *

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, football player * Mark McGwire, Major League Baseball player and coachPeople From Pomona, California
* Daniel Keys Moran, science fiction author *

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, football player * "Sugar" Shane Mosley, professional boxer * Ed Nelson, actor *

Kem Nunn Kem Nunn (born 1948) is a third-generation Californian novelist, surfer, and magazine and television writer who lives in southern California. He has been described as "the inventor of ''surf-noir''" for his novels' dark themes, political overton ...

, author, surfer * Ryan O'Donohue, voice actor *

Moriah Peters Moriah Castillo Peters (born October 2, 1992) is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter born in Pomona, California and raised in Chino, California and Ontario, California. In 2012, Peters released the album entitled '' I Choose J ...

, Christian musician *

Orlando Perez Orlando Perez (born July 12, 1977 in Pomona, California) is an American soccer defender, who played eight seasons in Major League Soccer. Perez never played college soccer, but he was drafted twice in MLS, both times by coach Octavio Zambrano ...

, Major League Soccer player * Louis Phillips (rancher) original owner of much of the land that is now Pomona and the richest man in Los Angeles County * Kenneth Pitzer, chemist, Stanford University president * Russell K. Pitzer, philanthropist, founder of

Pitzer College Pitzer College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. One of the Claremont Colleges, the college has a curricular emphasis on the social sciences, behavioral sciences, international programs, and media studies. Pitzer is k ...

* Dave Rice, basketball player and head coach, UNLV * Frank "Cannonball" Richards, carnival and vaudeville performer, buried at the Pomona Cemetery * Richie Sandoval, boxer *

Bob Seagren Robert Seagren (born October 17, 1946) is a retired American pole vaulter, the 1968 Olympic champion. A native of Pomona, California, Seagren was one of the world's top pole vaulters in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won six National AAU a ...

, pole vaulter, Olympic gold and silver medalist, started vaulting as a teenager in Pomona * Millard Sheets, artist and Scripps College professor * Bill Singer, Major League Baseball pitcher * Keith Smith, fullback for the

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

* Noah Song, professional baseball player *

Randy Stein William "Randy" Randolph Stein (March 7, 1953 – December 12, 2011) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. He was a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs. Career Stein was born in Pomona, Califor ...

, baseball player * Brian Stokes, baseball pitcher * James Tarjan, Chess Grandmaster * Robert Tarjan, computer scientist, born in Pomona * Steve Thomas, author, television personality * Pat Toomay, former football player *

, congresswoman and mayor of Pomona * Rik Van Nutter, actor * Jimmy Verdon, football player and coach *

Edward Ulloa Edward Ulloa (born August 18, 1962) is an American attorney and former criminal prosecutor who received notoriety as the prosecutor for some of the first internet child sexual predator cases in California. Ulloa also drafted AB 2661 in 2000 that s ...

, attorney and former prosecutor * Tom Waits, singer-songwriter, composer, and actor *

Delanie Walker Hubert Delanie Walker (born August 12, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at the Central Missouri State and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. After seven seas ...

, professional football player * Frank Wilcox, actor, lived in Pomona in the 1930s and worked in lemon groves *

Rozz Williams Rozz Williams (born Roger Alan Painter; November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project (with musician Eva O), and the industrial project Premature Ejac ...

, gothic rock musician, born in Pomona * Larry Wilmore, comedian and comedy writer, host of The Nightly Show * Trevor Wright, actor * Rich Yett, professional baseball player, born in Pomona *The Hughes Brothers, film directors known for '' Menace II Society'', ''Dead Presidents'' and ''The Book of Eli'' *

Alejandro Aranda Alejandro Aranda (born August 11, 1994), known by his stage name Scarypoolparty, is an American singer, musician, and reality television personality from Pomona, California, and runner-up on the American Idol (season 17), seventeenth season of ...

, singer and songwriter, runner-up on the seventeenth season of '' American Idol, ''born in Pomona''. * Sinqua Walls, basketball player for Cal Poly Pomona * Ryan Perry, baseball pitcher *

Chris Miller Chris or Christopher Miller may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Chris Miller (writer) (born 1942), American comedy author and screenwriter *Chris Miller (animator) (born 1968), American voice actor and director * Christopher Miller (filmmaker) ( ...

, football coach * Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, basketball player born in Pomona * Jerry Green, basketball player * Marty Keough, baseball player * Dedrique Taylor, basketball head coach

In popular culture

* It was rumored that Walt Disney originally planned on having Disneyland built in Pomona, but the city council declined his offer, fearing that the park would not succeed and would cause the city to go into debt. According to a reporter for the '' Inland Valley Daily Bulletin'', David Allen, his former colleague, Matthew Tresaugue had reported, in a 1997 story, that Pomona was merely one of 71 considered cities, but was ruled out due to temperature extremes, i.e. too hot in the summer and too cold at night. Author James Ellroy used Pomona as the setting for the fictional amusement park Dream-a-Dreamland in his novel '' L.A. Confidential''. Dream-a-Dreamland and its fictional owner, the cartoon magnate Ray Dieterling, were based very closely on Disneyland and Walt Disney. * In an episode of ''

I Love Lucy ''I Love Lucy'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along with ...

'', the main characters of the show "go out to the country" on a day trip to Pomona. This is now seen as odd due to Pomona having since become quite urban. In 1940, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz spent their honeymoon in downtown Pomona. * The Fox Theater in Pomona was frequently used by Hollywood during the Golden Age for test screenings. In ''

Sunset Blvd. Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare in t ...

'' ( Billy Wilder, 1950) when Norma Desmond, played by Gloria Swanson, reads a script to Joe Gillis ( William Holden), Gillis comments: "They'll love it in Pomona". * The 1979

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...

film ''

1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...

'' is partly set in Pomona. * The 2003 film adaptation of '' The Cat in the Hat'', starring Mike Myers, transforms Pomona's Antique Row into a scene straight from the imagination of Dr. Seuss. *In an episode of The Simpsons, '' Treehouse of Horror XVI'', characters Kang and Kodos try to speed up the 2005 World Series as the broadcast announcer features "Pomona" as an American teen drama television show spin-off of '' The O.C.'' and was advertised as being "even hotter away from the beach."

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