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[edit] City Council
Question: It states that the first African American was elected into the council in 2004. However, I live in Fontana and I believe Aquanetta Warden was on the city council prior to that date. Because in 2003 of my AP Gov't class, she came into my class and made a presentation. She even handed out her Business card which identified her as a member of the city council.
Answer: According to the city's official site, Ms. Warren was originally appointed to the city council in 2002, and then in the 2004 elections, she was elected for the first time. Information comes from [1] JWut89LA 16:30, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] "Fontucket"???
Regarding this place's alternate appellations, "Fontucky" I can see (Fontana + Kentucky), but "Fontucket"? Assuming this derives from Fontana + Nantucket, how would this be considered derisive? Is this nickname real or did someone make this up? +ILike2BeAnonymous 17:49, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
I live nearby and have never heard Fontana referred to as "Fontucket." That doesn't even make sense. It is often referred to as "Fontucky." The "Fontucket" nonsense should be removed from the article. --71.104.15.93 07:50, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
I live in Fontana, and have never heard the name "Fontucket." My only guess as to this term's origin would be a reference to the economic and cultural divisions of the city. Wealthier north Fontana might be considered "Fontucket," whereas the unincorporated (especially near the Speedway) and poorer southern parts of the city are "Fontucky."JWut89LA (talk) 19:49, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Population
The article lists the city's current population as being 158,235 persons, according to U.S. Census bureau estimates for 2005. However, in 2006, the city completed a major sphere-of-influence island annexation campaign, which raised the official population significantly. According to estimates from the State of California Department of Finance, the city's population is now (as of 1 January, 2007) 181,640 persons. [2] (line 428) My question is whether or not this information is admissible. Should the city population in the article be updated to reflect the State's estimate, or should we stick with census bureau data? JWut89LA 16:45, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
Nobody responded to my query for several months, so I went with the California DoF data, which, In my opinion, looked more reputable and official than the previous source. The page has been updated.JWut89LA (talk) 03:58, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Hells Angels references should be in the trivia section.
Why are the references to the Hells Angels motorcycle gang so prominently mentioned? I think this info, while interesting, is certainly not cogent to the current description of the city. Shouldn't this be in the trivia section?
Also, why is there no mention of the first golf course built in Fontana (Sierra Lakes), or the new 60 million dollar county library nearing completion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mracew (talk • contribs) 21:00, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
Well, since no one has responded, I'll add that I find the comment <<..The production and consumption of methamphetamine and its distribution in much of the western United States by the Hells Angels [7] rose during this time.>> seems to be an attempt to disparage Fontana. The prominent placement of the comment, and the fact that it seems isolated and clunky. I am a Wiki newbie, so I will refrain from editing until I know what I'm doing. But I am announcing my intentions, here. mracew
I think the Kaiser Steel Mill should have its own page, has a bunch of movies filmed there, some history, plenty of links —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.164.65.21 (talk) 19:31, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] hells angels and the founder of fontana farms
its funny that someone put that hells angels started in fontana because in thier site, it says fontana/san bernardino.
a.b. miller started Fontana farms so technically he is considered the founder of fontana. not some guy named daniel. before fontana was known as Fontana,it was known as Rosena. this history is available in the cities library. Fontana's sphere of influence is 52.4 sq miles and the area that is in city limits is 41.5 sq miles . this is available at http://www.fontana.org/main/annexation/fontana_sb_county07.pdf
[edit] This page has alot of errors
i am surprised how many errors their are in this page. some of these need to get re edited because some of the information is wrong
[edit] Diversity section
I've asked for citations on this whole section. It seems like personal opinion or original research. Mracew (talk) 22:49, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
- I'm going to delete the whole section unless I get some rationale for keeping it. No citations means it is really just someone's personal POV. 7 days from now and it's gone...Mracew (talk) 04:36, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Frank Finazzo, DDS
Hi Frank. I'm sure you are proud of what you've accomplished in Fontana. I don't, however, think that you've quite achieved the notability needed to be included in this article. Please stop inserting yourself into the article. If you are not Frank, then I'm sure he's happy to have such a persistent fan...:-)Mracew (talk) 20:54, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
why isnt eric birch high school and citrus high school added to the list of schools? they both are in fontana and part of fusd —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.16.45.192 (talk) 07:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] someone should add the schools eric birch high school and citrus high school to the list of schools
why isn't Eric birch high school and citrus high school added to the list of schools? they both are in fontana and part of fusd in fontana they just are considered by the district as continuation high schools —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.16.45.192 (talk) 07:05, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- Good idea! I will add Birch and Citrus Continuation High Schools to the list, as well as Jurupa Hills High (under construction). I think they weren't added originally because they don't have their own articles to link to, the way Fontana, Miller and Kaiser do. Summit seems to be too new to have it's own article yet, also.Mracew (talk) 04:04, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
