Rancho Bernardo is a master-planned community in the northern hills of the city of San Diego, California, San Diego County.
Geography
The topography of RB consists of canyons and rolling hills. It is a sprawling community, with shopping malls, golf courses and office parks typical of San Diego development.
The community is located next to Rancho Santa Fe, about 20 miles (32 km) north-north-east of downtown San Diego, immediately north of Carmel Mountain Ranch, northwest of the city of Poway and south of Escondido.
History
In 1789 King Ferdinand VII of Spain issued a land grant as La Cañada de San Bernardo (or "The Gorge of Saint Bernard").
This earlier history of the Gorge of Saint Bernard is largely irrelevant to the present-day.
In the 1960s, Rancho Bernardo real estate obtained incorporation with the approval of the AVCO Community Developers.
On October 22, 2007 the Witch Creek Fire burned through Rancho Bernardo and several other populous areas of San Diego County, destroying hundreds of houses. The neighborhoods of the Trails, Montelena and Westwood were the main areas hit in Rancho Bernardo.
Economy
Tourism
There is an annual carnival-type street fair, RB! Alive, during the summer.
Industry
Rancho Bernardo is home to Corporate Headquarters of Sony US, the first Japanese factory in the U.S.
Other companies in the area include Hewlett-Packard, the Eastman Kodak Company, and BAE Systems. Located in a 685 acres (277 ha) business park, there are approximately 50,000 workers employed by these companies.
Education
The area is part of the Poway Unified School District.
Schools
- Rancho Bernardo High School
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