Talk:Eastern California

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Term
I've lived in Southern California all of my life, and I've never really heard this term bandied about. Do people who live in Eastern California really think of themselves as Eastern Californians the way that Northerners and Southerners identify as Northerners and Southerners? Having been reared in S. Cal, I've of course known (and been related to) many Riversiders, and I'm fairly certain that they, at least, tend to think of themselves as S. Californians. I'm not really sure that I want Riverside to be considered part of our region, but there you have it. Are we certain that the three southernmost counties listed in this article belong? The S. Cal article lists them as part of S. Cal, and I have a bit of trouble believing that there's much linking them to Modoc.LordSnow 00:41, 13 September 2005 (UTC)


 * Those of us east of the Sierra have difficulty labeling ourselves either as Northern or Southern Californians. There is some support to the usage of "Eastern California" as the part along the Nevada border, esp east. of the Sierra (see )


 * I do agree that Riverside is firmly in S. Cal. The problem is San Bernadino County, California is enormous (it's the size of Connecticut!), and so may lie in multiple cultural regions. (Even worse with the old area code 619). Not sure how to fix this, I'm open to suggestions. -- hike395 05:20, September 13, 2005 (UTC)

Overcertainty about term
I'm concerned that the latest edits and addition of infobox makes the term "Eastern California" seem more well-defined and accepted than it actually is. I just cannot find any reliable sources that talk about the exact boundary of the region. I would recommend removing the map from the infobox, and restoring the hedging in the article. —hike395 (talk) 08:32, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

I chose the article Eastern California to edit for my English 2 class. I feel that this page was very sparse with not a lot of information and think that more in depth information can be added. I think that points of historical interest or other man made or natural landmarks can be added. I also think more information about the economy of some of the areas can be added. Also and major historical events that happened in these areas could be added to the article.

Hall, C. A. (1991). Natural history of the White-Inyo Range, eastern California. Berkeley: University of California Press. APA (6th ed.) Hart, J. (1996). Storm over Mono: The Mono Lake battle and the California water future. Berkeley: University of California Press. Nadeau, R. A. (1965). Ghost towns and mining camps of California. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press.--Ejells2 (talk) 21:28, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, I've found some sources that use the term "Eastern California," and I've added them at the bottom under "External links." The info might well be incorporated into the article if anybody wants to do it. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 18:09, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Neologism?
I've never, ever heard "Eastern California" used to describe the entire strip of counties along California's eastern border. It does get used to refer to the area east of the crest in the southern Sierra Nevada (Inyo, Mono, and sometimes Alpine counties), but the article in its current form seems like it's describing a neologism. There's no coherent regional identity linking someone in Alturas, someone in Folsom, someone in Bishop, someone in Riverside, and someone in El Centro. I think the article would be better off focusing on the area commonly known as Eastern California, not the entire eastern strip of counties. CJK09 (talk) 04:47, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

An article on Inland California might also be a good idea; that's a broader region that is definitely socially/economically/culturally distinct. Adding that to my very long to-do list. CJK09 (talk) 04:51, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I completely agree! “Eastern California” is a poor descriptor for many places within the article that are actually much closer to the coast than the border with Arizona and Nevada, especially cities in western Riverside and southwestern San Bernardino counties, such as Temecula, Corona, Riverside, Ontario and San Bernardino. Pf1127 (talk) 05:54, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah I have never heard this term. Especially since it's so sparsely populated, seems like people identify with the nearest town (bishop, mammoth lakes, mono, susanville, etc). Unsure what this article accomplishes. Nweil (talk) 17:24, 1 August 2022 (UTC)