Rancho Bernardo is a planned community of the city of
San Diego, California, located in San Diego County. It
is geographically located about 20 miles
north-north-east of downtown San Diego, immediately
north of Carmel Mountain Ranch, northwest of the city of
Poway and south of Escondido.
Rancho Bernardo, or popularly known as RB, was born in 1789 with a land grant from the king of Spain as La Caņada de San Bernardo (or "The Gorge of Saint Bernard"). As the early name implies, the topography of RB consists of canyons and rolling hills. At the beginning of Rancho Bernardo's history, circa 1800, the population consisted of a volatile combination of indigenous Native Americans and ranchers.
The early 1960s saw Rancho Bernardo's evolution into its present state and nomenclature when the Rancho Bernardo real estate obtained incorporation with the approval of the AVCO Community Developers. This was the beginning of Rancho Bernardo as it is known today. Rancho Bernardo is home to Corporate Headquarters of Sony US, the first Japanese factory in the U.S.
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
Rancho Bernardo, or popularly known as RB, was born in 1789 with a land grant from the king of Spain as La Caņada de San Bernardo (or "The Gorge of Saint Bernard"). As the early name implies, the topography of RB consists of canyons and rolling hills. At the beginning of Rancho Bernardo's history, circa 1800, the population consisted of a volatile combination of indigenous Native Americans and ranchers.
The early 1960s saw Rancho Bernardo's evolution into its present state and nomenclature when the Rancho Bernardo real estate obtained incorporation with the approval of the AVCO Community Developers. This was the beginning of Rancho Bernardo as it is known today. Rancho Bernardo is home to Corporate Headquarters of Sony US, the first Japanese factory in the U.S.
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