Welcome to San Bernardino on booktv. Located in the San Bernardino valley, this is part of what is called the inland empire with a population of over 200,000. Founded by mormon pioneers in 1851, San Bernardino what going to become a major hub for the Santa Fe Railway and in 1940 become the first place for mcdonalds. With help of our time warner and Charter Communications Cable Partners, we will explore the history of the city with local authors. But first on december 2 of last year, two people entered a Conference Room at the infant Regional Center and opened fire killing 14. We spoke with Councilmember John valdivia. [background sounds] just behind her at the intersection this was a barricaded entry point where police and sheriff were here. No one could cross the line. This intersection was the natural place for individuals to place their tokens of memory for these tragic victims of the december 2 event. As you can see from behind me, some of the things that people left behind were ob