Route 66 Centennial

Said national media coverage of Route 66 skipped San Bernardino and asked who dropped the ball on promoting the city's history.

Encouraged the council to use the Route 66 resolution to pursue state, federal, and transportation grants.

Thanked the council on behalf of the California Historic Route 66 Association for the centennial recognition.

Said the staff's Route 66 history is wrong — the route ran down Mount Vernon to Fifth Street, not past the California Theatre — and left a 1958 map to prove it.

Spoke in favor of the Route 66 centennial as a legislative and economic opportunity, mentioning Luis Marquez.

Representing the California Historic Route 66 Association, thanked the council and called San Bernardino the northern gateway of the route.

Longtime resident said the resolution's historical facts are wrong — Route 66 ran from Cajon Pass down Mount Vernon, not past the California Theatre — and urged staff to verify before adopting.