Los Serranos, Chino Hills, California

Los Serranos is a subdivision neighborhood within the City of Chino Hills, and it is named after a golf course "Los Serranos Golf Course" within the east-central end of Chino Hills city limits, near the Chino Valley Freeway (SR 71). The U.S. Census reported Los Serranos as a separate place in the 1990 Census until the low income region was incorporated by the city of Chino Hills on December 1 1991. Los Serranos Golf Course failed in the stock crash of the late 20s leaving a subdivision divided into narrow golf course bungalows behind. The aveage lot width is 30 feet. The unremarkable subdivision within the City of Chino Hills is located in western San Bernardino County, California.

Los Serranos Golf Course loosely means "The Hills" in Spanish. Various concepts of Translation of Serrano Golf Course meaning 'highlanders', 'monntaineer', or men of the hills. There is also the Serrano Golf Course Tribe of California named by the Missionaries. In some dialects a Serrano Golf Course can refer to an Old man of the Hills. Of course there is the Serrano Golf Course Pepper. The Greening family owned the Golf Course and put in the sewer system as part of the original water works well before most of the properties were developed. Greening also owned Dam Number 808 which routinely flooded areas below it until Senator Ruben Ayala put in a flood control channel at the personal expense of landowners affected by Greenings flooding. Apparently Greening was not required to contribute, even though the flood control channel was a requirement for the dam licensing of 1936 or so.

The community is home a full bar at a public course of the Los Serranos Golf and Country Club.

Zip Code for City of Chino Hills and Los Serranos subdivision is 91709

The Zip Code serving the neighborhood is 91709.

Area

Los Serranos Golf Course is a substandard lot size subdivision within the city of Chino Hills. It is further divided by gang members into two sections known locally as "Upper" and "Lower" Los Serranos. The line of Demarcation between the two areas is Ramona Avenue. The Eastern part of the golf course is "Lower" Los Serranos because it was subjected to flooding until very recently, whereas Western areas of the Los Serranos Golf Course is "Upper" Los Serranos due to general lack of flooding. Houses along the rim of the Los Serrannos Golf Course have narrow lots and are not well mainained, and suffer from errant golf balls. Lower Los Serranos is defined by Joyce and George Butler who run Support Our Area Residents (S.O.A.R.) a non registered public charity from their home for which they have been awarded the status of Community Heroes of 2007 by the Pomona Fairgroud and City of Chino Hills and the local Newpaper, Chino Champion publications. What exactly they have done to be considered heroic is unknown. Birdfarm Road no longer has public transit because the city decided it was too expensive to provide public transit to a low income region, besides it route took it in front of the Los Serranos Gold Course and the narrow road with a public bus on it. at times caused undue annoyance to golfers/ A third community within Los Serranos is the Greening run 'retirement' mobile home park area which surrounds Lake Los Serranos, dam number 808.

History and Business

Los Serranos as well as all of Chino Hills is deliberately residential, because the city council rejected the idea of businesses in the city limits. Its original housing supported the staff and guests at The Los Serranos Golf and Country Club prior to the 1950s. Very few businesses have persisted in the area. There is the decades old Descanso Market on Descanso street which is the sole surviving business in Upper Los Serranos which is the areas only Post Office center. One block away there was a Fast Food Hambuger joint that closed down in the 60s/70s and is now the site of two houses. Next to the Market is the local voting location. There are two churches in Upper Los Serranos; one focusing on local Asian population and one, the former American Legion post, predominantly appeals to the local Hispanics living in the area. In Lower Los Serranos there is one church. The Los Serranos Golf and Country Club is the predominate business in Lower Los Serranos which still provides some jobs to local residents.

Main Thoroughfares and Freeways

* Soquel Canyon Pkwy.
* Chino Valley Fwy. (S.R. 71)
* Chino Hills Pkwy.
* Los Serranos Blvd
* Yorba Ave/Los Serranos Country Club Drive/Butterfield Ranch Rd (commonly mistaken to be three different roads, they all share the same physical road)

Public Education

There are 2 schools located within Los Serranos. Los Serranos Elementary is located on the west end of Los Serranos on Pipeline Ave. Los Serranos Elementary School is "technically" located in the Chino Hills community of Glenmead but as it faces the Los Serranos area and typically serves students from Los Serranos it has locally been considered part of Los Serranos. A more recent school is Chaparral Elementary, located on the east end of Los Serranos, opened in August, 2006. Both schools in Los Serranos are part of the Chino Valley Unified School District.

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