A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive

Marion Ashley Moreno Valley Riverside County District 5 Supervisor 2

2019.002.159

Moving Image

Supervisor Marion Ashely talks about his family history and how his mother's side was farmers in the Blythe area and then the Imperial Valley and how his father's side struggled in the "Dust Bowl" during the Great Depression. He explains how the Inland Empire was once a very rich area for the agriculture industry and his connections to agriculture through his job as a field worker. He briefly explains the 100-year plan that the city is enacting that will improve the city to improve the quality of life for its residents. He talks about his life and how he was able to become part of Riverside County’s politics. One of the present issues he brought up was how they were planning on bringing water from the Colorado River to the area and how March Air Force Base is playing a key role in further developing the economics of the city.

Local Politics

1-10 Freeway, Development

Great Depression

Dust Bowl

Moreno Valley (Calif.); Riverside County (Calif.); Inland Empire (Calif.)

2004

Antonio Vasquez

Sophie Harris

5/12/2004

Marion Ashley

Mini DV Tape

English

00:56:11