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San Bernardino, California

If you're not familiar with San Bernardino's history, you may not have realized that this city is extremely famous in the fast food industry. That's because this city was home to the very first McDonald's restaurant! But while this little nugget of information is a very cool claim to fame, it seems as though that's not been enough for San Bernardino to thrive over the past few decades. In fact, it's struggling.

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Over 30% of the people who live here live in poverty, and a huge chunk of people are unable to find jobs to help them create the life they've always wanted for themselves.