City Council

Rancho Cucamonga City Council Mission Statement 2005

Diane Williams Councilmember

Council Member Diane Williams is a native Californian. She attended school in Upland and Ontario including Chaffey High School and Chaffey Community College.

Diane and her husband Paul have been married 48 years and have lived in Rancho Cucamonga over 36 years. Paul retired in 1993 after 32 years with the Gas Company. Their daughter lives in Washington and their son and his wife live in Highland.

Diane worked for the Alta Loma Elementary School District before opening "The Home Office" in 1980, a tape transcription, and word processing service. She subsequently worked with San Bernardino County Schools as a Business Liaison developing local business partnerships with schools to establish job-shadowing and internship opportunities for high school students.

Early civic participation included the drive for incorporation, Girl Scouts, PTA, soccer, and creation of Friends of the Library in 1982 to pursue withdrawal from the county branch library system and the establishment of a city library. The Rancho Cucamonga Public Library opened in 1994. Diane and Paul chaired the creation of the Friends of the Library bookstore including display construction and the development of the volunteer program and store procedures. They have volunteered thousands of hours in the store. As long-time volunteers with the Chamber's annual Grape Harvest Festival, they produced the popular "Grape Stomp" for several years.

Diane is also on the Board of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for the Arts and Crafts and a member of the Rotary Club of Rancho Cucamonga; she chairs the Rotary all-city track meet each year. Diane served in founding roles in the West End YMCA's "West End Kids Club," the San Bernardino County Gangs and Drugs Task Force, and the Terra Vista Children's Forum. She has served as advisor for a Boy Scouts' Venture Crew and assisted with the YMCA's Youth and Government program. Since 1992, Diane has served as a city representative on the San Bernardino County Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) since 1992, serving two terms as chair. She represented San Bernardino County on the Gas Company's Consumer Advisory Council studying de-regulation issues. Diane sat with the Mayor on the Route 30/210 Task Force; a group formed in the early 1990’s to develop and oversee mitigating measures ensuring the freeway would be a positive addition to the city. Diane serves as the city’s representative on the board of Sanbag (San Bernardino Association of Governments) and the Metrolink board of directors. Diane's local history interests include the Etiwanda Historical Society's Chaffey-Garcia House and the restoration of the old Regina Winery property, returning it once again to a working winery. She also worked with the Chaffey Community Art Association to establish an art gallery at the winery site. She is presently pursuing a Pacific Electric museum in the historic Etiwanda train station and the conversion of the right of way as a Rails-to-Trails project; a portion of which opened for use in 2007. Diane was elected to the City Council in 1990 and re-elected in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006.