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| Country | United States | ||
| State | California | ||
| County | Santa Barbara | ||
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| - Mayor | Jean Blois | ||
| - Mayor Pro Tem | Michael Bennet | ||
| - City Council | Jonny Wallis Roger Aceves Eric Onnen |
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| - State Leg. | Sen. Tom McClintock (R) Asm. Pedro Nava (D) |
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| - U. S. Congress | Lois Capps (D) | ||
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| - Total | 26. Santa Barbara County is a County located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The US state of California is divided into fifty-eight counties. Santa Barbara County is a County located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Pro tempore or pro tem is a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Thomas Miller McClintock II (born July 10, 1956, in White Plains, New York) is a California State Senator, representing the 19th The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. The name Pedro Nava can refer to Pedro Nava (writer, A Brazilian writer Pedro Nava (politician, California State Assemblyman The California Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California. California's 23rd congressional district covers parts of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Lois Grimsrud Capps (born January 10 1938) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 sq mi (68. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²) | ||
| - Land | 26. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares 3 sq mi (68. 0 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0. 1 sq mi (0. 3 km²) | ||
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 55,240 | ||
| - Density | 2,102. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (812. 35/km²) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
| ZIP codes | 93116, 93118, 93160, 93199 | ||
| Area code(s) | 805 | ||
| FIPS code | 06-30378 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1660687 | ||
| Website: http://www.cityofgoleta.org/ | |||
Goleta (pronounced /ɡoʊˈliːtə/ in English or IPA: [ɡoˈleta] in Spanish) is a city located in southern Santa Barbara County, California, USA. The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 805 is a California telephone Area code. Area code 805 includes most or all of the California counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Santa Barbara County is a County located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U It was incorporated as a new city in 2002, after a long time as being the largest unincorporated, populated area in the county. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. A county of the United States is a local level of government created as a subdivision of a state by the state government or by the federal or territorial government as a subdivision As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 55,204, however, a significant portion of the census territory of 2000 did not incorporate into the new city. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The Census Bureau's official estimate as of July 1, 2006 was 29,182 inhabitants within city limits.
It is known for being close to the University of California, Santa Barbara campus, although the CDP of Isla Vista is closer. The University of California Santa Barbara ( UCSB) is a selective research-oriented public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County California Isla Vista is an Unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County California, United States.
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History
Early history
The area of present-day Goleta was populated for thousands of years by the native Chumash people; locally they were known by the first European settlers as Canaliños (for the canoes they built to travel to the Channel Islands). The Chumash are Native American people who historically inhabit chiefly central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now San The Channel Islands of California are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel One of the largest villages, S'axpilil, was north of the Goleta Slough, not far from the present-day Santa Barbara Airport [1]. The Goleta Slough is an area of Estuary, tidal creeks, Tidal marsh, and Wetlands near Goleta, California, USA Santa Barbara Airport, also known as Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, is a public Airport located west of downtown Santa Barbara, California
The first European visitor was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, who sailed past in 1542. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (ca 1499 &ndash January 3 1543 was a Portuguese explorer known as João Rodrigues Cabrilho in Portuguese noted for his exploration During the 1980s, discovery of some 16th-century cannon on the beach led to the advancement of a theory that Sir Francis Drake sailed into the Goleta Slough in 1579, where he may have spent several weeks repairing his ship [2]
In the 18th century, two Spanish expeditions came to the area; the second founded the Presidio of Santa Barbara and Mission to the east, and began the work of converting the Chumash to Roman Catholicism. Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c 1540 &ndash 27 January 1595 was an English Privateer, navigator, Slaver, and politician The El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara, also known as the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara, was a military installation in Santa Barbara California. Mission Santa Barbara, also known as Santa Barbara Mission, is a Spanish Franciscan mission near present day Santa Barbara, California During the 19th century most of the area, formerly covered with oak trees, was deforested; ranching was the principal land use during this time. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin The two main local ranchers, Nicolas A. Den and Daniel Hill, became wealthy in the late 1840s by selling locally-grown beef to the thousands of miners who came to the California Gold Rush[2]. The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California
19th and 20th centuries
The Goleta Valley was a prominent lemon-growing region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was largely agricultural. In addition, several areas, especially the Ellwood Mesa, were developed for oil and natural gas extraction. In the 1920's aviation pioneers started using portions of the Goleta Slough that had silted in due to agriculture to land and takeoff. The Goleta Slough is an area of Estuary, tidal creeks, Tidal marsh, and Wetlands near Goleta, California, USA As former tidelands, the title to these lands was unclear. Starting in 1940, boosters from the City of Santa Barbara lobbied and obtained federal funding and passed a bond measure to formally develop an airport on the Goleta Slough; the airport development was accelerated by U. S. response to an attack on Ellwood by a Japanese submarine, see Attacks on North America during World War II. Attacks on North America during World War II by the Axis Powers were rare mainly due to the continent's Geographical separation from the central The Marine Corps undertook completion of the airport and established living quarters on the site of the current University of California, Santa Barbara campus[2] . The University of California Santa Barbara ( UCSB) is a selective research-oriented public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County California
After the war, Goleta Valley residents supported the construction of Cachuma Lake, which provided water enabling a housing boom and the establishment of research and aerospace firms in the area. In 1954 the University of California, Santa Barbara moved to part of the former Marine base. The University of California Santa Barbara ( UCSB) is a selective research-oriented public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County California Along with the boom in aerospace, the character changed from rural-agricultural to high-tech. Goleta remains a center for high-tech firms, and a bedroom community for neighboring Santa Barbara[2]. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood
Incorporation
Goleta was incorporated as a city in 2002 after several unsuccessful attempts. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A significant urbanized area remains unincorporated between the town of Goleta and the city of Santa Barbara, largely consisting of the area which polled against incorporation prior to the 2002 election (this area was excluded from the city boundaries to make passage of incorporation more likely). In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. There has been some discussion of annexation of this area, sometimes dubbed informally "Noleta", by the City of Santa Barbara. Noleta is an unofficial name used to designate the unincorporated urban area between Goleta and Santa Barbara in California, USA The current boundaries of Goleta are shown in the city's map.
The 2000 census figures reflect the census-designated place of Goleta, which was somewhat larger than the incorporated city. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes The city's population was estimated in 2002 at around 30,904 according to the CA Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
Postal shooting
On January 30, 2006, Jennifer San Marco shot and killed seven people, including six postal workers, before committing suicide at the postal-processing facility where she had been previously employed. Jennifer San Marco ( December 6, 1961 - January 30, 2006) (aged 44 was a former US Postal Service employee and Mass murderer Going postal is an American English Slang term used as a verb meaning to suddenly become extremely and uncontrollably angry possibly to the point of violence In addition to Charlotte Colton, 44, and Beverly Graham, 54, the dead included Ze Fairchild, 37, and Maleka Higgins, 28, both of Santa Barbara; Nicola Grant, 42, and Guadalupe Swartz, 52, both of Lompoc; and Dexter Shannon, 57, of Oxnard. This incident is believed to be the deadliest workplace shooting ever carried out in the United States by a woman. [3] [4]
Today
Much of Goleta is considered to be a quiet community while Santa Barbara tends to attract most of the tourists and the area's residents. Goleta has successfully combatted suburban sprawl although it does exist [5]. Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its Suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area
Urban environment
Goleta contains a mix of land uses, lacking only heavy industrial zones. North of the U.S. Route 101 freeway is a region of predominantly tract housing built between the late 1950s and the 1970s, intermingled with newer condominium developments, a few gated communities, and adjacent to a lower-density residential zone in the lower foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains which contains larger homes. In the US state of California, US Route 101 (also known as Highway 101, The 101, or simply 101) is one of the last remaining and A commercial strip along Calle Real is one of the town's several business districts. South of the freeway is Old Town Goleta, centered on the stretch of Hollister Avenue between Fairview Avenue and the Highway 217 overpass; adjacent to this commercial area is a region of older, and occasionally substandard housing; some of the south county's least affluent people live in this zone. State Route 217 is a short two-and-a-half mile long spur route in the U Between Old Town Goleta and the airport, and running along south Fairview Avenue, are some light industrial zones, some of relatively few in southern Santa Barbara County. Farther west, near the intersection of Storke Road and Hollister Avenue, is a large shopping mall, including "big box" stores, which draws business from outside the local area. Big-box store is a term that refers to a style of physically large Chain store, and by extension to the company behind the store This area is called the "Camino Real Marketplace". There is also a new business park called Cabrillo Business Park next to it. Adjacent to the mall and extending more than a mile farther west is a residential area, most of the housing in which dates back to the 1960s; it includes some high-density apartment blocks which accept some of the overflow student population from nearby UCSB. The University of California Santa Barbara ( UCSB) is a selective research-oriented public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County California
Goleta has several significant parks, including Stow Park, Lake Los Carneros, and the newly created Ellwood Open Space on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Goleta Beach County Park is just outside of the city limits[5]. Goleta Beach is a region of coastline located near Goleta, California, just east of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB campus
Geography
Goleta is located at (34. 440493, -119. 813608)[6]. Goleta is about 8 miles (13 km) west of the city of Santa Barbara, along the coast (the coast runs east to west in this portion of southern California). Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. Nearby is the Santa Barbara campus of the University of California and the student community of Isla Vista. The University of California Santa Barbara ( UCSB) is a selective research-oriented public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County California The University of California ( UC) is a Public university system in the state of California. Isla Vista is an Unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County California, United States.
The city's geography at the feet of the Santa Ynez Mountains has made it subject to sudden, extremely hot winds locally called "sundowners", similar to the more famous Santa Ana winds in the Los Angeles and San Diego regions. The Santa Ana winds are strong extremely dry offshore Winds that characteristically sweep through in Southern California and northern Baja California in Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West They are caused by high pressure drawing dry air from the inland side of the mountains, whereupon they can become superheated as they rush down the city's side. On June 17, 1859, a sundowner wind rushed through Goleta and rapidly raised the temperature to 133 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 56 degrees Celsius) in a matter of minutes. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. People were forced to take shelter immediately; when they emerged they saw that most animals and plants had been killed. It was the highest temperature recorded in the United States until 1913. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 26. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (68. 3 km²), of which, 26. 3 square miles (68. 0 km²) of it is land and 0. 1 square miles (0. 3 km²) of it (0. 38%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 55,204 people, 19,954 households, and 13,468 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,102. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (811. 7/km²). There were 20,442 housing units at an average density of 778. 4/sq mi (300. 6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78. 61% White, 1. 27% African American, 0. 82% Native American, 6. 43% Asian, 0. 11% Pacific Islander, 9. 23% from other races, and 3. 53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22. 33% of the population.
There were 19,954 households out of which 30. 6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55. 1% were married couples living together, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32. 5% were non-families. 22. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 72 and the average family size was 3. 18.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23. 1% under the age of 18, 9. 5% from 18 to 24, 28. 6% from 25 to 44, 24. 2% from 45 to 64, and 14. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96. 1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,314, and the median income for a family was $67,956. Males had a median income of $44,770 versus $32,127 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,890. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 2. 9% of families and 6. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 4. 4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Most local students attend schools in the Goleta Union School District and the Santa Barbara High School District. Goleta Union School District (GUSD or GUSD is a School district serving the Goleta valley a suburban community of 80000 people which includes the newly formed City The Santa Barbara School Districts is the main public School district that serves Santa Barbara California. There are also a host of smaller private schools. [8]
Schools
Elementary
- Brandon School
- El Camino School
- Ellwood School
- Foothill School
- Hollister School
- Isla Vista School
- Kellogg School
- La Patera School
- Mountain View School[9]
Secondary
- Goleta Valley Junior High
- Dos Pueblos High School[10]
Government
The five City Council members take turns as mayor. --> Dos Pueblos High School is a High school located in Goleta California, west of Santa Barbara The City Council also serves at the Planning Agency. City Council meetings are televised, while Planning Agency meetings are not. There have also been prolonged delays in getting the first General Plan adopted, despite state mandates to do so in a reasonable period of time after incorporation, and this has led to delays in the consideration of planning and development applications.
Transportation
All public transportation is provided by the county. Multiple MTD bus lines run through the city[11]. The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD is a public transit agency providing bus service in the southern portion of Santa Barbara County, California.
The main artery for the city is the U. S. 101, with the main major streets being Hollister Avenue and Cathedral Oaks Road. Other significant streets include Calle Real (which is broken up into sections), Fariview Avenue, and Patterson Avenue[12].
Major Highways
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References
- ^ Sbnature.org. In the US state of California, US Route 101 (also known as Highway 101, The 101, or simply 101) is one of the last remaining and State Route 217 is a short two-and-a-half mile long spur route in the U
- ^ a b c d Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce..
- ^ "Seven dead in California postal shooting", CNN, 2006-01-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ "US ex-postal employee kills six", BBC, 2006-01-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ a b Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce.
- ^ List of GUSD Schools.
- ^ List of SBSD and SBHSD Schools.
- ^ SBMTD.gov.
- ^ Google Maps.
See also
- Goleta Union School District
- Dos Pueblos High School
- Goleta Depot
- Isla Vista
- Santa Ynez Apartments
- Francisco Torres
- South Coast Railroad Museum
External links
- City of Goleta official website
- Goleta Valley Voice offers local news coverge
- Goleta Chamber Of Commerce
- Heated windstorm of 1859
- Goleta, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
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