Santa Barbara, California

:Alternative meaning: Santa Barbara (soap opera)

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Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. It is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,325. The metropolitan area, which includes the adjacent cities of Goleta, Montecito, Carpinteria, as well as a large unincorporated area, has a population of approximately 200,000.

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California - United States - County seat - Santa Barbara County, California - 2000 - Goleta - Montecito - Carpinteria

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The current Mayor of Santa Barbara is Marty Blum. The city's representative is Lois Capps (D). The state assemblyman is Pedro Nava (D). The state senator is Tom McClintock (R).

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Representative - Lois Capps - Pedro Nava - Tom McClintock

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Mission Santa Barbara, "The Queen of the Missions," is located in Santa Barbara. It was founded on December 4, 1786, on a rise about two miles inland from the harbor. A Spanish Presidio was also founded at the city, in 1782, and the town developed around the presidio. The city sustained heavy damage in an earthquake on June 29 1925 which was followed by substantial rebuilding. Santa Barbara is popular as a tourist destination and celebrity hideaway. The Santa Barbara campus of the University of California is located next to nearby Isla Vista.

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Mission Santa Barbara - December 4 - 1786 - Presidio - Earthquake - June 29 - 1925 - Santa Barbara campus - University of California - Isla Vista

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The Rafael Gonzalez House, the adobe residence of the alcaldé of Santa Barbara in the 1820s, the Santa Barbara Mission, and the county courthouse are national Historic Landmarks. The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden contains a diverse collection of plants from around California; it is located in Mission Canyon directly north of the city.

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Rafael Gonzalez House - Adobe - County courthouse - National Historic Landmark - Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Mission Canyon

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is located immediately behind the Santa Barbara Mission in a complex of charming, mission-style buildings set in a delightful park-like campus. The Museum offers outstanding indoor and outdoor exhibits and a state-of-the-art planetarium.

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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - Santa Barbara Mission

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The Ty Warner Sea Center, owned and operated by the Museum of Natural History, is located on historic Stearns Wharf and offers a wealth of fun, interactive exhibits featuring the environment and life in the Santa Barbara Channel and the ocean beyond.

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Ty Warner Sea Center - Santa Barbara Channel

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The Santa Barbara Airport offers commercial air service. Amtrak offers rail service through the Coast Starlight and popular Pacific Surfliner trains.

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Santa Barbara Airport - Amtrak - Coast Starlight - Pacific Surfliner

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