Guide Note

Picturesque Santa Barbara, with its overwhelmingly mission revival style architecture, is the seat of Santa Barbara County, California, about 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles. It has a climate akin to the Mediterranean coast, and as such is sometimes called the "American Riviera". Santa Barbara has a long history, beginning with the Chumash Indians who lived there before the Spanish settlers came and built the Santa Barbara Mission in 1786. In the intervening years, Santa Barbara has risen as one of the jewels of California's coast, and one of its most expensive places to live. For the visitor, it offers numerous arts and entertainment activities, as well as educational and cultural opportunities in the form of museums, world renowned gardens, theater, music and film.

Fast Facts

County seat of Santa Barbara County, CA
State: California
Country: USA
Mayor: Marty Blum
Population: 92,325
Established: 1782
Has a south facing coastline
Time Zone: PST
Airport: SBA
Current weather

Activities

Categories

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Santa Barbara

Also try: Mahalo's Guide to Santa Barbara Vacations | Mahalo's Guide to Santa Barbara Restaurants

The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: City of Santa Barbara
Wikipedia: Santa Barbara, California
Higher education: University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Airport: FlySBA.com
Public buses: MTD Santa Barbara
Gardens: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Zoo: Santa Barbara Zoo

Santa Barbara Vacation

- The Mahalo Guide to a Santa Barbara Vacation
- The Mahalo Guide to Santa Barbara Hotels and Restaurants
Official Tourism Site: SantaBarbaraCA.com
Frommer's: Santa Barbara Travel Guide
Concierge.com: Santa Barbara Travel Guide
Fodor's: Santa Barbara & the Central Coast Travel Guide
TripAdvisor: Santa Barbara Vacations

Santa Barbara Basics

Traffic: BeatTheTraffic.com
Public Transportation: MTD Santa Barbara
Weather: Weather Underground - The Weather Channel - KEY Weather
Map: MapQuest - Yahoo! Maps - Google Maps - Microsoft Live Search Map
Photos: Flickr - Google Image Search - Yahoo! Image Search

Santa Barbara Government

Official Site: City of Santa Barbara
Official Site: County of Santa Barbara
Official Site: Superior Court of California - County of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara History

City of Santa Barbara: Community Heritage
California Mission History: Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
University of California Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Earthquake History

Santa Barbara Facts and Information

City of Santa Barbara: City Fact Sheet
US Census Bureau: Santa Barbara (city) QuickFacts
US Census Bureau: Sonoma County QuickFacts

Santa Barbara News

Area newspaper: The Santa Barbara Independent
Area newspaper: Santa Barbara News-Press
TV News: KEYT3
Topix: Santa Barbara News

Santa Barbara Radio

Rock: 99.9 KTYD
College / Variety: KCSB-FM 91.9
Talk: Talk Radio 1340
Modern rock: KjEE 92.9 FM
Adult Contemporary: KRUZ-FM 97.5

Santa Barbara Colleges and Universities

State university: University of California, Santa Barbara
Community college: Santa Barbara City College
Private university: Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law
Private college: Westmont College

Santa Barbara Sports Teams

Baseball: University of California Santa Barbara Gauchos
Men's Basketball: University of California Santa Barbara Gauchos
Men's Soccer: University of California Santa Barbara Gauchos

Santa Barbara Rentals and Real Estate

Santa Barbara Independent: Real Estate classifieds
Santa Barbara News-Press: Real Estate Classified Ads
Craigslist: Santa Barbara Housing Classifieds

Santa Barbara Blogs and Podcasts

Area surfing: Santa Barbara Surfing
Politics, media and culture: BlogaBarbara
News, politics, sports, culture: SantaBarbarasBlog.com

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