Goleta(/ɡəˈliːtə/;Spanish:[ɡoˈleta];Spanishfor "schooner")[12]is acityin southernSanta Barbara County, California,United States. It wasincorporatedas a city in 2002, after a long period as the largestunincorporatedpopulated area in thecounty.As of the2000 census,thecensus-designated place(CDP) had a total population of 55,204. A significant portion of thecensus territoryof 2000 did not include the newer portions of the city. The population of Goleta was 32,690 at the2020 census.It is known for being close to theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara(UCSB), campus.
Goleta, California | |
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| City of Goleta | |
 Aerial photo of the Goleta area from offshore. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Good Land | |
 Location of Goleta in Santa Barbara County, California. | |
  Goleta Location in the United States  Goleta Goleta (the United States) | |
| Coordinates:34°26′26″N119°48′49″W/ 34.44056°N 119.81361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| Incorporated | February 1, 2002[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager[2] |
| •Mayor | Paula Perotte[3] |
| • MayorPro Tem | James Kyriaco[4] |
| •City council | Roger S. Aceves[5] Stuart Kasdin[6] Kyle Richards[7] |
| •State legislators | Sen.Monique Limón(D) Asm.Gregg Hart(D) |
| •U.S. Rep. | Salud Carbajal(D)[8] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.92 sq mi (20.53 km2) |
| • Land | 7.85 sq mi (20.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) 0.90% |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 32,690 |
| • Density | 4,100/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8(Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7(PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 93111, 93116–93118, 93160, 93199 |
| Area code | 805 |
| FIPS code | 06-30378 |
| GNISfeature ID | 1660687,2015546 |
| Website | CityofGoleta.org |
History
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Early history
editThe area of present-day Goleta was populated for thousands of years by theChumashpeople. Locally, they became known, by the Spanish, asCanaliñosas they lived along the coast, adjacent to theChannel Islands.One of the largest villages,S'axpilil,was north of theGoleta Slough,not far from the present-daySanta Barbara Airport.[13]
The first known European visitor to the Goleta area was the marinerJuan Rodríguez Cabrillo,who spent time around the Channel Islands in 1542, and died there the following year. During the 1980s, the discovery of a16th-centurycannonon the beach led to theadvancement of a theorythatSir Francis Drakesailed into the Goleta Slough in 1579. Goleta is one of many alternative locations (and the one farthest south) proposed for Drake's "New Albion",generally believed to be today'sDrake's Bay,north ofSan Francisco.
In1602,another sailing expedition, led bySebastian Vizcaino,visited theCalifornia Coast.Vizcaino named the channel 'Santa Barbara'. Spanish ships, associated with theManila Galleontrade, probably stopped in the area, intermittently, over the following 167 years; no permanent settlements were established.
The first landexpeditionto California, led byGaspar de Portolà,spent several days in the area in 1769, on its way toMonterey Bay,and also spent the night ofAugust 20near a creek (possiblySan Pedro Creek) to the north of the Goletaestuary.At that time, the estuary was a very large, open-water lagoon that covered most of (what is now) the city of Goleta, stretching as far north as Lake Los Carneros (adjacent toStow House).[14]There were at least five native towns in the area, the largest being on an island in the middle of the lagoon. For that reason, expedition engineer Miguel Costanso called the group of towns 'Pueblos de la Isla', or 'towns of the island'.[15]Some of the soldiers called the island townMescaltitlan,after a similarly insularAztecsettlement inNayarit,Mexico. Franciscan missionaryJuan Crespi,who accompanied the expedition, gave the towns the name 'Santa Margarita de Cortona'.[16]
The island retained the nameMescalitan Island(dropping the extra 'T' of the Aztec spelling), until it was bulldozed and flattened in1941to provide fill for the military airfield that is now Santa Barbara Airport (SBA). The Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Goleta Sanitary District is located on what used to be the island.[17]
Portola returned to San Diego via the same route in January1770,where he mounted a second expedition to Monterey that year. A second Spanish expedition came to the Santa Barbara area ofAlta Californiain1774,led byJuan Bautista de Anza.De Anza returned the following year, and the road along the coast of Santa Barbara County (today'sHighway 1) soon became theEl Camino Real,connecting the string of Spanish missions.
An expedition in 1782, led by military governorFelipe de Neve,founded thePresidio of Santa Barbaraand, soon thereafter, theSanta Barbara Mission.The Goleta area, along with most of the coastal areas of today's Santa Barbara County, was placed in the jurisdiction of the presidio and mission.
Sometime after the De Anza expeditions, a sailing ship ( "goleta" ) was wrecked at the mouth of the lagoon, and remained visible for many years, giving the area its current name. After Mexico became independent of Spain in 1821, most of the former mission ranch lands were divided up into large grants. The Goleta area became part of two adjacent ranchos. To the east of today's Fairview Avenue wasRancho La Goleta,named for the shipwreck and granted toDaniel A. Hill,the first American resident of Santa Barbara. An 1840s diseño (claim map) of the rancho shows the wrecked ship.[18]
The parts of Goleta to the west of Fairview Avenue were inRancho Dos Pueblos,granted in 1842 to Irish immigrant Nicholas Den, son-in-law of Daniel Hill. Rancho Dos Pueblos included the lagoon, airport, UCSB andIsla Vista,extending to the west as far as the eastern boundary of today'sEl Capitan State Beach.
19th and 20th centuries
editThe Goleta Valley was a prominent lemon-growing region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was largely agricultural. Several areas, especially the Ellwood Mesa, were developed foroilandnatural gas extraction.In the 1920s, aviation pioneers started using portions of theGoleta Sloughthat had silted-in due to agriculture to land and takeoff. As formertidelands,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 necessity for an airport – or at least a military airfield – became more apparent after a Japanese submarine shelled theEllwood Oil Fieldin 1942. This was one of the few direct-fireattacks on the U.S. continent during WWII.The Marine Corps undertook completion of the airport and establishedMarine Corps Air Station Santa Barbaraon the site of the current airport andUniversity of California, Santa Barbara,campus.[19]
After the war, Goleta Valley residents supported the construction ofLake Cachuma,which provided water, enabling a housing boom and the establishment of research and aerospace firms in the area. In 1954, theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara,moved to part of the former Marine base. Along with the boom in aerospace, the character changed from rural-agricultural to high tech. Goleta remains a center for high-tech firms, and abedroom communityfor neighboring Santa Barbara.
Incorporation
editGoleta wasincorporatedas a city in 2002 after several unsuccessful attempts. A significant urbanized area remainsunincorporatedbetween the cities of Goleta andSanta Barbara,largely consisting of the area which polled against incorporation prior to the 2002 election (this area was excluded from the city boundaries to facilitate approval of incorporation). There has been some discussion of annexation of this area (sometimes dubbed "Noleta") by the city of Santa Barbara.
In addition, the student community ofIsla Vistadirectly to the south was excluded from the new city of Goleta. Whether or not to include Isla Vista was a subject of debate during incorporation planning, including Goleta residents concerned about impacts on tax revenue and the voting patterns of students.[20]ALocal Agency Formation Commissionreport supported excluding Isla Vista because of differences in "community identity", but considered both including and excluding Isla Vista to be viable choices.[21][22]
Postal shooting
editOn January 30, 2006,Jennifer San Marcoshot and killedseven people, including six postal workers,beforecommittingsuicideat the postal processing facility where she had been previously employed. The dead included Charlotte Colton, 44, Beverly Graham, 54, Ze Fairchild, 37, Maleka Higgins, 28, Nicola Grant, 42, Guadalupe Swartz, 52, and Dexter Shannon, 57. This incident is believed to be the deadliest workplace shooting ever carried out in the United States by a woman.[23][24]
Geography
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Goleta is about 8 miles (13 km) west of the city ofSanta Barbara,along the coast (the coast runs east to west in this portion of southern California). Nearby is theSanta Barbara campusof theUniversity of Californiaand the student community ofIsla Vista.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the CDP has a total area of 26.4 square miles (68 km2), of which 26.3 square miles (68 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.38%) is water.
Geology
editThe Goleta Valley is acoastal plain,approximately three miles (4.8 km) across, between theSanta Ynez Mountains,the principal mountain range of southern Santa Barbara County, and thePacific Ocean.[25]It consists of Holocene and Pleistocenealluvium,colluvium,estuarinedeposits, as well asmarine terracescreated during interglacial high sea level episodes. The area has been subject to rapid geologic uplift, as evidenced by its coastal bluffs and narrow beaches.[25]Between the flattest part of the Goleta Valley and the ocean is an area of uplift paralleling the shore which includes, from west to east, Isla Vista, Mescalitan Island, More Mesa, and the Hope Ranch Hills. The elevation of this block of land relative to Goleta Valley increases from 40 to 300 feet along this length.[26][27]The uplift was caused by motion along the More Ranch Fault, one of the most geologicallyactive faultsin the area. The More Ranch Fault roughly follows a line along El Colegio Road, through the southern part of the airport, along Atascadero Creek, and then continues east into Santa Barbara as the Mission Ridge Fault Zone.[28]Soils in Goleta are mostly well drained brown fine sandy loam of the Milpitas series.[29]
Underneath the alluvial units of the coastal plain are three prominent bedrock units: theMonterey Formation,theSisquoc Formation,and theSanta Barbara Formation.This latter unit is the principal groundwater aquifer for the region, and its freshwater wells are protected from seawater intrusion by the uplift along the More Ranch Fault, which has placed relatively impermeable rock units between it and the ocean.[30]
Some of the underlying sedimentary units contain economically recoverable quantities of oil and gas. The Ellwood Oil Field was worked beginning in the 1920s, with its onshore portions only being dismantled in the 1970s. TheLa Goleta Gas Fieldwas formerly productive on the bluffs west of More Mesa, and is now used for gas storage by the Southern California Gas Company.[31]
The Santa Ynez Mountains form a scenic backdrop to Goleta. They consist of multiple layers of sandstone andconglomerateunits dating from theJurassicAge to the present, uplifted rapidly since thePliocene.Rapid uplift has given them their craggy, scenic character, and numerous landslides and debris flows, which form some of the urban and suburban lowland area, are testament to their geologically active nature.[27][28]Covered bychaparral,the range exceeds 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in height to the northwest of Goleta, at Broadcast and Santa Ynez Peaks.Sundowner windsoccur in both Goleta and Santa Barbara.
Wildlife
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Bobcatscan also be seen in the area.[32]Coyotessometimes prey on small domestic pets.[33]Skunkssometimes spray, and often fall prey to cars, owls, dogs, and coyotes.[34]Raccoonscan become neighborhood pests.[35]Opossumscommonly inhabit neighborhoods.[36]Dogs and cats sometimes kill small animals.Monarch butterfliesspend the winter in several eucalyptus groves on the Ellwood Mesa.[37]Bearsandmountain lionslive in the foothills and mountains around the town, but are rarely seen by residents.[38]
Climate
editGoleta has amediterranean climateinfluenced by maritime winds from thePacific Oceanwith moderate average temperatures. Due to brief spells of winds from the interior, the warmest temperature on record is 109 °F (43 °C) and the coldest is 20 °F (−7 °C).[39]That is a relatively large thermal span for a shoreline town.
Chilly days and warm nights are rare. The coldest maximum temperature on record is 45 °F (7 °C) in 1949 with the annual average between 1991 and 2020 being 54 °F (12 °C).[39]The warmest night measured is a freak event of 81 °F (27 °C) during a heat snap in 1979, a full 10 °F (5.6 °C) warmer than the second warmest night on record.[39]During a regular year, the warmest night is at a mild 65 °F (18 °C).[39]
| Climate data forSanta Barbara Municipal Airport(1991–2020 normals, extremes since 1941) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 87 (31) |
87 (31) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
101 (38) |
109 (43) |
109 (43) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
103 (39) |
97 (36) |
89 (32) |
109 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 78 (26) |
77 (25) |
80 (27) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
86 (30) |
83 (28) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
84 (29) |
76 (24) |
95 (35) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 64.2 (17.9) |
63.8 (17.7) |
65.9 (18.8) |
67.8 (19.9) |
69.2 (20.7) |
70.3 (21.3) |
73.3 (22.9) |
74.5 (23.6) |
74.3 (23.5) |
73.4 (23.0) |
69.2 (20.7) |
64.3 (17.9) |
69.2 (20.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 52.8 (11.6) |
53.7 (12.1) |
56.1 (13.4) |
58.0 (14.4) |
60.3 (15.7) |
62.4 (16.9) |
65.7 (18.7) |
66.2 (19.0) |
65.0 (18.3) |
62.1 (16.7) |
56.7 (13.7) |
52.3 (11.3) |
59.3 (15.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 41.3 (5.2) |
43.6 (6.4) |
46.2 (7.9) |
48.1 (8.9) |
51.3 (10.7) |
54.5 (12.5) |
58.1 (14.5) |
58.0 (14.4) |
55.7 (13.2) |
50.9 (10.5) |
44.3 (6.8) |
40.4 (4.7) |
49.4 (9.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 32 (0) |
35 (2) |
38 (3) |
41 (5) |
45 (7) |
49 (9) |
52 (11) |
52 (11) |
48 (9) |
43 (6) |
35 (2) |
31 (−1) |
30 (−1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 24 (−4) |
25 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
33 (1) |
38 (3) |
41 (5) |
45 (7) |
43 (6) |
42 (6) |
31 (−1) |
30 (−1) |
20 (−7) |
20 (−7) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (mm) | 3.84 (98) |
3.86 (98) |
3.10 (79) |
0.91 (23) |
0.42 (11) |
0.11 (2.8) |
0.02 (0.51) |
0.01 (0.25) |
0.07 (1.8) |
0.73 (19) |
1.27 (32) |
2.91 (74) |
17.25 (438) |
| Source: NOAA[39] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55,204 | — | |
| 2010 | 29,888 | −45.9% | |
| 2020 | 32,690 | 9.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[40] | |||
2010
editAt the2010 censusGoleta had a population of 29,888. The population density was 3,747.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,447.1/km2). The racial makeup of Goleta was 20,833 (69.7%) White, 469 (1.6%) African American, 283 (0.9%) Native American, 2,728 (9.1%) Asian, 26 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 4,182 (14.0%) from other races, and 1,367 (4.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9,824 persons (32.9%).[41]
The census reported that 29,687 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 23 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 178 (0.6%) were institutionalized.
There were 10,903 households, 3,416 (31.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,265 (48.3%) wereopposite-sex married couplesliving together, 1,069 (9.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 472 (4.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 659 (6.0%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships,and 88 (0.8%)same-sex married couples or partnerships.2,732 households (25.1%) were one person and 1,090 (10.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72. There were 6,806 families (62.4% of households); the average family size was 3.23.
The age distribution was 6,335 people (21.2%) under the age of 18, 3,790 people (12.7%) aged 18 to 24, 7,966 people (26.7%) aged 25 to 44, 7,749 people (25.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,048 people (13.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.
There were 11,473 housing units at an average density of 1,438.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 5,844 (53.6%) were owner-occupied and 5,059 (46.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.5%. 16,222 people (54.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 13,465 people (45.1%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
editDemographic data for 2000 is for the Goleta CDP, the Goleta Valley area, which is approximately twice the size of the City of Goleta.
At the2000 censusthere were 55,204 people, 19,954 households, and 13,468 families in the CDP. The population density was 2,102.1 inhabitants per square mile (811.6/km2). There were 20,442 housing units at an average density of 778.4 units per square mile (300.5 units/km2). Theracial makeupof 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%.[42]
Of the 19,954 households 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 22.5% of households were one person and 8.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.18.
The age distribution was 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% 65 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 household income was $60,314 and the median family income was $67,956 (these figures had risen to $69,242 and $81,862 respectively as of a 2007 estimate).[43]Males had a median income of $44,770 versus $32,127 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,890. About 2.9% of families and 6.7% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
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TheUniversity of California, Santa Barbara,is the major center of economic activity in the area, both directly and through the numerous associatedservice industryactivities which exist for the staff and students.[citation needed]Hispanic Business had its corporate headquarters in Goleta.[44]
Deckers Outdoor Corporationis based in Goleta. It is the parent company forUGG Australia,Teva,Sanuk,AhnuandHoka One One.Severaltechnology sectorbusinesses operate in the area due to the proximity to the university, includingRaytheon,Lockheed Martin,Northrop Grumman,AppFolio,FLIRandInTouch.
TheBacara Resort,located at the western edge of the city, also employs many residents.[45]
Cannabis
editFollowing the statewide passage of Proposition 64 in 2016, the city began accepting retail applications on a first-come, first-served basis in August 2018. The City limits the number of recreational retail cannabis businesses to six. In November 2018, the voters of Goleta passed Measure Z-2018, establishing a tax on cannabis business operations within the city.[46]Amedical marijuanadispensary was issued the first license for sales of recreational cannabis and began selling in January 2020.[47]Companies must be licensed by the local agency and the state to grow, test, or sell cannabis and the city may authorize none or only some of these activities. Local governments may not prohibit adults, who are in compliance with state laws, from growing, using, or transporting marijuana for personal use.
Energy
editIn 2017 the city established an ambitious goal of supplying 100% of the city's municipal facilities and community-wide electricity supply with renewable power by 2030. The city also resolved to have at least 50% of electricity use by municipal facilities come from renewable sources by 2025. In 2019 the City adopted a Strategic Energy Plan as a roadmap on how to accomplish this, which includes switching toCentral Coast Community Energyas the default energy provider for its residences and businesses beginning in 2021.[48]The city is currently moving forward with a contract to install solar panels in the parking lot of City Hall in 2021 and exploring future opportunities for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and a microgrid, which will provide increased resiliency in case of a power disruption.[49]
Parks and recreation
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Goleta has several parks, including Stow Park, Girsh Park, Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park, Lake Los Carneros and Coronado Butterfly preserve, the largest[50]overwintering grove of theMonarch butterfly,[51]providing street access to the Ellwood Mesa Open Space[52]on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean with beach access from UCSB.[53]Goleta Beach County Parkis just outside of the city limits.[54]Historic sites include theStow Houseand theSouth Coast Railroad Museum.
Government
editUntil 2018, the five city council members took turns as mayor. In November 2018, Paula Perotte was elected to a two-year term as Mayor, defeating fellow council member Michael Bennett. This was the first election in City history where residents voted for Mayor as opposed to the Mayor being selected by City Council for a one-year term. The city council also serves as the planning agency. City council, planning commission, and design review board meetings are televised on the localgovernment-access televisionchannel and available on the city's website.
Municipal election history
editGoleta's cityhood was established through Measure H-2001 in the November 2001 election. At this time, the first five members of the City Council were also elected, and they officially began their terms on February 1, 2002. Thereafter, the city has held elections during the November general election on even years. Terms of the City Council are 4 years. Until 2018 the Mayor was selected by the members of the City Council to serve a one-year term. In November 2016 voters approved Measure C-2016 which called for a directly elected Mayor with a term of two years, beginning in the next general election (2018). In November 2020 voters approved Measure O-2020 which changed the term of the Mayor from two years to four years.[55]
| Election Year | Name | Position | Term | Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Margaret Connell | City Council (beginning February 1, 2002) | 5 years | 3,479 |
| 2001 | Jack Hawxhurst | City Council (beginning February 1, 2002) | 5 years | 3,443 |
| 2001 | Cynthia Brock | City Council (beginning February 1, 2002) | 5 years | 3,279 |
| 2001 | Jean Blois | City Council (beginning February 1, 2002) | 3 years | 3,158 |
| 2001 | Jonny Wallis | City Council (beginning February 1, 2002) | 3 years | 3,017 |
| 2004 | Jean Blois | City Council | 4 years | 7,954 |
| 2004 | Jonny Wallis | City Council | 4 years | 5,908 |
| 2006 | Michael Bennett | City Council | 4 years | 4,770 |
| 2006 | Eric Onnen | City Council | 4 years | 4,714 |
| 2006 | Roger Aceves | City Council | 4 years | 4,225 |
| 2008 | Margaret Connell | City Council | 4 years | 6,344 |
| 2008 | Ed Easton | City Council | 4 years | 5,965 |
| 2010 | Roger Aceves | City Council | 4 years | 5,969 |
| 2010 | Michael Bennett | City Council | 4 years | 5,515 |
| 2010 | Paula Perotte | City Council | 4 years | 4,834 |
| 2012 | Ed Easton | City Council | 4 years (*) | 7,138 |
| 2012 | Jim Farr | City Council | 4 years | 7,074 |
| 2014 | Roger Aceves | City Council | 4 years | (appointed in lieu of election) |
| 2014 | Michael Bennett | City Council | 4 years | (appointed in lieu of election) |
| 2014 | Paula Perotte | City Council | 4 years | (appointed in lieu of election) |
| 2016 | Stuart Kasdin | City Council | 4 years | 6,767 |
| 2016 | Kyle Richards | City Council | 4 years | 6,524 |
| 2018 | Paula Perotte | Mayor | 2 years | 7,590 |
| 2018 | James Kyriaco | City Council | 4 years | 7,729 |
| 2018 | Roger Aceves | City Council | 4 years | 6,734 |
| 2020 | Paula Perotte | Mayor | 4 years | 9,994 |
| 2020 | Kyle Richards | City Council | 4 years | 8,965 |
| 2020 | Stuart Kasdin | City Council | 4 years | 8,311 |
(*) Ed Easton stepped down in 2014, and Tony Vallejo was appointed to fill the remainder of his term[56]
Education
editMost local students attend schools in theGoleta Union School Districtand theSanta Barbara Unified School District.There are also a host of smaller private schools.[57]
Schools
editElementary
edit- Brandon School (within City of Goleta)[58]
- El Camino School
- Ellwood School (within City of Goleta)
- Foothill School
- Goleta Family School
- Hollister School
- Isla Vista School
- Kellogg School (within City of Goleta)
- La Patera School (within City of Goleta)
- Mountain View School
- Santa Barbara Charter School (within City of Goleta)
- South Coast Montessori School of Santa Barbara
Secondary
editTransportation
editSeveralSanta Barbara Metropolitan Transit Districtbus lines run through the city.[61]The main artery of the city is U.S. 101, with the major streets being Hollister Avenue and Cathedral Oaks Road. Other significant streets include Calle Real (which is broken into sections), Storke Road/Glen Annie Road, Los Carneros Road, Fairview Avenue, and Patterson Avenue.[62]
Intercity transit is provided byAmtrakat theGoleta Amtrak Station.
Santa Barbara Airportis adjacent to the City of Goleta, near the intersection of Hollister and South Fairview avenues. The airport serves the greater Santa Barbara area with five airlines connecting to larger hubs.
Major highways
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Notable people
edit- Carl Barks,an American comics illustrator and writer. Barks is best known for his comics featuringDonald Duckand is the creator ofScrooge McDuck.He lived in Goleta during the 1970s.[63]
- Danny Duffy,professional baseball player inMLB,plays for theKansas City Royals[64]
- Burnett Guffey,Oscar-winning cinematographer
- Jean Louise Hodgkins(1914–1987) andVera B. Skubic(1921–1998) built two houses in Del Playa Drive that, with a third one, were historic evidence of the mid-20th century international style presented by architect Richard B. Taylor. "A guide to architecture in Los Angeles & Southern California" said that the three houses built in Del Playa by Richard Taylor were the only objects of architectural note in the area.
- Lagwagon,a melodic punk band
- Kent McClard,owner and operator of Ebullition Records (a hardcore-punk record label) and former publisher ofHeartattaCk,an internationally distributed punk zine.
- Katy Perry,pop singer[65]
- Derrick William Plourde(1971–2005) was an American drummer, musician, and artist[66]
- Kim Wilson,blues singer and musician
See also
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External links
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- Official website
- City map showing current boundaries
- City of Goleta's Capital Improvement Project
- City of Goleta's San Jose Creek Project
- City of Goleta's Monarch Butterfly Grove
- Goleta Chamber of Commerce
- Goleta Union School District
- Goleta Education Foundation
- Movies and televisions shows filmed in Goleta