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The Central Coast is an area of California, United States, roughly spanning the area between the Monterey Bay and Point Conception. It extends through Santa Cruz County, San Benito County, Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County, and Santa Barbara County.
The Central Coast is also the location of the Central Coast American Viticultural Area.

The region is known primarily for agriculture and tourism. Major crops include lettuce, strawberries, and artichokes. In particular, the Salinas Valley is one of the most fertile farming regions in the United States. Popular tourist attractions include Cannery Row (in Monterey), the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the golf courses of Pebble Beach and the Monterey Peninsula, the rugged coastline of Big Sur and Hearst Castle in San Simeon.
Overall, the area is not very densely populated, not surprising considering that the primary industry is agriculture. The largest city in the region is Salinas, with approximately 150,000 people. Due to the low population density of the central coast, educational and cultural resouces are relatively scarce. University of California campuses are found both in Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara, on the extreme north and south edges of the region, respectively. One of the universities found within the central coast area itself is California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), founded in 1994 using facilities donated when Fort Ord was converted from military to civilian uses. In San Luis Obispo, the state university California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) was founded in 1901, and has been in full operation for decades.

 

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Alternative Energy and Economic Development

Aug 14, 2008 7:10 am

Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue wants to bring in esteemed environmental consultation group Rocky Mountain Institute to evaluate how the Salinas Valley can move toward alternative energy and develop gree...

 
 

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Surging inflation hurts seniors

Aug 20, 2008 6:26 am

With the price of food, gasoline, medical care and almost everything else on the rise, seniors are getting serious about finding ways to save.

 

Oaks report: 8/19/08

Aug 20, 2008 6:11 am

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Driven to ride

Aug 20, 2008 5:57 am

Soaring gas prices and summer vacations have pushed Amtrak ridership to a record high in the central San Joaquin Valley and across the country.

 

Parra wins praise for political gumption

Aug 20, 2008 5:57 am

SACRAMENTO -- A day after she was booted from her Capitol office, Assembly Member Nicole Parra on Tuesday showed no signs of backing off her demand that lawmakers approve a water bond before she votes...

 

Nonresidents will continue to pay extra $2 at two Fresno parks

Aug 20, 2008 5:56 am

Families living outside Fresno won't get a break from the city when they visit two of Fresno's regional parks. The Fresno City Council couldn't muster enough votes Tuesday to repeal a much-debated $2 ...

 

Fresno Pacific picks up where it left off at No. 1

Aug 20, 2008 5:46 am

To no one's surprise, Fresno Pacific is ranked No. 1 in the NAIA's first volleyball poll of the season.

 

Sports briefs: Fresnans win Open qualifying matches

Aug 20, 2008 5:46 am

Former Fresnans Robert Kendrick and Jelena Pandzic won their first matches in U.S. Open tennis singles qualifying at the National Tennis Center in New York.

 

Firebaugh, San Joaquin, Mendota will share $633,000 tech grant

Aug 20, 2008 5:42 am

A new technology grant will benefit three west-side communities by opening up a new world of opportunities, officials said Tuesday.

 

Living in a dream house

Aug 20, 2008 5:41 am

The moment Ed and Margaret Lujano walked into the white Colonial house at Terrace and Palm avenues in Fresno 14 years ago, it became their very own dream house.

 

Banda says he was 'bored'

Aug 20, 2008 5:41 am

VISALIA -- On the day of his arrest, Jorge Gomez Banda told investigators he was "bored" hours earlier when he fired the shots that killed Tulare County sheriff's detective Kent Haws.

 
 

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