It was dedicated by Padre Fermín Lasuén, who succeeded Padre Junipero Serra as the second president and founder of the California Franciscan Mission Chain. It was the tenth of the California Missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. The Santa Barbara Mission was established on the Feast of Saint Barbara, December 4, 1786. Many of the Spaniards brought their families with them, and those formed the nucleus of the small town – at first just a cluster of adobes – that surrounded the Presidio of Santa Barbara. They were sent to both secure the Spanish claim to the region and to convert the indigenous peoples to Catholicism. The first permanent European residents were Spanish missionaries and soldiers under Felipe de Neve, who arrived in 1782 and constructed the Presidio. Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary are located approximately 20 miles (30 km) offshore. Behind the city, in and beyond the Santa Ynez Mountains, is the Los Padres National Forest, which contains several remote wilderness areas. Highway 101 to Los Angeles 100 mi (160 km) to the southeast and San Francisco 325 mi (525 km) to the northwest. The Santa Barbara area is connected via U.S. The city is served by Santa Barbara Airport and train service is provided by Amtrak, which operates the Pacific Surfliner, which runs from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. Education in particular is well represented, with four institutions of higher learning nearby: the University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, Westmont College, and Antioch University. In 2004, the service sector accounted for 35% of local employment. In addition to being a popular tourist and resort destination, the city has a diverse economy that includes a large service sector, education, technology, health care, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and local government. Census, the city's population was 88,665. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean, and the city has been dubbed "The American Riviera". Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara ( Spanish: Santa Bárbara, meaning ' Saint Barbara ') is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. This story was updated to reflect the correct opening date: June 26. The Riviera Theatre on Alameda Padre Serra in Santa Barbara is scheduled to open next Friday and will show “The Trip to Greece.” They will wear masks and gloves, and employees will have to wash their hands at the beginning of their shifts - and regularly. Arcade games will be closed.Įmployees will have their temperatures taken before each shift. Movie patrons will also have to wear face masks at all times, until they are seated in the theater. The theaters will reopen with a variety of safety measures in place, including reduced capacity, placement of stickers to indicate 6 feet of separation and installation of hand sanitizer stations. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription.
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