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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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Local News from Monterey County Weekly via Yahoo! News

Voices Heard

Aug 28, 2008 7:12 am

Osiris Salgado grabs an armful of red flags emblazoned with the black United Farm Workers eagle and hands them out to her North Monterey County High School classmates. The students have just arrived a...

 
 

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The Fantasy Buzz: Running backs

Aug 28, 2008 6:57 pm

With fantasy drafts coming up this weekend, The Fantasy Buzz is beginning in earnest with a position-by-position look at players to take after the first two rounds. Read comments

 

Slow upgrades, funding worry Fresno zoo agency

Aug 28, 2008 6:50 am

Fresno County Zoo Authority members complained Wednesday about the slow pace of promised improvements at the zoo and the city of Fresno's hesitancy to commit money for some of those upgrades.

 

Kayak's climb

Aug 28, 2008 6:39 am

Eric Kaai was a typical fisherman. Proud owner of a 14-foot Boston Whaler, equipped with a 40-horse motor.

 

Thunderbowl cancels event

Aug 28, 2008 6:25 am

Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway has canceled its three-day U.S. Western States Modified Nationals, citing a low number of preregistered cars. Read comments

 

Locals fare well at U.S. Open

Aug 28, 2008 6:25 am

Robert Kendrick and Raquel Kops-Jones, two Fresnans on the fringes of the top professional tennis tours, came up with big victories Wednesday at the U.S. Open in New York.

 

Pitcher's future without Bulldogs

Aug 28, 2008 6:20 am

Fresno State baseball ace Tanner Scheppers is not returning for his senior year.

 

Oaks report: 8/27/08

Aug 28, 2008 6:20 am

OAKS 5, BLAZE 1

 

Donation gives Madera students a safer crossing

Aug 28, 2008 6:05 am

Support Kids Safety First received a check from Allied Waste Service of Madera for $1,000, to purchase the state-of-the-art crossing sign and others that display "SLOW" mounted on stands dow...

 

CHP officers cleared in Fresno case

Aug 28, 2008 6:05 am

A federal court jury on Wednesday rejected claims that two California Highway Patrol officers used excessive force and violated the civil rights of a Fresno man after an April 2007 altercation at a so...

 

Record-skimming heat

Aug 28, 2008 5:50 am

The last days of summer will not go quietly.

 
 

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