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Hope Ranch
Hope Ranch is an unincorporated suburb of Santa Barbara, California, located in Santa Barbara County. As of the 2000 census, the area had an approximate population of 2,200. The ZIP codes are 93105 and 93110, and the community is in area code 805.
The eastern entrance to Hope Ranch, showing the main thoroughfare
through the unincorporated community
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hope_ranch_east_entrance.jpg
Geography
Since it is not a
census-designated place, the boundaries are informal, except
where they coincide with incorporated regions. On the east Hope
Ranch is bounded by the City of Santa Barbara, on the north by
Modoc Road, Hollister Avenue, and Vieja Drive, on the west by a
vacant tract of land known as More Mesa, and on the south by the
Pacific Ocean.
Geology
Hope Ranch occupies a hilly area immediately adjacent to the
coast; the highest elevation is 691 feet. The northern boundary
of the hilly area is Cieneguitas Creek, which flows down the
topographic expression of the More Ranch Fault; this ravine also
helps define the informal northern boundary of the suburb. Native
vegetation is mostly California oak woodland and chaparral, and
many of the homes have been constructed to blend in with the
oaks; the area retains much of its tree canopy. Residential roads
are narrow and winding, not always signed, and interweave with an
elaborate network of horse paths. A road to a private beach is
open to residents only (although the beach itself is accessible
from public beaches on either side).
Access
The local homeowner's association manages the properties of
private roads, horse paths, and the private beach. The private
regions are not governed by conventional police. Instead the law
enforcement of these regions are the privately enrolled
"Hope Ranch Patrol," who have only limited law
enforcing powers. This group is controlled by the board of Hope
Ranch and is in no way connected to either the City of Santa
Barbara Police Department or the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's
Department.
The main stretch of road through Hope Ranch is Las Palmas/Marina
Drive, a beautiful palm tree-lined stretch of roadway along which
runs the coastal bike route. Hope Ranch is home to La Cumbre
Country Club and Laguna Blanca School, an independent day school,
which was founded in 1933.
Hope Ranch is one of the wealthiest areas in California; the
median home price was $2.61 million in 2006.
Popular culture references
Hope Ranch is also the name of a 2004 Animal Planet TV movie,
starring Bruce Boxleitner, Barry Corbin, Lorenzo Lamas and
Stephen Wozniak.
Famous Residents of Hope
Ranch
Wendy McCaw - Billionaire Owner of Santa Barbara News Press
Essam and Layla Khashoggi
H.R. Haldeman family - H.R. Haldeman was White House Chief of
Staff under Richard Nixon. H.R. After his term, Haldeman lived in
Hope Ranch until his death in 1993.
Snoop Dogg - purchased a house in November 2006.
Fess Parker - Actor and businessman.
This page was last updated July 19, 2009.
