Welcome to California’s Wine Country! Santa Rosa has a population of 157,985 residents. The climate is perfect for growing grapes with cool, wet winters and dry, warm summers. It sits on the Santa Rosa Plain that stretches into the Valley of the Moon. The area is a haven for wildlife. Animals and birds of many species inhabit the numerous parks and reserves in and around the city. Annadel State Park links to Spring Lake County Park and Howarth Park which is a Santa Rosa City Park in the heart of the city, thus forming one contiguous park system that enables visitors to literally move from the urban heart of a city into wild native habitats.
Opening the yellow pages online, Santa Rosa’s neighborhoods come up, including Cherry Street Historic District, Burbank Gardens Historic District, Oakmont Village Association, Olive Park Neighborhood, St. Rose Historic District, West End Arts & Theater District, West End Historic District and others They are diverse and each offers something different, in architecture, style, entertainment and more.
The new industries that are driving the economics of the city are Healthcare and Service industries, such as Agilent Technologies, Medtronic Vascular, Kaiser Permanente (Hospital), AT&T, and the State of California. Tourism plays a large part in the economic structure of the city. With its proximity to San Francisco and magnificent wine country scenery, residents take short trips and visitors come from all over the country. The California business directory shows the many wineries that offer tours to visitors. It is worth visiting, not only for the scenery but for the tasting.
Located here are the Charles M. Schultz Museum & Research Center, Luther Burbank Home and Gardens, Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Sonoma County Museum, the Santa Rosa Symphony and the Summer Repertory Theatre.