Vista, California City of Vista Official seal of Vista, California Location of Vista inside San Diego County, California.
Location of Vista inside San Diego County, California.
Vista town/city street map, California Vista town/city street map, California Vista, California is positioned in the US Vista, California - Vista, California Vista (/ v st /; Spanish: view) is a town/city in Southern California and is positioned in northwestern San Diego County.
Vista is a medium-sized town/city inside the San Diego Metropolitan Area and had a populace of 93,834 at the 2010 census.
Vista also includes portions of unincorporated San Diego County to north and east, with a county island in the central west, which is inside its sphere of influence. Located just seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, it has a Mediterranean climate.
Originally the lands of Rancho Buena Vista, Vista was established on October 9, 1882 with an establishment of a postal service. It was incorporated January 28, 1963 and became a charter town/city on June 13, 2007.
Vista has more than 25 educational establishments for youth, and a company park home to over 800 companies.
Vista is ranked as the 173rd-best place in California for families, based on factors such as family life, recreational opportunities, education, health, safety, and affordability in a 2015 review. Rancho Guajome, Vista about 1936 The Vista region was originally inhabited by the Luiseno Indians, who lived on the territory until the beginning of the San Luis Rey Mission in 1798.
Three ranchos were granted in the Vista area: Rancho Guajome, Rancho Buena Vista, and Agua Hedionda Y los Manos. One settler in the Vista area, John Frazier, applied to open the first postal service and after a several attempts to name the town/city (Frazier's Crossing and Buena Vista were already taken), Frazier finally chose the name "Vista".
With the opening of the first postal service in 1882, Vista had officially arrived. In 1870, Bernard Delpy appeared from France to build what eventually became known as "Delpy Corners" at the intersection of today's East Vista Way and Foothill Drive.
Inhibited by the lack of water, Vista interval slowly through the early 1910s to less than 1,000 citizens .
With the vote of the citizens in 1923, the Vista Irrigation District had the necessary funding to construct a new waterworks from Lake Henshaw. New buildings in downtown sprang up almost immediately.
Some hillsides were also planted for avocados and by 1948, the Vista became the "avocado capital of the world" The City of Vista was incorporated on January 23, 1963.
The incessant housing booms of the 1970s through early 2000s greatly increased the populace of Vista.
In 1993, Vista became involved in a nationwide controversy when the Vista Unified School District board unsuccessfully tried to incorporate creationist, anti-evolution views into the biology curriculum. Vista is a hilly city.
The natural vegetation is best seen in natural Buena Vista Park on the south side, in the San Marcos Hills east of the city, and in undeveloped pockets on the north side (e.g.
It is common in May June for the side of Vista to be overcast and cool, while the easterly side basks in clear skies and sunshine.
The moderate climate has made Vista and encircling areas a center of the plant nursery industry.
Climate data for Vista, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Vista had a populace of 93,834.
The ethnic makeup of Vista was 59,551 (63.5%) White, 3,137 (3.3%) African American, 1,103 (1.2%) Native American, 3,979 (4.2%) Asian, 677 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 20,423 (21.8%) from other competitions, and 4,964 (5.3%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 25,074 citizens (26.7%) under the age of 18, 11,738 citizens (12.5%) aged 18 to 24, 27,659 citizens (29.5%) aged 25 to 44, 20,690 citizens (22.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 8,673 citizens (9.2%) who were 65 years of age or older.
44,897 citizens (47.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 46,892 citizens (50.0%) lived in rental housing units.
According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median homehold income of Vista in 2011 was $59,414 (not adjusted for inflation).
1 Vista Unified School District 2,141 10 City of Vista 274 Vista, a charter city, is governed by a mayor, Judy Ritter, and a town/city council, consisting of John J.
Located in Vista is the North County Regional Center, a San Diego County facility shared by the Superior Court, Sheriff, Vista Detention Facility jail, Probation, District Attorney, Revenue and Recovery, and the County Board of Supervisors.
In the California State Legislature, Vista is in the 36th Senate District, represented by Republican Patricia Bates, and in the 76th Assembly District, represented by Republican Rocky Chavez. In the United States House of Representatives, Vista is in California's 49th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R+4 and is represented by Republican Darrell Issa. According to the San Diego County registrar of Voters, on 11/1/2016, the City of Vista had more register democrats than republicans.
The Vista Unified School District serves Vista.
Vista has eighteen elementary schools, six middle schools, and seven high schools, including Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista High School and Mission Vista High School.
Guajome Park Academy is a charter school with joint elementary, middle, and high schools that receives part of its funding from the Vista Unified School District.
Alta Vista Continuation High School is another option for teens who cannot attend regular school.
Vista was mentioned in The Los Angeles Times when a group of civil conservatives associated with the "Christian right" were propel to the Vista Unified School District's school board and tried to implement creationism into the curriculum in the early 1990s. Vista is home to two city-owned theaters: the recently updated Moonlight Amphitheatre and the Avo Playhouse.
The Avo Playhouse positioned in historic downtown Vista is rented year round for private performances.
Patrick's Day Parade & Festival, the Vista Strawberry Festival, the Vista Rod Run (over 25 years running) and the annual Winterfest & Christmas Parade.
Vista homes one movie theater, presently a Cinepolis theater (as of 2015), but which opened as a Krikorian Cinema in fall 2003.
Two of the best-known parks in the town/city are Brengle Terrace Park and Guajome County Park.
Brengle Terrace Park homes the Moonlight Amphitheatre, Alta Vista Gardens (a city-owned botanical garden), two softball fields, a senior center, a playground, and the town/city improve center, where the chief offices of the city's day camps are held.
Guajome County Park has 557 acres (2.25 km2) of land, which is shared between Vista and close-by Oceanside.
Buena Vista Park on the south side of Vista is a natural park where users can hike on trails through native chaparral and oak woodland.
The Rancho Guajome Adobe and Rancho Buena Vista Adobe are two historic rancho buildings in Vista, assembled in the mid-nineteenth century, both available for tours and special occasions.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department runs the Wave Waterpark, a small but well-equipped waterpark in the downtown region open from mid-spring to early fall, and the brand new Vista Community Sports Park.
A Boomers family fun park is also positioned in Vista.
Vista is home of a Japanese-American Cultural Center and Buddhist Temple, one of only two in California, and over 75 other churches and temples of various denominations.
The automobile is the major means of transit inside the town/city of Vista, however bus service is provided by the North County Transit District (NCTD) BREEZE.
NCTD has an east-west light-weight commuter train called the Sprinter with a stop in downtown Vista and further east on Civic Center Drive near Hwy 78.
San Diego County S13.svg Vista Village Dr./East Vista Way The North County Transit District operates a bus fitness and a light rail system, SPRINTER, with stations at Vista Transit Center and Civic Center Drive inside town/city limits and also the Buena Creek Road station in easterly Vista sphere of influence.
In the town/city of Vista, gas and electric service is provided by San Diego Gas & Electric, while water is provided by the Vista Irrigation District.
The town/city of Vista is positioned inside the Tri City Hospital District, which provides emergency care and hospitalization, while ambulance service is provided by the Vista Fire Department. The Vista Community Clinic provides general community care to those who face economic, civil or cultural barriers. Carrie Prejean, Miss California 2009, lived in Vista and attended Vista High School.
Representative for California's 49th congressional precinct and Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, lives in Vista.
Dave Roberts, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, former Major League outfielder, attended Rancho Buena Vista High School.
Don Prudhomme, known as Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, retired drag racer, attained fame for his competitions against Tom "The Mongoose" Mc - Ewen; lives in and owns Don Prudhomme Racing in Vista.
Sara Watkins, singer-songwriter, fiddler, most well known for being in the band Nickel Creek and her solo longterm position since 2007; born and raised in Vista.
Defense Logistics Agency interval up in Vista and graduated from Vista High School.
Leon Hall, defensive back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League, graduated from Vista High School.
Pisa Tinoisamoa, retired National Football League linebacker, graduated from Vista High School.
Bob Burnquist, Brazilian skater, lives in Vista.
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