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Web-based Guide to Information on Santa Rosa, California

Santa Rosa, California is a growing city with a population in 2004 of over 150,000. California, known as the "Golden State" stemming back to the Gold Rush of the mid-1800's and whose motto is "Find Yourself Here," has a population of over 34,700,000. Regional resources include San Francisco that is reachable from Santa Rosa.

Per the US Census, Santa Rosa has a highly educated population with over 80% being high school graduates and over 25% being college graduates. There is a respected system of schools and colleges in the greater Santa Rosa area. High schools include the Allen High School, Cardinal Newman High School, Carrillo High School, Grace High , Mesa High School, Midrose High School, Montgomery High School, New Horizon Sch and Learn Center, North Valley School, Nueva Vista High , Open Bible Christian Academy, Piner High School, Redwood Institute For Designed Eduction, Redwood Christian School, Ridgway High School, Rincon Valley Christian School, Santa Rosa Christian School, Santa Rosa High School, Summerfield Waldorf School, and Ursuline High School. The California Human Dev Corp-Anthony Soto Empl Tr Center, College of Marin, Contra Costa College, Empire College School of Business, Empire College School of Law, Heald College-Schools of Business and Technology, Hypnotherapy Training Institute, Napa Valley College, Santa Rosa Junior College, Solano County Community College District, Sonoma State University, University of San Francisco, and University of California-San Francisco are among the local and nearby colleges.

The The Press Democrat, The Examiner, The Noe Valley Voice, The Epoch Times, El Bohemio, The Guardsman Online, San Francisco Observer, San Francisco Weekly, San Francisco Bay Guardian and Bay Area Reporter will provide you with information on news and events concerning Santa Rosa, such as Santa Rosa CA, Chinese Restaurants in Santa Rosa California, Italian Restaurants in Santa Rosa California and Santa Rosa Virtual Home Tours. Santa Rosa also has several local and regional sports teams including the Golden Gate University Griffins, San Francisco State University Gators, University of San Francisco Dons, University of California-San Francisco Bears, Golden State Warriors, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders, Sacramento Kings, San Diego Padres, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and San Jose Sharks.

The population of Santa Rosa, of relatively average age, receives health care at area hospitals including Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, and Sutter Warrack Hospital. Santa Rosa residents and visitors alike find many commercial and recreational activities and resources of interest in the Santa Rosa area among Santa Rosa Restaurants, Apartment Rentals Santa Rosa California, Santa Rosa CA Real Estate and Santa Rosa CA Hotels.

Based on census information, the 2000 median household income in Santa Rosa was over $50,000. This is with the median house value in 2000 in Santa Rosa being over $245,000. The top sectors for employment in Santa Rosa, California are Educational, Health and Social Services, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, and Waste Management, Services. VirtualSantaRosa.com is a new online source for information on Santa Rosa, California that will be continuously improved during the coming years, including Santa Rosa Malls, Santa Rosa Hotels, Santa Rosa Home Tours and Santa Rosa Apartments.

In the year 1976 there was a blind taste testing in Paris of the best California wines and the best French wines.  In an historic upset victory, the exclusively French judges preferred the wines from California.  Since then, there has been no turning back.   California wines have grown dramatically in reputation and sales.  As of 2005, national and international sales of California wine had grown to over $16 billion.  The different regions of California, from San Pasqual Valley in San Diego County to Mendocino Country up north, produce a rich variety of world class wines from diverse lands and microclimates.  Many people enjoy not only savoring and studying these wines, but also touring wineries in these areas.  You can learn more about these diverse regions, their wineries,  the outstanding wines that they produce, and get useful information for your next California wine tour online at California Wine Online.

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