Talk:Central Coast (California)

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Is there a reliable source that defines this region? —Stepheng3 (talk) 17:48, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is not and in general the vast majority of locals do not consider anything north of Monterey/Salinas the " Central Coast ". As a matter of fact the narrative presented on this particular page is absolutely incorrect. I have never encountered anyone who includes anything in Ventura country as part of the central coast. Most everyone agrees if there is a central coast, culturally and geographically speaking, it is from just north of Santa Barbara to Monterey. This page by far is the most ridiculous narrative I have seen yet. 2601:647:CC00:10A0:459C:5887:81EE:8D17 (talk) 17:26, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Let me address the parts of my first edit separately. One it is pretty clear the SLO, SB, and Ventura are part of Southern California. Southern California is written to use the standard 35° 47′ 28″ north latitude definition of Southern California, and I thought this page should be consistent with that page, thus the edit mentioning Southern California.

As for the removing the comment about San Benito and Santa Cruz being in the bay, I took that out (though I didn't take it out again after you reverted) to make it consistent with the map shown on San Francisco Bay Area. Also, there is a strong concept that you can't be in the bay area if your county does not border the bay, these two counties do not border the bay. Thegreyanomaly (talk) 18:25, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your flexibility with regard to the possibility of overlaps between regions. This is an article that positively begs for better sources. The only official definition I know for "Central Coast" is Code of Federal Regulations § 9.75 which includes portions of Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Alameda, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Contra Costa counties — even more overlap than indicated in the lede. —Stepheng3 (talk) 18:36, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to get a little context on this CFR definition Stepheng3 shows. It's almost impossible to find a rule section without knowing the Part; e.g. 47CFR90.123. The 9.75 without the prefix showing with Part of the Federal Regulations isn't enough information to find the rule. Could you please tell me which Part (i.e. the equivalent of the "47" in my example) it is in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.176.162.246 (talk) 17:15, 22 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't see the talk and should have read your comments first before editing. The references for State Parks and the tourism agency agree that Ventura County is Central Coast. Southern California is a flexible term that can be used to divide the state in half so, of course, it is a fuzzy term and does not do justice to the diversity. I have found that many people around the world can related to Malibu, Santa Barbara, and Big Sur. I tell them "I don't live in LA but between Santa Barbara, and Big Sur"; they get it. Also look how List of museums in the California Central Coast has evolved; all the museums in Ventura County have been included. I was changing the heading there to reflect this list when I got into this page. Regards, Fettlemap (talk) 05:13, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As I read this article, I was thinking the same thing. In common parlance, I would say that most Californians think of the Central Coast as stretching from Big Sur to Santa Barbara. I know that the California Central Coast Tourism Council includes a very broad definition of the Central Coast, but that is not really how most Californians think about it. The area north of Big Sur is more commonly called the Monterey Bay Area. Very few Californians are likely to think of Santa Cruz as part of the Central Coast. They would more likely think of it as part of the broader definition of the SF Bay Area. --Westwind273 (talk) 00:02, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]