Salinas California is an urban area located in the Monterey Bay Area, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area and 10 miles southeast of the mouth of the Salinas California River.
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22 Facts About Salinas California
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Salinas California serves as the main business, governmental, and industrial center of the region.
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Salinas California is known as the "Salad Bowl of the World" for its large, vibrant agriculture industry.
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Salinas California is notable for its high Hispanic proportion, which at 79.
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Land that Salinas California sits on is thought to have been settled by Native Americans known as the Esselen prior to 200 AD.
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In 1848 Salinas California officially became a part of the United States of America.
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The streets of Salinas California were laid out in 1867, and the town was incorporated in 1874.
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Chinese labor drained thousands of acres of swampland to become productive farmland, and as much early farm labor was done by Chinese immigrants, Salinas California boasted the second largest Chinatown in the state, slightly smaller than San Francisco.
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Salinas California was the birthplace of writer and Nobel Prize laureate John Steinbeck.
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In 2015 Salinas California was in the top ten American cities for cleanest air quality, It is thought that the offshore marine layer generates winds that blow smog further inland.
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South and North Salinas California featured roughly the same level of median households income with the latter being home to city's wealthiest newly constructed neighborhoods.
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Salinas California has a significant, but declining problem with organized street gangs, such as Nortenos and Surenos, and associated violent crime.
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Gang activity and violent crime are focused in Central and East Salinas California and exacerbated by the city's comparatively low tax base and consequently limited policing resources.
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Salinas California is known for its AgTech industry, and is known as the emerging AgTech Capital of the nation and a global hub for agricultural technology.
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Salinas California has an emerging arts scene led by the First Fridays Art Walk and the innovative use of non-traditional or business venues to exhibit art and host live local music.
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Live theater companies in Salinas California include ARIEL Theatrical located in the Karen Wilson's Children's Theater in Oldtown Salinas California, and The Western Stage, based at Hartnell College.
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Salinas California is home to many public murals, including work by John Cerney which can be viewed in the agricultural fields surrounding the city.
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Salinas California Founders Day is an annual event held since 1869, that celebrates the history of Salinas California.
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Ciclovia Salinas California is an annual event that has taken place in the Alisal neighborhood of Salinas California since 2013, and features a 1.
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Salinas California has seven public school districts serving the city core and adjacent unincorporated areas.
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Salinas California Valley Memorial Hospital and Healthcare System is a public district hospital run by an elected board of directors.
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