This annual meeting site guide is the fourth to be published by the National Council for Geographic Education as part of the "Pathways in Geography" series. The chapters illustrate some of the interactions between people and place that have helped shape the Santa Barbara (California) region over the centuries. The book includes an introduction by the editors and nine chapters written by various authors. The final chapter of the book contains five learning activities which focus on some aspect of California geography. Chapters include: (1) "Santa Barbara, California: An Unauthorized Biography of an Image" (Thomas Herman); (2) "California Missions: The Early Years" (David Hornbeck); (3) "California Population" (William Bowen); (4) "Physical Landscape" (Joel Michaelsen); (5) "The San Andreas Fault" (Antony R. Orme); (6) "Santa Barbara's Water Resources" (Kate Rees, Editor); (7) "Agricultural Patterns in Ventura County's Heartland" (Chris Mainzer); (8) "Wines of Santa Barbara County: A Geographic Perspective" (Vatche P. Tchakerian; Robert S. Bednarz); and (9) "The View from Paradise: Problems and Prospects of the California Central Coast" (William C. Halperin; Lisa Knox Burns). (EH)