Santa Paula is a full service city providing fire, police, water and utility services.
Property tax is the City's primary source of revenue and sales tax revenue is the second major revenue source
City's General Fund budget: $11.3 million for 2008 to 2009.
Santa Paula is known as the Citrus Capital of the World
Santa Paula was originally inhabited by the Chumash, a Native American people
Father Junipero Serra became active in the area during the Spanish mission period, thus the town takes its name from the Catholic Saint Paula
The Mexican government as part of the Santa Paula Y Saticoy land grant gave the land that would become Santa Paula away
The community of Santa Paula was founded in 1872
In 1877, a post office was established to serve the community's 200 residents
In 1875, Nathan Blanchard and Elisha Bradley recorded a map of their town vision and were involved in the building of Santa Paula's first flour mill and its first orange grove
The Southern Pacific Railroad came to Santa Paula in 1887
The Southern Pacific Railroad Depot was constructed in 1887 and is registered as a historical landmark
Founder Nathan Blanchard's first orange crop appeared in 1888
In 1888, an oil well called Adams Number 16 hit pay, California's first gusher
Santa Paula was the initial headquarters of the Union Oil Company of California (Known today as Unocal)
Union Oil Company of California was founded in Santa Paula in 1890
The California Oil Museum is housed in the original 1890 headquarters of Union Oil Company. The building is an example of Queen Anne Italianate architecture
The City of Santa Paula was incorporated in Ventura County in 1902
Santa Paula Theatre Center was formerly known as the Ebell Club. The building is a historical landmark that was constructed in 1917
In 1928, the City was devastated by the failure of William Mulholland's St. Francis Dam
The Santa Paula Airport and Aviation Museum documents the long story of the local airport, which opened in 1930
Santa Paula has gained the nickname, "Antique Airplane Capital of the World" because of the unique collection of planes housed in the Aviation Museum