Sebastopol
is an agriculturally based town in Sonoma County. The population was 7,774
at the 2000 census, but its businesses also serve surrounding rural portions
of Sonoma County, totalling about 50,000 people. It is about a 20 minute drive
from the Pacific Ocean, between Santa Rosa and Bodega Bay, and is known for
its progressive politics and small-town charm. It was once primarily a plum-
and apple-growing region; wine grapes are now predominant, and almost all
ex-orchards are now vineyards. World-famous horticulturist Luther Burbank
had gardens in this fertile region. The city hosts an annual Apple Blossom
Festival and Gravenstein Apple Fair, and is the home of publisher O'Reilly
Media, which publishes books on open-source software. Sebastopol is the most
politically progressive town in Sonoma County and was the second town in the
United States to elect an unofficially "Green party" city council.
It's a declared nuclear free zone and is friendly to vegans, artists, and
musicians. The schools are superb and the parents chasing good schools for
their kids have made home values here among the highest in the County. Sebatopol
official website
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