West Beach (Santa Barbara)
Coordinates: 34°24′38″N 119°41′24″W / 34.4106°N 119.69°W
West beach is in Santa Barbara, California. It is home to Santa Barbara's New Years and 4th of July Fireworks shows.
It is an industrial beach and swimming is prohibited, however kayaking, windsurfing, and sailing are common activities.
West Beach is also the home to the West Beach Music & Arts Festival.
The 2008 lineup featured Ziggy Marley, Jason Mraz, Natasha Bedingfield, and Big Head Todd and the Monsters.
In 2009 the festival sold out.
In 2010, local government bureaucracy denied the event permit, resulting in an appeal of the decision by the organizers. In February 2009, with local politics and the Nederlander controlled Santa Barbara Bowl fiercely competing against the event, the Parks & Recreation director, went as far as to say the decision to deny the permit was unappealable. Citing due process in the United States Constitution to the City Council, the appeal process was allowed.
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