[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 137 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 17, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
City of Santa Rosa in California's Fifth Congressional District as we 
celebrate the city's 150th anniversary.
  Santa Rosa was officially incorporated in 1868 as the third city in 
Sonoma County. Currently, the city has a population of over 175,000 
residents living within its 41.5 square miles. Santa Rosa is the 
largest city in the North Bay and the fifth most populous city in the 
San Francisco Bay Area and the 28th most populous in California. Santa 
Rosa is known to be one of the great centers of California's 
viticulture community. The city and its surrounding region is home to 
hundreds of wineries, big and small, which play a central and dominant 
role in our region's tourism industry.
  Santa Rosa has a vibrant arts community and has been the setting of 
numerous films for many decades. Our town's historic buildings have 
been backdrops for movies including Shadow of a Doubt, Pollyanna, Peggy 
Sue Got Married and Cheaper by the Dozen. The city is also home to the 
Summer Repertory Theater, Santa Rosa Symphony, Sonoma County 
Philharmonic and many other world-class arts organizations.
  Santa Rosa is also known for being the home of Santa Rosa Junior 
College (SRJC), one of the most renowned community colleges in 
California and the whole of the United States. SRJC is an important 
institution in our city that serves recent high school graduates and 
people who are continuing their education alike.
  Santa Rosa has been home to numerous significant Americans for over a 
century. Renowned horticulturalist Luther Burbank, actress Natalie Wood 
and nationally celebrated cartoonist Charles M. Schultz all called 
Santa Rosa home at one point during their lives. Mr. Burbank summed up 
the beauty and special character of Santa Rosa as ``the chosen spot of 
all this earth as far as Nature is concerned.''
  Mr. Speaker, the City of Santa Rosa is the home of prominent 
historical and cultural assets. It is therefore fitting and proper that 
we honor its 150th anniversary here today.

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