Editing Guadalupe, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Arison Julian and Salud Carbajal - 2020.jpg|thumb|Guadalupe Mayor Arison Julian (left) meets with Congressman [[Salud Carbajal]] (right) in 2020.]]
[[Agriculture]] is by far the leading industry in Guadalupe.<ref name="McCormack, Don 1999 Page 31">McCormack, Don (1999). ''McCormack's Guides Santa Barbara and Ventura 2000''. Mccormacks Guides. Page 31. {{ISBN|9781929365098}}.</ref> It has the highest percentage of agricultural- and manufacturing workers in [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara County]]: 31% are employed in the agriculture sector, while 24% have manufacturing jobs.<ref name="McCormack, Don 1999 Page 31"/> Apio Inc. and Obispo Cooling take [[produce]] in from the surrounding fields and prepare it for shipping to points across the nation as well as overseas.

The majority of the small businesses in town can be found on Guadalupe Street. For half a century, the city was home to the famous Far Western Tavern (formerly the Palace Hotel), until it relocated to Old Town [[Orcutt]] in 2012, following the death of founder and philanthropist Clarence Minetti.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://syvnews.com/news/local/clarence-minetti-dies-at-93/article_bd842ebe-5a7b-11e0-ba6f-001cc4c03286.html |work=Santa Ynez Valley News |access-date=July 7, 2021 |date=March 31, 2011 |title=Clarence Minetti dies at 93 |author=Staff report}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.santamariasun.com/news/6184/far-out/ |title=Far, out |first=Jeremy |last=Thomas |date=February 1, 2011 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |work=Santa Maria Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Janene |last=Scully |url=https://syvnews.com/news/local/far-western-tavern-moves-after-54-years/article_028e1cd2-1681-11e2-84c9-0019bb2963f4.html |title=Far Western Tavern moves after 54 years |access-date=July 7, 2020 |date=October 16, 2012 |work=Santa Ynez Valley News}}</ref> The Far Western building has since been donated to the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center.<ref name="royal">{{cite news |first=Kasey |last=Bubnash |url=http://www.santamariasun.com/news/18667/with-guadalupe-revitalization-efforts-afoot-residents-wonder-what-will-become-of-the-royal-theater/ |title=With Guadalupe revitalization efforts afoot, residents wonder what will become of the Royal Theater |date=May 22, 2019 |access-date=July 9, 2021 |work=Santa Maria Sun}}</ref> It was placed on the state's Register of Historic Resources in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |work=Santa Maria Times |url=https://santamariatimes.com/news/local/old-far-western-tavern-building-in-guadalupe-placed-on-state-register-of-historic-resources/article_ee6ab98c-e6ee-54f0-a51a-d8f6996b1b88.html |author=Staff report |date=November 8, 2019 |access-date=July 9, 2021 |title=Old Far Western Tavern building in Guadalupe placed on state Register of Historic Resources}}</ref>

[[Groceries]] can be bought at La Chiquita Market and at the historic Masatani's Market, which has been owned and operated by the Masatani family since 1922.<ref>{{cite news |work=Lompoc Record |url=https://lompocrecord.com/santamaria/masatanis-memories-from-wwii-internment-to-owning-iconic-guadalupe-market/article_e4ee4e9a-aaa8-5bd9-bd6d-92499fada5f5.html |title=Masatani's memories: From WWII internment to owning iconic Guadalupe market |date=October 11, 2015 |access-date=July 9, 2021 |first=Abby |last=Hamblin}}</ref> There is a public [[library]] on Main Street as well as many shops, businesses and services.

[[File:Oso_Flaco_Lake,_near_Guadalupe_CA.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Photo of Oso Flaco Lake, just north of Guadalupe]]