Editing Lompoc, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Delta_IV_launch_2013-08-28.jpg|thumb|left|[[Vandenberg Space Force Base]] is a large contributor to the local economy.]]
[[Vandenberg Space Force Base]] dominates the economy, directly employing more Lompoc residents than any other employer, and contributing $1.7 billion to the regional economy.<ref name=Groove>{{cite news|url=http://www.pacbiztimes.com/2015/02/06/editorial-lompoc-gets-its-groove-back-amid-tourism-boom/ |title=Editorial: Lompoc gets its groove back amid tourism boom |work=Pacific Coast Business Times |date= February 6, 2015|access-date=July 2, 2015}}</ref> Other mainstays of the economy include the [[Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc|Federal Correctional Institution]], the [[diatomaceous earth]] mine (today owned by [[Imerys]]), the [[Lompoc Oil Field]] and associated oil processing facilities north of town, and agriculture (especially seed flowers and vegetables). Lompoc is called "The City of Arts and Flowers".

Wine production and [[wine tourism]] make up an expanding agricultural sector.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/sip-lompoc-campaign-brings-local-wine-industry-under-spotlight/article_ff5f3120-3893-56bd-9a00-1bc410aab2d7.amp.html|title='Sip Lompoc' campaign brings local wine industry under spotlight|date=December 1, 2019|work=Lompoc Record|access-date=December 2, 2019}}</ref> Lompoc Valley is the gateway to the [[Sta. Rita Hills AVA]] wine appellation, internationally recognized for premium [[pinot noir]] and [[chardonnay]]. Thirty premium boutique wine labels are produced in Lompoc. Numerous other wineries are located along State Route 246 and on Santa Rosa Road. Tasting rooms are located in various parts of Lompoc.<ref name=Groove/>

Since the end of the [[Cold War]], many workers employed in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] and [[Goleta, California|Goleta]] have moved to Lompoc to take advantage of lower housing costs, effectively making Lompoc a [[bedroom community]] of Santa Barbara.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.noozhawk.com/article/santa_barbara_county_employee_commuter_benefits_20190518|title=Board of Supervisors Considers Expanding Commuter Benefits for Santa Barbara County Employees|last=Magnoli|first=Giana|date=May 18, 2019|work=Noozhawk|language=en-US|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> The character of the town has changed considerably with the growth associated with this demographic shift. In addition, new housing developments are spreading into the adjacent hills on the north side of town.

===Cannabis===
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Upon the legalization of the sale and distribution of cannabis in California, the city had seven recreational marijuana storefronts by February 2020 with nineteen cannabis business licenses having been issued by the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/coastal-dispensary-opens-in-downtown-lompoc-becomes-city-s-th/article_c0c28631-80da-5049-b98d-beb0bb1dfb65.html|title=Coastal Dispensary opens in downtown Lompoc, becomes city's 7th cannabis storefront|last=Jacobson|first=Willis|date=February 8, 2020|work=Lompoc Record|language=en|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/new-cannabis-retail-shop-opens-in-lompoc|title=New cannabis retail shop opens in Lompoc|date=September 30, 2019|work=KSBY|language=en|access-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref> One of the retail establishments is being licensed for onsite consumption claiming to be the first between Los Angeles and San Francisco.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/new-cannabis-shop-opening-in-lompoc-to-offer-on-site-consumption|title=New cannabis shop opening in Lompoc to allow on-site consumption|date=December 12, 2019|work=KSBY|language=en|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> A manufacturing facility has been established<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Melinda |date=October 7, 2023 |title=Lompoc Cannabis Lab Averts a Shutdown Order … for Now |url=https://www.independent.com/2023/10/07/lompoc-cannabis-lab-averts-a-shutdown-order-for-now/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=The Santa Barbara Independent |language=en-US}}</ref> and a testing lab provides the required analysis for growers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Abbott|first=Anikka|date=September 1, 2020|title=Lompoc cannabis testing lab pivots to COVID-19 testing|url=https://keyt.com/health/coronavirus/2020/08/31/lompoc-cannabis-testing-lab-pivots-to-covid-19-testing/|access-date=September 2, 2020|work=KEYT|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://keyt.com/news/cannabis/2019/12/16/the-only-cannabis-testing-on-the-central-coast-to-open-in-lompoc/|title=The only cannabis testing lab on the Central Coast to open in Lompoc|last=Hill|first=Naja|date=December 17, 2019|work=KEYT {{!}} KCOY|language=en-US|access-date=December 17, 2019}}</ref> Companies must be licensed by the local agency and the state to grow, test, or sell cannabis and the city may authorize none or only some of these activities. Cannabis dispensaries pay a 6% gross sales tax to the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/lompoc-projects-less-cannabis-revenue-then-expect-but-predicts-good-future-revenue-stream/1077742424|title=Lompoc sees less cannabis revenue than expected but predicts future profits to come|last=Hill|first=Naja|date=May 14, 2019|work=KEYT|language=en-US|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514181510/https://www.keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/lompoc-projects-less-cannabis-revenue-then-expect-but-predicts-good-future-revenue-stream/1077742424|url-status=dead}}</ref> Local governments may not prohibit adults, who are in compliance with state laws, from growing, using, or transporting marijuana for personal use.