{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-23142","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 23142","heading":"","body":"The boundaries of Santa Barbara County are as follows:\nBeginning at the southwestern corner of Ventura; thence northerly, on the westerly line of Ventura to the point of intersection with the southern line of T. 10 N., San Bernardino base; said point being on the southern boundary of Kern and being the common corner of Santa Barbara and Ventura; thence west on said township line, to the Santa Maria River; thence down said river to a point in the Pacific Ocean opposite the mouth of said river, forming the northwest corner; thence southeasterly, by the ocean shore, to the place of beginning; including the islands of Santa Barbara, San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and Santa Cruz.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY [23000. - 23732.]","CHAPTER 2. Boundaries [23070. - 23296.]","ARTICLE 2. Boundaries of the Several Counties [23100. - 23158.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"e14047a93c16c4932b344b08c640a32bdb275353e0223a42e2df19471c5122aa","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-23141","next":"us-ca/gov-23143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}