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70-593: Lompoc ( / ˈ l ɒ m p oʊ k / LOM -poke ; Chumashan Purisimeño : lumpo'o̥ ) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California , United States. Located on the Central Coast , its population was 43,834 as of July 2021. Lompoc has been inhabited for thousands of years by the Chumash people , who called the area lumpo'o̥ , meaning 'in the cheeks' in the local Purisimeño language . The Spanish called

140-516: A bedroom community of Santa Barbara. 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. 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

210-506: A temperance colony which incorporated in 1888 as Lompoc. Lompoc is often considered a military town because it is near Vandenberg Space Force Base . The Western Institute for Endangered Language Documentation (WIELD) confirmed that the Chumash Purisimeño word lumpo'o̥ translates to 'in the cheeks'. Chumash placenames were often named after body parts such as: the eye, face, kneecap, the eyelash, shoulder, nose, tongue, and white of

280-517: A "blistering yet rustic mix of blues, psychedelia, and folk rock with the chops of players twice their senior". In 2011, they also won the Santa Barbara Independent battle of the bands. They released their second EP, The Earth Shaker , in December 2012. Emily Wryn is a Lompoc songwriter whose music has been featured on NPR ’s Morning Becomes Eclectic . Her first EP, Head on Straight ,

350-538: A 6% gross sales tax to the city. Local governments may not prohibit adults, who are in compliance with state laws, from growing, using, or transporting marijuana for personal use. The Lompoc Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city. The city is also served by the Lompoc Fire Department (LFD), which responds to more than 3,800 emergency and non-emergency calls per year. American Medical Response Santa Barbara County (AMR SBC) provides

420-399: A deadly environment once the unusually strong swells and currents were added to the coastline. Once the error in navigation occurred, the weather conditions and ocean conditions sealed the fate of the squadron. The weather surrounding Honda Point at the time of the disaster was windy and foggy while the geography of the area created strong counter-currents and swells that forced the ships into

490-632: A local bar, one of the top 10 dive bars in the country. The bar is the setting of the classic 1940 W. C. Fields comedy The Bank Dick . Lompoc is also frequently referred to in the TV cartoon series Roger Ramjet , though consistently mispronounced "Lom-pock". The Australian punk rock band Lompoc County Splatterheads were named from an episode where the hero refers to "local louts as a bunch of 'Splatter heads'." Chumashan languages The Chumashan languages may be, along with Yukian and perhaps languages of southern Baja California such as Waikuri , one of

560-548: A parade, carnival, food vendors, and craft show. In 2002, the Bodger Seed Company planted a "floral flag" as a tribute after the September 11 attacks . The "flag" was 740 feet by 390 feet, covered 6.65 acres (2.69 ha), and was estimated to contain more than 400,000 larkspur plants. The Lompoc arts scene features a number of artists, musicians, and bands, ranging from singer-songwriters to psychedelic blues-rock bands. At

630-468: A result of unusual currents. As DesRon 11 began their exercise run down the California coast, they made their way through these swells and currents. While the squadron was traveling through these swells and currents, their estimations of speed and bearing used for dead reckoning were being affected. The navigators aboard the lead ship Delphy did not take into account the effects of the strong currents and large swells in their estimations. Consequently,

700-609: A series of rocky outcroppings, collectively known as Woodbury Rocks (one of which is today named Destroyer Rock on navigational charts). Called the Devil's Jaw, the area has been a navigational hazard since the Spanish explorers first came in the 16th century. It is just north of the entrance to the Santa Barbara Channel , which was the intended route of the destroyers involved in the disaster. Honda Point, also called Point Pedernales,

770-648: A severe recession . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30 km), 99.34% of it land and 0.66% of it water. Most of the city is in the valley of the Santa Ynez River , at an elevation of about 80–100 feet (25–30 meters). Expansion has been to the north, on higher ground known as Vandenberg Village, with elevations of 150–300 feet (50–100 meters). Like most rivers in Southern California ,

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840-411: A symmetrical six-vowel system. The distinctive high central vowel is written various ways, including <ɨ> "barred I," <ə> "schwa" and <ï> "I umlaut." Contemporary users of the languages favor /ɨ/ or /ə/ . Striking features of this system include The Central Chumash languages have a complex inventory of consonants. All of the consonants except / h / can be glottalized; all of

910-769: Is located on the seacoast at Vandenberg Space Force Base , near the city of Lompoc, California . There is a plaque and a memorial to the disaster at the site. The memorial includes a ship's bell from Chauncey . A propeller and a propeller shaft from Delphy is on display outside the Veterans' Memorial Building, in Lompoc, California . The fourteen ships of Destroyer Squadron Eleven (DesRon 11) were steaming south in column from San Francisco Bay to San Diego Bay on September 8, 1923. All were Clemson -class destroyers, less than five years old. Captain Edward H. Watson , an 1895 graduate of

980-410: Is mostly sunny, with an ocean breeze. Fog is common. Snow is virtually unknown. The highest recorded temperature was 110 °F or 43.3 °C in 1987, and the lowest recorded temperature was 20 °F or −6.7 °C in 1990. In the 2020 United States Census , Lompoc had a population of 44,444. The population density was 3,823.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,476.1/km2). The racial and ethnic makeup

1050-558: Is recent (within a couple thousand years). There is internal evidence that Obispeño replaced a Hokan language and that Island Chumash mixed with a language very different from Chumashan; the islands were not in contact with the mainland until the introduction of plank canoes in the first millennium AD. Although some say the Chumashan languages are now extinct or dormant, language revitalization programs are underway with four of these Chumashan languages. These languages are well-documented in

1120-551: Is served by the Lompoc Unified School District . The two high schools in the area are Cabrillo High School and Lompoc High School . The two middle schools in the area are Vandenberg Middle School and Lompoc Valley Middle School. Allan Hancock College operates the Lompoc Valley Center (LVC) . State Route 1 is the major north–south artery through Lompoc. State Route 246 heads east to Buellton and

1190-704: 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. Since the end of the Cold War , many workers employed in Santa Barbara and Goleta have moved to Lompoc to take advantage of lower housing costs, effectively making Lompoc

1260-489: The Santa Barbara Channel , and finally to San Diego . Destroyer Squadron Eleven was on a twenty-four-hour exercise from northern California to southern California. The flagship was responsible for navigation . As the Delphy steamed along the coastline, poor visibility meant the navigators had to go by the age-old technique of dead reckoning. They had to estimate their position based on their speed and heading. LCdr Donald Hunter,

1330-591: The Santa Ynez Valley . The Surf train station is located to the west at Surf Beach and is served by Amtrak 's Pacific Surfliner line. Amtrak Thruway buses stop in town. Lompoc is also served by City of Lompoc Transit , the Clean Air Express to Santa Barbara / Goleta , and the Breeze Bus to Buellton/Solvang and Santa Maria . The Lompoc Valley Flower Festival , held the last week of June, features

1400-592: The Spanish Empire , the First Mexican Empire was established in 1821. The Mexicans secularized the Spanish missions in 1833, and La Purisima Mission fell into ruins. In 1893, a diatomaceous earth mine, formerly owned by Johns Manville, World Mineral, and Celite corporation, now Imerys Inc., opened in the southern hills in Miguelito Canyon. It became (and still is) the largest marine diatomite mine in

1470-573: The United States Air Force announced that the former Camp Cooke would be a test site for the Thor family of intermediate-range ballistic missiles and the first operational base for the SM-65 Atlas , an intercontinental ballistic missile . The city then began to grow rapidly to provide housing for thousands of civilians and contractors employed at what was soon renamed Vandenberg Air Force Base. It

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1540-714: The United States Naval Academy , commanded the squadron. Assigned as commodore of DesRon 11 in July 1922, it was his first time as a unit commander. Watson flew his flag on USS  Delphy . The ships turned east to course 095, supposedly heading into the Santa Barbara Channel, at 21:00. The ships were navigating by dead reckoning , estimating positions from their course and speed, as measured by propeller revolutions per minute. At that time radio navigation aids were new and not completely trusted. USS Delphy

1610-451: The 1770s and 1830s: Roland Dixon and Alfred L. Kroeber suggested that the Chumashan languages might be related to the neighboring Salinan in a Iskoman grouping. Edward Sapir accepted this speculation and included Iskoman in his classification of Hokan . More recently it has been noted that Salinan and Chumashan shared only one word, which the Chumashan languages probably borrowed from Salinan (the word for 'white clam shell', which

1680-638: The Santa Ynez River does not have a surface flow for most of the year. Underground flow in the sandy river bed recharges the aquifer beneath the city, from which nine wells (with a tenth one planned) supply the city with water. Unlike many other cities in Southern California, Lompoc is not connected to the State Water Project . Lompoc has a cool Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csb ), typical of coastal California. The city

1750-437: The age of 18 living in them; 6,309 (44.7%) were opposite-sex married couple households; 3,919 (27.8%) had a female householder with no husband present; and 2,613 (18.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,210 (2.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 77 (0.17%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 3,256 (23%) households were made up of individuals, and 1,438 (10.2%) had someone living alone who

1820-629: The area Lompoco after Fermín de Lasuén had established Misión La Purísima in 1787. In 1837, the Mexican government sold the area as the Rancho Lompoc land grant. Following the U.S. conquest of California , multiple settlers acquired the Lompoc Valley, including William Welles Hollister , who sold the land around the mission to the Lompoc Valley Land Company, which established

1890-422: The area around Lompoc was inhabited by the Chumash people . The Original Mission La Purísima was established in 1787 near what is now the southern edge of the city. Purisimeño , a Chumashan language, was spoken in the region during the mission period. After an earthquake destroyed the mission in 1812, it was moved to its present location 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of the present city. After independence from

1960-514: The center of this scene is Certain Sparks Music, a music store and frequent venue for Lompoc's musicians. Certain Sparks opened in 2006 and moved in 2015 from the corner of H & Laurel to South H Street. One of Lompoc's most successful musical artists is the rock band Saint Anne's Place, which was formed in 2008 and released their first EP, Speak Easy , in 2011. The band's music has been described as

2030-474: The city was $ 47,587, and the median income for a family was $ 62,199. Males had a median income of $ 35,074, versus $ 26,824 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,509. About 12.6% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.8% of those under 18 and 6.7% of those 65 or older. Vandenberg Space Force Base dominates the economy, directly employing more Lompoc residents than any other employer, and contributing $ 1.7 billion to

2100-562: The city was 65.81% White, 7.34% African American, 1.58% Native American, 3.90% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 15.68% from other races, and 5.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race made up 37.31% of the population. There were 13,059 households, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who

2170-440: The city. One of the retail establishments is being licensed for onsite consumption claiming to be the first between Los Angeles and San Francisco. A manufacturing facility has been established and a testing lab provides the required analysis for growers. 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

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2240-469: The cliffs just off-shore called Devil's Jaw ), a few miles from the northern side of the Santa Barbara Channel off Point Arguello on the Gaviota Coast in Santa Barbara County , California . Two other ships grounded, but were able to maneuver free off the rocks. Twenty-three sailors died in the disaster. The area of Honda Point is extremely treacherous for central California mariners, as it features

2310-466: The commander of the Delphy , was also acting as the squadron's navigator, overriding his ship's navigator, Lieutenant (junior grade) Lawrence Blodgett. The Delphy did have radio direction finding (RDF) equipment, which picked up signals from a station at Point Arguello , but RDF was new and the bearings obtained were dismissed by Hunter as unreliable. Based solely on dead reckoning, Captain Watson ordered

2380-543: The compass – but of these I cannot, of course, speak with any first hand knowledge." On September 1, 1923, eight days before the disaster, the Great Kantō earthquake had occurred in Japan . Unusually large swells and strong currents arose off the coast of California and remained for a number of days. Before Destroyer Squadron Eleven even reached Honda Point, a number of ships had encountered navigational problems as

2450-416: The consonants except / h /, / x / and the liquids can be aspirated. Proto-Chumash reconstructions by Klar (1977): Honda Point disaster The Honda Point disaster was the largest peacetime loss of U.S. Navy ships in U.S. history. On the evening of September 8, 1923, seven destroyers , while traveling at 20 knots (37 km/h), ran aground at Honda Point (also known as Point Pedernales ;

2520-472: The crew of the capsized Young were able to climb to safety on the nearby USS Chauncey via a lifeline. The five destroyers in Destroyer Squadron Eleven which avoided running aground at Honda Point were also able to contribute to rescue efforts by picking up sailors who had been thrown into the water and by assisting those who were stuck aboard the wreckage of other ships. After the disaster,

2590-470: The entire squadron was off course and positioned near the treacherous coastline of Honda Point instead of the open ocean of the Santa Barbara Channel. Coupled with darkness and thick fog , the swells and currents attributed to the earthquake in Japan made accurate navigation by dead reckoning nearly impossible for the Delphy . The geography of Honda Point, which is completely exposed to wind and waves , created

2660-514: The eye. It used to be believed that Lompoc translated to 'stagnant waters' as was first mentioned in the 1974 paper Chumash Placenames by Richard Applegate. In 1981 the writings of John P. Harrington were cataloged at the Smithsonian Museum and quoted Maria Solares with the correct Lompoc translation. WIELD eventually researched and corrected the record in 2018. Before the Spanish conquest,

2730-597: The fleet to turn east into the Santa Barbara Channel. However, the Delphy was actually several miles northeast of where they thought they were, and the error caused the ships to run aground on Honda Point. The Kennedy intercepted radio bearings to the Delphy and to the Stoddert , and accurately determined the fleet's position. When the Kennedy reached the turning point, Commander Walter G. Roper, in charge of Division 32 ( Kennedy , Paul Hamilton , Stoddert , and Thompson ) at

2800-453: The globe; the film footage is used in the documentary film Farewell (2009). The seven-officer Navy court-martial board , presided over by Vice Admiral Henry A. Wiley , commander battleship divisions of the Battle Fleet , ruled that the disaster was the fault of the fleet commander and the flagship's navigators. They assigned blame to the captain of each ship that ran aground, following

2870-530: The government did not attempt to salvage any of the wrecks at Honda Point due to the nature of the damage each ship sustained. The wrecks themselves, along with the equipment that remained on them, were sold to a scrap merchant for a total of $ 1,035. The wrecked ships were still not moved by late August 1929 , since they may be clearly seen in film footage taken from the German airship Graf Zeppelin as she headed towards Los Angeles on her circumnavigation of

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2940-468: The mainland in the early 19th century. John Peabody Harrington conducted fieldwork on all the above Chumashan languages, but obtained the least data on Island Chumash, Purisimeño, and Obispeño. There is no linguistic data on Cuyama, though ethnographic data suggests that it was likely Chumash (Interior Chumash). The languages are named after the local Franciscan Spanish missions in California where Chumashan speakers were relocated and aggregated between

3010-687: The northeast end of town were torn down in 2001. In 1909, the Sibyl Marston —at the time, the largest steam schooner built on the West Coast —sank nearby while carrying 1,100,000 board feet (2,600 m) of lumber. Many of the older Lompoc homes were built with lumber from the shipwreck. The wreckage can still be seen south of Surf Beach . The coastal branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad opened around 1900 and eventually replaced ship transportation. A paved road linked Lompoc to Buellton and

3080-642: The older names based on the local missions. Obispeño was the most divergent Chumashan language. The Central Chumash languages include Purisimeño, Ineseño, Barbareño and Ventureño. There was a dialect continuum across this area, but the form of the language spoken in the vicinity of each mission was distinct enough to qualify as a different language. There is very little documentation of Purisimeño. Ineseño, Barbareño and Ventureño each had several dialects, although documentation usually focused on just one. Island Chumash had different dialects on Santa Cruz Island and Santa Rosa Island , but all speakers were relocated to

3150-409: The oldest language families established in California, before the arrival of speakers of Penutian , Uto-Aztecan , and perhaps even Hokan languages . Chumashan, Yukian, and southern Baja languages are spoken in areas with long-established populations of a distinct physical type. The population in the core Chumashan area has been stable for the past 10,000 years. However, the attested range of Chumashan

3220-648: The population) lived in households, 99 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 3,557 (8.4%) were institutionalized. There were 13,355 households, of which 5,481 (41.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them; 6,323 (47.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together; 2,061 (15.4%) had a female householder with no husband present; and 913 (6.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 949 (2.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 75 (0.17%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 3,304 households (24.7%) were made up of individuals, and 1,187 (8.9%) had someone living alone who

3290-599: The primary emergency medical response and ambulance services. The LFD provides mutual aid to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department as well as providing primary fire protection and emergency medical response to the United States Penitentiary, Lompoc . The Federal Correctional Complex located between Lompoc and Vandenberg SFB includes the medium- and low-security Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc , two minimum-security camps. Lompoc

3360-472: The rear of the column, ordered his ships to slow down and then to stop, and avoided running aground. At his court martial, LCdr Hunter, the commander of the Delphy and the navigator for the squadron, testified. "I think there is also a possibility that abnormal currents caused by the Japanese earthquake might have been another contributory cause, or magnetic disturbances connected with the solar eclipse affected

3430-568: The regional economy. Other mainstays of the economy include the 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. Lompoc Valley

3500-430: The responsibility entirely on his shoulders. A Court of Inquiry led by Rear Admiral William V. Pratt and aided by Captains George C. Day and David F. Sellers recommended Cmdr. Roper for a Letter of Commendation for turning his division away from danger. The fourteen Clemson -class destroyers of Destroyer Squadron Eleven were to follow the flagship USS Delphy in column formation from San Francisco Bay , through

3570-682: The rest of California around 1920. In 1923, the Honda Point disaster , the U.S.'s largest peacetime naval accident, occurred just off the coast; nine U.S. destroyers ran aground, killing 23 people. During the Great Depression , La Purisima Mission was restored by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). During World War II , the coast west of Lompoc was the site of Camp Cooke, a United States Army training camp where large units could practice maneuvers. Lompoc grew slowly until 1958, when

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3640-470: The squadron to make a fast passage to San Diego, so the decision was made not to slow down. Despite the heavy fog, Commodore Watson ordered all ships to travel in close formation and, turning too soon, went aground. Six others followed and sank. Two ships whose captains disobeyed the close-formation order survived, although they also hit the rocks. Earlier the same day, the mail steamship SS  Cuba ran aground nearby. The lost ships were: Light damage

3710-410: The theater. By March 2008, the cost of renovating the building was estimated at just under $ 10 million. The LHCDC was unable to raise the money needed for renovations, and the building accumulated three liens. The Lompoc Theatre Project Organization was formed in 2012 with the help of Howlin' Byroon's Music Store (2009–2014) owner Brian W. Cole, Donelle Martin, Carol Benham, Michelle Shaefer and others. It

3780-568: The tradition that a captain's first responsibility is to his own ship, even when in formation. Eleven officers involved were brought before general courts-martial on the charges of negligence and culpable inefficiency to perform one's duty . This was the largest single group of officers ever court-martialed in the U.S. Navy's history. The court martial ruled that the events of the Honda Point Disaster were "directly attributable to bad errors and faulty navigation" by Captain Watson. Watson

3850-489: The unpublished fieldnotes of linguist John Peabody Harrington . Especially well documented are Barbareño , Ineseño , and Ventureño . The last native speaker of a Chumashan language was Barbareño speaker Mary Yee , who died in 1965. Six Chumashan languages are attested , all now extinct. However, most of them are in the process of revitalization, with language programs and classes. Contemporary Chumash people now prefer to refer to their languages by native names rather than

3920-401: The world, and at one time was the largest employer in the valley. While owned by Johns Manville, the mine employed more than 900 people at its peak, and built housing for its employees onsite and in town; the houses in town are next to JM park, which was donated to the city by the mine. Another diatomaceous earth company, Grefco, operated here from the 1940s until 1998. The remnants of its mine at

3990-553: Was 0.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.1% In the 2010 United States Census , Lompoc had a population of 42,434. The population density was 3,634.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,403.4/km). The racial makeup was 25,950 (61.2%) White ; 2,432 (5.7%) African American ; 750 (1.8%) Native American ; 1,615 (3.8%) Asian ; 186 (0.4%) Pacific Islander ; 9,020 (21.3%) from other races ; and 2,481 (5.8%) from two or more races. There were 21,557 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (50.8%). The Census reported that 38,778 people (91.4% of

4060-480: Was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.1%. 18,534 people (43.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units, and 20,244 people (47.7%) lived in rental housing units. As of the 2000 Census , there were 43,284 people, 13,059 households and 9,311 families residing in Lompoc. The population density was 3,532.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,363.8/km). There were 13,621 housing units at an average density of 1,170.5 per square mile (451.9/km). The racial makeup of

4130-507: Was 25,472 (57.3%) Hispanic or Latino of any race; 13,310 (29.9%) Non-Hispanic White ; 1,805 (4%) African American ; 1,608 (3.6%) Asian ; 289 (0.65%) Native American ; 98 (0.2%) Pacific Islander ; 166 (0.37%) other races ; and 1,696 (3.8%) from two or more races. The Census reported that 41,375 (93%) lived in households, 156 (0.35%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 2,913 (6.5%) were institutionalized. There were 14,104 households, of which 5,459 (38.7%) had children under

4200-409: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.88, and the average family size was 3.42. The population included 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32. For every 100 females, there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.4 males. The median income for a household in

4270-730: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.9. There were 9,297 families (69.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.48. The population included 11,188 people (26.4%) under the age of 18, 4,452 people (10.5%) aged 18 to 24, 12,233 people (28.8%) aged 25 to 44, 10,338 people (24.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,223 people (10.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 33.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.7 males. There were 14,416 housing units at an average density of 1,234.8 per square mile (476.8/km), of which 6,493 (48.6%) were owner-occupied and 6,862 (51.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

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4340-745: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06. There were 9,453 (67%) families ; the average family size was 3.67. The population included 12,129 (27.4%) people under the age of 18; 2,935 (6.6%) people aged 18 to 24; 12,657 (28.5%) aged 25 to 44, 10,861 (24.4%) aged 45 to 64; and 5,862 (13.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 35.7 years old. For every 100 females, there were 109.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 111.6 males. There were 14,609 housing units at an average density of 1,257 per square mile (485/km2), of which 6,687 (45.7%) were owner-occupied and 7,417 (50.7%) were occupied by renters. There are 505 vacant housing units in Lompoc (0.34%). The homeowner vacancy rate

4410-468: Was equipped with a radio navigation receiver, but her captain, Lieutenant Commander Donald T. Hunter, who was also acting as the squadron's navigator, ignored its indicated bearings, believing them to be erroneous. No effort was made to take soundings of water depths using a fathometer as this would require the ships to slow down to take the measurements. The ships were performing an exercise that simulated wartime conditions, and Captain Watson also wanted

4480-640: Was formally sold, and attaining the keys, to the same grassroots group called the Lompoc Theatre Project in 2016. As of January 2020, restoration and fund-raising is still ongoing. Founded in 1996, the Lompoc Pops Orchestra consists of about 45 semi-professional musicians under the direction of Dr. Brian Asher Alhadeff . Tts four annual performances include musicals, Broadway hits, jazz pieces, big band, gospel and patriotic music. Lompoc has five sister cities: In 2010, Playboy named Jasper's,

4550-584: Was owned and operated by the Calvert family for many years. It encountered financial trouble in the 1970s because of competition from multiplexes and television. The last time a movie was shown on its screen was in 1987. In July 2003, a non-profit group, the Lompoc Housing and Community Development Corporation, announced plans to restore the theater. With the assistance of the city, the LHCDC was able to raise funds to buy

4620-433: Was recorded by: The remaining five ships avoided the rocks: Rescue attempts promptly followed the accident. Local ranchers, who were alerted by the commotion of the disaster, rigged up breeches buoys from the surrounding clifftops and lowered them down to the ships that had run aground . Fishermen nearby who had seen the tragedy picked up members of the crew from USS Fuller and USS Woodbury . The surviving members of

4690-786: Was released in February 2012, and she played at the Indie Week festival in Ireland in April 2014. Wryn also collaborates with a local band, Saint Anne's Place, and in a group called The Lights Electric. Another band, Millions, led by Randall Sena, played along the Central Coast. Randall Sena was also in a performing band called Le Petite Protest. Sena recorded and produced Wryn's Head on Straight and Saint Anne's Place's Speak Easy in his recording studio, Certain Sparks. The Lompoc Theatre, which opened in 1927,

4760-458: Was stripped of his seniority , and three other officers were admonished. Those officers who were court-martialed were all acquitted . Captain Watson, who had been defended by Admiral Thomas Tingey Craven , was commended by his peers and the government for assuming full responsibility for the disaster at Honda Point. He could have tried to blame a variety of factors for the disaster, but instead, he set an example for those others by accepting

4830-574: Was the Air Force's first missile base. The Space Shuttle program was slated to begin launches from Vandenberg in the late 1980s, and the city experienced a boom in restaurant and hotel construction in anticipation of tourists coming to see shuttle launches. However, when the Challenger exploded during take-off from Cape Canaveral in 1986, the West Coast shuttle program was terminated, sending Lompoc into

4900-407: Was used as currency). As a result, the inclusion of Chumashan into Hokan is now disfavored by most specialists, and the consensus is that Chumashan has no identified linguistic relatives. The Chumashan languages are well known for their consonant harmony (regressive sibilant harmony). Mithun presents a scholarly synopsis of Chumashan linguistic structures. The Central Chumash languages all have

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