Notes
From Sinanju
The Santa Carla Game
The City of Santa Carla, California, is situated on the northern part of Monterey Bay about 75 minutes south of San Francisco and 30 minutes from San Jose. Santa Carla is the county seat for the County of Santa Carla. The City has of an area of 17 square miles and an estimated population of 995,616, met. area total 1,624,912 (1/1/99 California State Department of Finance).
Ethnic breakdown (62% of the population is primarily Caucasian) (with a strong Hispanic population 15%). In the last two years, the area has seen marked increase in its Asian population, which has reached 10% of the total census, African Americans make up 10% While 7% consists of a various other ethnic groups and nationalities (U.S. Dept. Of Census, 2000).
The major industries include; shipping, tourism, manufacturing, agriculture, food processing, as well as various high-tech endeavors. Its port is a major hub for trade on the West Coast. Its economy is a mix of tourism (the Santa Carla Beach Boardwalk) and numerous commercial maritime enterprises. The city has a moderate violent crime rate, although currently less than the national reported average. Additionally, the overall rate of reported crimes citywide has dropped 2% in the last five years.
The city is also noted for the presence of UCSC (University of California Santa Carla). This institution opened in 1965 and has a student population of 18,117 (2000 Census). The campus was built under the administration of then-governor Ronald Regan, who requested planners to space out the campus in order to prevent a central meeting place for potential civil unrest.
Some 91 percent of the students are undergraduates, pursuing over 45 majors including humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and arts. Graduate students work toward graduate certificates, master's degrees, or Ph.D. degrees in 28 academic fields under the supervision of the divisional and graduate deans.
Over the years, the university has had a strong impact on both the economy and culture of the city; from increased traffic, large liberal student population, and the numerous off-campus building projects to the local Santa Carlan's employed at the university.
Santa Carla's downtown area is a stark contrast of old and new. The "Pacific Garden Mall" is a throwback to the classical design of Santa Carla's past, while the surrounding area consists of the glass and steel monoliths of today. Santa Carla's skyline is noted for it's mix of Gothic and Metropolitan styles of architecture.
About 14% of the land area of the county is devoted to state parks, several of which are within, or adjacent to, the city limits. The climate is mild; the average high temperature is 69 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low temperature is 44 degrees. Rainfall averages 32 inches per year.
Characters
Glinda Warner, Mage - A witch--and if she never hears another joke about Glinda the Good Witch it will be too soon! Glinda is in her forties, divorced and operates a small New Age shop.
Penny the werewolf. A teenage girl, skinny and wiry--and aggressive.
Locations
The Boardwalk - Located on the coast,
Hotel California - The ruins of an old hotel which was destroyed when the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1904 occurred. The hotel, until then an exclusive resort, fell into the chasm created when the earth opened up beneath it.
