Calabasas is located along
Highway 101 north of Los Angeles in beautiful rolling hills that lead to
a fantastic drive through the Santa Monica Mountains toward Pepperdine
University and the Pacific Ocean.
According to the City of Calabasas,
it is generally accepted that Calabasas means pumpkin, squash, or gourd,
derived from the Spanish "calabaza". Some historians hold the theory that
it is merely a translation of the Chumash word "calahoosa" that also refers
to a type of gourd. Every October, the City of Calabasas and the Calabasas
Chamber of Commerce hosts a "Pumpkin Festival" to celebrate fall, the local
wares and talents of Calabasas merchants, and of course, the pumpkin for
which our colorful city was named.
The City's official logo, depicting
the red-tailed hawk flying over the Santa Monica Mountains, symbolizes
a commitment to preserving the community's natural beauty and semi-rural
quality of life. Yet Calabasas, like most cities outside Los Angeles, is
growing. The weather is usually dry and warm in the summer and temperate
during the winter.
