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Camarillo is named for '''Adolfo Camarillo''', one of the few ''Californios'' (pre-1851 California natives of [[Spain|Spanish]] ancestry) to retain his holdings after the arrival of Anglo settlers. Like most Ventura County cities, it is noted for its resistance to [[urban sprawl]]. Some of the most desirable land in the city limits, located on both sides of the Ventura Freeway, is permanently zoned for agricultural production.

For many years, the California stateState [[sanitorium]]Mental Hospital was located in the city, so that persons suffering from mental diseases or [[tuberculosis]] and other diseases could recover in Ventura County's balmy climate. (Jazzman [[Charlie Parker]]'s "Relaxin' at Camarillo," written while he was detoxing from [[heroin]] addiction, is a tribute to the facility.) The sanitoriummental hospital is the now the site of [[California State University, Channel Islands]].

== Geography ==