The City of Los Banos Calif. is a municipality located in western Merced county in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley of California.

In this section of the OurLosBanos.com website you will be able to learn a bit more about our town in general, its history, demographical data, our museum, the local park system, the online TV channel, churches, the airport, shopping, local television, moving here, and more. You will also be presented with an opportunity to view photographs taken in and around the City of Los Banos Ca.

Things To Do In Los Banos - We have opened up a new page that details some of the things that people can do in Los Banos. It is a very quick overview.

Churches In Los Banos
We are proud to present you with a thorough listing of Churches In Los Banos. This church directory contains the names and addresses of our local Christian Churches as well as photographs of each church building in Los Banos California. In many cases members of the local churches or the church leaders have sent us detailed information on worship times and things such as church programs available to people who attend. We will be happy to add detailed information to any church page if requested to do so.

Photographs And Snapshots of Los Banos
OurLosBanos.com is pleased to be able to provide you with an information rich website with all sorts of textual information on it. (Please take some time to explore all of the links on the left!) On this site you can find many things that give you a feel for LosBanos but nothing we type will tell you more than some good color photographs. With that in mind we have put together several pages of pictures in and around Los Banos California. Select this link to view our photography of Los Banos. Remember to click on the smaller photos to see a larger image. This section is added to on a regular basis and we accept requests for photos.

Recreation
Los Banos Ca. is a growing city that is proudly holding on to a real small town atmosphere. Surrounded on all sides by open space, reservoirs, creeks, and state and federal wildlife preserves this pleasant 'little' city offers its 35,000 residents a great deal of opportunity for fun and recreation.

Part of any town's recreation plan is its city park system. Our city has wisely has made community parks a priority and these neighborhood areas add a great deal to the home-town feel of the community. OurLosBanos.com is proud to offer you this city park system guide. In the guide you will find a detailed look at each park, a comparative chart for all of the city parks, and photographs of all of the parks in Los Banos Ca.

Shopping In Los Banos
Los Banos has a large number of shopping opportunities. From the large "box stores" in town such as Super K-Mart, Walmart, Home Depot, and Lowe's as well as the the coming Super Target down to the quaint little 1 person boutique and jewelry stores on Main Street Los Banos has a great deal of shopping venues to offer local residents and visitors to our town. We have put together a guide to some of the smaller shops in town complete with pictures of the shop, descriptions of what they sell, location, and hours. Please click here to learn more about the small business shopping opportunities available in Los Banos California.

Local Government and Politics
The Government in Los Banos is unique and interesting. There is sometimes a small town flavor to politics here, but the people who are elected to office in this town appear to take their jobs very seriously. This section contains contact information and other salient facts about the politics and politicians of Los Banos. Intended mostly as a place to find current information on contacting local elected officials, this section also has web links, addresses, and phone and numbers for a number of State and in some cases federal officials who have a hand in the destiny and future of the City of Los Banos Calif.

Moving To Los Banos
If you are going to relocate to Los Banos California you might be interested in our Moving to Los Banos page. This little section of OurLosBanos.com lists telephone numbers, has website link,s and contact points for all manner of interesting information which should be useful to individuals who are new to town or soon to be Los Banos residents. In addition it would be a good idea to register on our forums and ask the local contributors any questions you might have. Both of these are great free resources but we are always looking to improve them. If you have other ideas of what could be included in our relocation page please do not be shy! Just contact us and make the suggestion! In addition, we have posted an opinion piece about Los Banos Real Estate that you might find interesting to read before relocating to our town. and here is a place to start looking for jobs in Los Banos.

Los Banos Municipal Airport
Unlike many small towns, Los Banos California is blessed to have its own municipal airport. The Airport is known to be one of the many "100 dollar hamburger stops" for aviators flying through the San Joaquin Valley. That is to say that there are many pilots who will drop into LosBanos Muni and make a short trip up the road to get a bite to eat at one of the many Los Banos dining establishments. We have developed a webpage about this friendly little airport from which you can descend from the heavens or punch a hole into the sky. Click here for more information about the Los Banos Airport.

Local Communication
Los Banos is surrounded by agriculture. Tomatoes, almonds, cotton, melons, corn, and many other crops thrive here. There are also a number of dairies, goat ranches, sheep ranches , and other livestock businesses that thrive outside the borders of the city. Suburban residents of Los Banos do not have to feel "asphalt-locked" with so much nature and open space within a very short drive. Even so Los Banos still has a very high tech population since a large percentage of the town commutes over the hill each day to work in Silicon Valley. Many of those commuters keep up with the happenings of the city through online sources for community information such as the Los Banos Online Forums where people come to talk about Los Banos, it's people, and just about anything else. We also have local television...

Local Television Channel: TV 96
Los Banos has a local cable TV channel: ch96. This community resource is also available online. The internet feed which regularly shows live feeds and 'video' replays of city council meetings, school board meetings, and more can be found here: Live Internet feed of Channel 96. We applaud the city leadership for making this resource available to the public on the Internet We are also pleased to see that the official city website archives some of the video of city council meetings and other such community events on their site in such a way that the public can view these important political events at their leisure.

Public Access Television: TV 95
Los Banos is also about to get public access TV - this is run by the Los Banos Community Access Group, Inc. "TV For The People, By The People." The mission of the Los Banos Community Access Group is to facilitate broadcast access of locally produced programming to the Cable TV System by providing the community of Los Banos with training, access to equipment, and a distribution outlet for programming content. Programming content to contain (but not limited to): Community Events and Forums, Distance Learning/Job Training, School Sports, Cultural Events, Church Services, and other activities that stimulate discussion and the free exchange of ideas.

Flea Market
Every Friday evening there is a Flea Market in Los Banos. Click here for more information.

History of Los Banos
We are very pleased to announce that OurLosBanos.com has been provided with a short history of Los Banos by Mr. Charles Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer is a local writer and editor of history books and he serves as a historian and curator at the Milliken Museum. We are indeed very grateful for Mr. Sawyer's work in producing the history text that appears on this website. If you would like to meet him, Mr. Sawyer is regularly present on Saturdays at the local Los Banos history museum where he does docent work and interpretation of the many exhibits on display. The Milliken Museum is easily found near Pacheco Park at 905 Pacheco Boulevard (Highway 152) about midway through town.

We would like to encourage our neighbors and indeed everyone that reads this website to invest a few hours of your time and make a pilgrimage to the Milliken Museum. The Museum is open to visitors Tuesday through Sunday from 1pm to 4pm (13:00 to 16:00 hours) . There is no charge collected at the door when you visit the museum but visitors do have the opportunity to make donations at the counter or purchase local history books if they wish to do so. The Milliken museum features static historical exhibits of all types and is a must see if you live in Los Banos or are interested in the history of the region.

The Milken Museum can be reached at 209-826-5505.

For more information on the museum and local history click here.

There is a great deal more that we can and will say about Los Banos. We plan on adding to this page and to this website on a very regular basis. We believe that having a positive and continually updated community resource like this one available for everyone to enjoy is important and we hope that you will find this site helpful and interesting.

We REALLY want your input - both positive and negative about this website. You are very strongly encouraged to post your opinions on our public forums or you can contact us via e-mail.

You should also visit the Official City of Los Banos website. This site which is run by the good folks at City Hall will give you an introduction to our local government, allow you to pay your water bill online, introduce you to the city council, and a lot more.

The Chamber of commerce also maintains a website. Here you can find a number of businesses and other helpful information about the town.