Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita during a busy Friday

## Quote

"Santa Clarita is where I go to remember where it all began...and for the Kombucha of course." - Jorge Alvarez, 2037

## Origins

Santa Clarita is well regarded to be the first of Jorge's Treasure Port, being easily secured through the sale of a massive amount of land for cheap, some 100 miles south of Puerto Cabezas. Jorge full well knew his intentions for the port town the moment he bought it, understanding that the land nearby was capable of producing exceptionally delicious bananas, and he intended to use the port for primarily its export and as a commercial hub. Construction started in early 2026, and was met with relatively little issue due to the fact that the project was organized by a single engineer. It was said that Santa Clarita itself ate up 15% of Jorge's assets, and for him was a rather large investment that he didn't expect to return favorably until some decades down the line (little would he know that he broke even just three years into his investment). For all intents and purposes, the port was completed by mid 2026, fully equipped with several hundred thousand acres of farmland nearby, a population of about 15,000, and fully equipped with the sufficient amenities to support daily life. In addition the port was built in an intently Colonial style, resembling almost a historical monument on the scale of a town. This fact attracted a large amount of tourism, as many tourists commented the massive appeal of having essentially an "Old Town" as large as Santa Clarita, and many residents expressed a happier quality of life due to its cleanliness and aesthetic. Consequently, Jorge decided to keep the model for the rest of his Port Towns. Santa Clarita would begin to grow rapidly due to Jorge's growing popularity, and also due to Jorge's continued expansion of his company in Latin America. Jorge also initiated his "Investment in the People Program," which actively encouraged businesses to open at very low interest rates through loans by Jorge himself, which benefited the growth of Santa Clarita tremendously.

## Overview

By the year 2032 Santa Clarita had peaked at its population of roughly 120-150k, boasting a wide array of amenities including a famous zoo, church, market district, hotels, bars, taverns, and exclusive casinos. The marketing district, known as "Los Caballos," became known as the Las Vegas of Latin America in a short amount of time, boasting a healthy mix of casinos and homelier market stands and parks. Although the export of bananas was still prominent, it falls behind the behemoth that is Santa Clarita's tourism industry, which began to dominate as soon as 2027. Some interesting things to note about Santa Clarita is its complete lack of high buildings, as the highest point in the city belongs to simply a Colonial church Tower, at about four feet - the highest hotels only rise up to two hundred feet, and are more so horizontally dominant. Although on the paper the quality of life is exceptional, the most frequent negative comment expressed by civilians is the fact that Santa Clarita brings in too many bad influences due to the Casinos primarily, despite most civilians also recognizing that most activity is concentrated in the market districts. Santa Clarita also consists of a population of 120-150k, but weekly tourists usually boost this number to 200k effectively, and on busy weekends the number could double. Jorge Alvarez comments that he visits Santa Clarita every month or so, to try to exquisite Kombucha that the casinos produce. Besides this, Santa Clarita also has a fairly large port, partially for Banana exports for primarily now for simply the importing of tourists, and to dock the number of old styled Ship of the Lines which offer a city view ride every hour.

Santa Clarita, on a fundamental level, is completely owned by Jorge, due to the fact that he owns 100% of the land. Every single building pays rent to him directly, (although many businesses were likewise funded by Jorge due to his "Investment in the People program"), and it is widely speculated that Jorge makes uncountable millions in revenue in a single week in net profits. Because Santa Clarita generates so much revenue, some of the populace are aware of the fact that not much of the revenue returns back to Santa Clarita, as Jorge considers it to be somewhat saturated and already excessively exceptional in all metrics of living. Consequently it is more logical for Jorge to use the profits from Santa Clarita to invest elsewhere, however the populace still somewhat is distasteful of this fact, full well knowing they are paying for the development of other towns. It is however thanks to Santa Clarita, Jorge once said in a public speech, that millions more around in Latin America are able to now enjoy a higher quality of life, through the construction of hundreds of treasure ports throughout Latin America.

## Later History

Due to its standing as primarily a commercial and tourism town, Santa Clarita is not heavily involved in any significant political or military event later on. Although Christopher Erbs and Mercy Lynn briefly traveled through Santa Clarita in pursuit of Montgomery, there was no significant "action" that occurred in this city unlike in Santa Anna. Santa Clarita is occasionally inspected by Anne Stone, during her intelligence sweeps, but she comments that there is very little to say about the city, besides the occasional and expected drug lord and money laundering from abroad. Santa Clarita maintained its status as a tourist town for many more decades, even up to the Third Great War, but gradually become simply one of many tourist towns as even more massive Tourist Towns such as Puerta Mar and El Paso became more prominent. Felicyta Janowicz once mentioned Santa Clarita in a private conversation to Jorge Alvarez in 2045, stating that "Its nice, but too loud." Word of this comment spread through bystanders and it was said that revenue of the town dropped 10% below typical levels for a short time, to which Felicyta privately apologized to Jorge for.