Ventura and Ojai are worth a visit if you get time both have the Topa Topa brewery that do great beers.
Last year for our honeymoon we started in San Francisco for a few days then drove down the Santa Cruz (stopped in the Santa Cruz bike shop). Then on to Pismo beach via Monterey did pebble beach which was a nice drive. Then stayed in Ventura as my best friend from school lives there which became a base for 10 days for trips into Santa Barbara and LA. Also great surfing around the Ventura area.