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Santa Barbara County Residents Eye Split
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| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Edited | User 13 Jun 19, 2005 09:04pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Monday, June 20, 2005 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The main drag of this coastal city is lined with trendy boutiques, bars and restaurants offering everything from sushi to vegan hot dogs. Prius hybrid cars still sport Kerry-Edwards bumper stickers. There's even a bakery that caters to pets.
Just an hour's drive to the north, migrant workers pick grapes along two-lane roads. Four-wheel-drive trucks fill the parking lot at Maverick's Saloon, and the Elks Rodeo is one of the biggest draws of the year.
These two very different lifestyles struggle to coexist under one roof — Santa Barbara County. Now, the clash of cultures has sparked a ballot measure scheduled for June 2006 that would split those worlds and form a new Mission County, California's 59th county. |
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