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  Santa Barbara County Residents Eye Split
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Last EditedUser 13  Jun 19, 2005 09:04pm
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News DateJun 19, 2005 09:00pm
DescriptionThe 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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