WOM, I actually live in Santa Maria and work at the Lompoc branch of the county PH department, but I do pass through Santa Barbara on occasion...it really is a beautiful town, especially on a day when there are no clouds in the sky and the sun is shining so bright. But it's ever so expensive to live there...I believe I heard not too long ago that the median price for a house there is something like $600,000. And the rents are pretty hideous too. More and more people are working there but commuting from Ventura and Oxnard to the south and Lompoc and Santa Maria to the north.
But I certainly do appreciate getting paid Santa Barbara-level wages, even if I'm not actually working in the city of Santa Barbara

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