Edward Moreno
dry-wall consultant
“Yeah, it’s still there. We should have our own county, Santa Maria County, and Santa Barbara should have its own. Santa Maria takes care of its problems, and Santa Barbara takes care of its problems.”
Linda Nunez
student
“I don’t know. I’m busy with school.”
Tina Sanchez
case manager
“Yes; it comes down to money, finances. Santa Barbara has more. Santa Maria is more affordable for the average person.”
Connie Colores
part-time childcare
“Oh, yeah. We came here originally from LA years go and they were trying to make Santa Maria its own county. There’s still some stuff that needs to be resolved.”
This article appears in Jan 16-23, 2014.