I’m 5th generation Santa Marian born and raised. I moved my family out of there due to poor schools, high crime, drugs, homelessness, gangs and incompetent government. We left the state for North Dakota, people are friendly, I don’t have to lock my doors at night, better schools. I’ll always love Santa Maria, but it is trending in the wrong direction, compared to L.A. or SF it appears calm and peaceful, but it’s really declining over the decades. It’s less diverse too, it’s mostly Hispanic, back in the day there was a more diverse mix of Portuguese, Swiss-Italian, Okie, Filipino, Japanese and Mexican… a lot of people can’t communicate with each other due to only speaking Spanish or English, a lot of people on welfare. It’s lost it’s former glory forever I’m afraid.
6:05 you missed the left turn that gets you to Waller Park, one of the best public spaces I've ever seen. It was supposed to be a zoo but when that failed, it became a massive public park with areas of wilderness, winding paths, ponds, and huge grassy expanses. There's no better place to have a picnic.
@@miguelrodriguez4487 I did some research, and found there actually was a zoo on part of the park, but the majority was actually a park. The zoo was stopped in the 1960s over concerns of animals being in small cages instead of modern habitats.
True man, this is my home town and after I joined the Army I lived in Ft. Benning Georgia for a bit and thought to myself "dang this place (the south) is pretty similar to home"
Many southerners from Oklahoma and Texas Settled large parts of the outskirts of Southern California and the central cost from Santa Maria South. They were joined by Midwesterners and plenty of Italians, Irish Portuguese and especially lots of Mexicans!
That’s crazy you say this. Born and raised in Santa Maria, my ancestors are from Texas & Oklahoma and my 23andMe has Italian, Irish, Portuguese and Mexican. So I’d say you’re dead on
I live in Santa Maria and honestly it's not that good schools are full of knuckle head Wanna Be bangers actual gangsters dope fiend's and some places are literally run down and other parts are PREETY with all that said... I love it here I grew up here and gotten used to it it's nice if you invite the bad parts and gang violence has increased recently
@@meow4619 🤣Yep my issue was when my 7 yr old daughter had boys in the same bathroom at school. I don't think so. One thing if its in your own home and watching but when an 11 yr old boy can be in the same bathroom as a 7 yr old girl. Nahhhh that didn't work for me.
THE BURGER PLACE YOU LIKE HAS BEEN THERE SINCE LATE 50S. I WAS RAISED AND HAD MY KIDS IN SANTA MARIA BUT HAD TO LEAVE DUE TO ECONOMY. BEEN GONE OVER 30 YEARS AND IT IS NOW LIKE A LITTLE LA. IT USED TO BE AGRICULTURE AND VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE WERE THE BIG EMPLOYERS AND THE TOWN WAS ONLY 30,OOO. I USED TO RIDE MY HORSE ALL OVER THAT TOWN-VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AND SMALL BUSINESSES BEFORE THEY CITY FATHERS RUINED IT WITH MALL AND TEARING DOWN ALL THE OLD BUILDINGS.
Interesting to hear somebody who’s not from Santa Maria talk about it. Santa Maria is definitely a cool place, but it has its problems. 2 main gangs live here, it is considered south side and the wear blue. Every couple of years we get some northern dudes in red move in but they usually never last, huge car culture.
we got southsiders where i live in florida the whole town is marked up. but no red here never seen one. i dont think theres much beef here its mostly culture.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGSwhen I was in high school like 3 years ago now i was in hella beefs been robbed and most of my homies came to school with sum on them shit was pretty wild when I was , there along with some people we knew around us dying if you look for Trouble you’ll find it fs 👿👿
I live about 42 miles north of Santa Maria in San Luis Obispo County. I travel to Santa Maria almost every weekend. I love it there and most of my friends live there too. There is plenty of shopping down Broadway, the main street that you guys are driving on, and on weekends, people go cruising all up and down Broadway with their flashy cars. Then there's the food. Lots of different styles to enjoy. I wish I could live there so that I can visit my friends more often but housing is a bit too pricey for me.
Santa Maria, California!?!? There's NOTHING to do here, no good restaurants, no entertainment, no shopping, no diversity... If you're from a big city, you will die of boredom!
Beautiful country! I haven't been to Santa Maria yet and need to go! The area is known for its distinct style of Brisket Barbeque. Wouldn't move to Alabama but might consider Nevada, New Mexico or Idaho. No need to move across the country for a semi reasonable cost of living.
Sant maria is where Tri tip bbq originated. I lived in that town for 22 years. It used to be a great place to live. Now it's full of crime in all parts of town. Lots of problems. The cost of living has sky rocketed. Many people there struggle to make ends meet. Some of the other cities on the central coast are nice but they are extremely expensive.. Santa maria doesn't really have much to offer. And there's not much to do there anymore. It's really sad how it has become. I finally left 3 years ago and moved to Oregon. Best decision I made. I love it here.
Born and raised in Santa Maria , that was in 1954 I’m 69 now have been gone since I was 19 . It’s so sad to visit there now for the last many years everything has changed so much , I know it changes everywhere but it’s very sad to go back to my hometown and see what it has turned into .
Looks like you want to move to California LOL, yeah I've thought about that too... That way I'd like to do it is have a summer house in Chicago and a winter house in California
Graffiti is a problem all over california. If you went to France, italy,, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Australia they ignore it and many other places do to
How can a regular guy from the Midwest like myself move to California? I want to live their but idk how I can make it work 😔.. do you think I have a better chance of living a California lifestyle in Arizona? Jose do you have any recommendations on how regular people can make the move there? It seems like the American dream… I don’t want to move to Florida anymore
Lmfao..... Love how they damn near started in orcutt not so much santa maria. Just b.c it said santa maria way. Dosnt mean santa maria.... They didnt even start going by the fair grounds little TJ or northwest drove right past west park on main road.... They literally just stayed on the buiesness loop from santa maria way back over to Camelot (boomers now) ......that is not a tour of santa maria... Lmfao
B.I.g. SM... My home... But for the travelers best believe it is as ugly as it is beautiful so be easy and respectful of our city or u will find out real quick...
All ppl from Al are not dumb as rocks. I'm far from dumb my brother n law has a doctrine in theology. He's not dumb. I have a granddaughter and a great niece who are both in healthcare and make mega bucks
