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 👿👿
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.
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!
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
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 .
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
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.
I moved out 30 years ago for the same reason.
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.
It was awesome to see California cant wait to go back
Was raised in Santa Maria and I never knew it was going to be a zoo we always called it the chipmunk park 😅
@@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.
Maybe the people from Californias central coast when they visit the south say,”the south has a lot of Californias central coast vibes”
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!
True berry lane Astr. Airport circle waller Park
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
@@davidvann6799 👍😅
Starting to look less like So Cal. There's more rolling hills and dotted oaks, the Central coast!
watched the whole thing just to see if I spotted my car lol
omg this is my hometown!! :) I’ve lived here all my life 🥰💞
🙂🌴
Holy Santa Maria! Tri tip barbecue yum yum hum!
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
I grew up here too! Left a long time ago!
@@julieg1746 good for you but I'll stay
SANTA MARÍA BORN N Raised
Santa Maria is SO damn expensive now, it's crazy!!!
facts its like 700k for a regular house
It’s stupid I’m in nipomo you can pay 2k month for studio
@@Gods-Ambassador That's crazy. I pay $2100 for a 3 bedroom condo with attached 2 car garage.
@@shawnstarbird211 dang my friend got a studio in sm for 2300
Haven't been back there [santa maria] Hometown since 86.
I like how your going to my city that I growed up in!
It's the schools and what your kids are exposed to, the legal drugs etc etc. Not just money.
California is a landfill for those
there are 92 genders here as well🤣
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I don't understand
@@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.
Meow lets just keep it at IT lol
Best weather in the country, Santa Barbara,Santa Maria,Nipomo...etc.
Can’t forget Lompoc for their unique fog
My hometown yes there is gangs namely two west park and north west..all in all not a bad town kind of boring yes but not a bad town.
Nah bro there is also cartel and a new gang that i shall not name. Wp and nw are the og gangs. Shits different now.
Just curious, did you visit Santa Barbara? Would love a video of it, beautiful place!
Best place on earth, Love Santa Barbara. Oh the year round sweater weather., Slovang such a great place.
Sadly no video because we drove thru at night. But it looked amazing
If you had turned left on MAIN ST, you could have gone straight to the BEACH. Just sayin.
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 was looking for the jacked up truck, until I realized he meant lifted!
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yes.. thats how we say lifted in the south
I moved from Santa maria to Chula Vista soon Tijuana
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.
Tri tip bbq. Not brisket
@@betosbetos ah, yes you are right it's tri tip not brisket. That's what I had meant!
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.
Weekend's very tasty
@@jennyromero37 that is sad to hear. I'm glad to hear things are better up in Oregon.
I grew up here in SM now live in GA. Thanks for giving me a little of home again.
I'm from Santa Maria. Now.live in Phoenix
There was a sink hole on union valley road a couple of weeks ago
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.
California is amazing 🌴
Yes I ❤️ living in Santa Maria!
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!
My rent have almost doubled in the last 15 years!!! No bueno!!!
I was born in Santa Maria hospital. Loved in Lompoc til 97
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
I’d rather have a winter home in FL, California gets much colder than Florida in the winter🥶🥶
Move to Cali!!! Jose and Katie should move to Cali
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
Nice thing about California is there is no need for summer winter house, the weather is perfect year round.
@@victorjimenez3504 there are earthquakes all over the west coast.
My beutifull city i moved to texas the valley and i already want to go back home😢
My home city never raised here but it would of been a blast if I was 😝😏
The Town I Live In
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
Expect 3 jobs
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS 😭😭😭😭
@@prescottlange 32 and high school degree
Just move there did with 600 buck stayed in a airbnb till I was able to get a job paying enough to get an apartment so forth
Stop dreaming make sum happen, he’s given us the blueprint
Lot's of ex Californians in Oregon, which aside from the Portland area, still has far more reasonable housing costs then most of California.
Way to much crime and negativity to raise my family. Have a couple friends tell me up north is a terrible place to live.
It does not snow much in western Oregon or Washington. Seattle and Portland only get 6inches of snow a year
I love that town. Always cloudy and beautiful.
It's strange seeing my city behind lens.
😂p tho
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 .
Look up (Wreckless - Cali Ridin) and you’ll see the gangs we have around here it’s a very nice Cali summer song
I've lived here since 1962 and it used to be a great town but now it's a pile of shit !
The same everywhere
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...
Hoods are on the west side you are on the east side
22:17 the hoods to the left of you. Evan's Park Projects , . . One of em. There's MS13 , NWL , WP , FBI , BLM, Bloods
😶 dang its that bad.. one town so much.. wild
Wtf is FBI
@@thouxanbandstee8147Fully Brown Insane old hood from 90s-2000s still active and around just not many young recruits. Do your homework
What's blm
MS13 ain’t here anymore
Santa Maria is nice
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
If you live in a state where segregation is still in effect… you might as well be
You know it. Alabama has some nice places. And besides, most AL women are very beautiful .❤
Dam my st is the hood lol