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It's the California weather and beaches that attracts them. If California was as cold as Alaska there wouldn't be that much people living out in the streets

As a resident of San Bernardino, where Los Angeles has been shipping busloads of homeless for years, my heart really breaks for the poor folks on rodeo drive by the sea who continue to vote for the same idiots to manage the problem.

Lived in the Santa Barbara area for 13 years, 1980-1993. Graduated UCSB in 82, got a good job in the local area and still could never afford to buy anything. We used to jokingly call ourselves "prisoners in paradise". Yes the place has a lot going for it, but the cost of living is outrageous.

In 1975 my Dad took me by to visit Pershing Park (near SB Harbor). There were about 7 homeless people hanging out. I didn't understand how people would be living in the park. My Dad went on to explain that the residents of SB were "liberal" with their outlook on life. He said that they allow it... My Dad said "Son, this will spread throughout California and there will be homeless everywhere in the future". He advised that it wouldn't end with SB. Oh how I wish my Dad wasn't right.

I'm from Santa Barbara and I can tell you it's not the same happy place I remember. When the Thomas Fire and floods came things changed. After the Lockdowns during COVID Santa Barbara really changed became a depressing place to visit. You can feel that no one is happy and the homeless population increased just making it worse. City Leaders and the Governor are responsible for the neglect of the people, homeless and the Environment. I feel that the State of California is on the brink of Collapse do to our Governor just disgusting!

I watched a documentary on Santa Barbara - Over 70% of the people that live there are RENTERS. A high percentage are Section 8's. A community needs home ownership. When people own their own home they have skin in the game. They keep their properties in good shape. They are concerned with who gets elected, they support and start local business, are concerned with the school system and on and on. Home ownership is the key to their recovery.

This episode saddened me, I’ve not been to Santa Barbara in years, it was a fond memory, I remembered the bookshops, coffee shops the surplus stores, the beach, countryside, eating out. I’ve steered clear of California for years and now the memory is sullied.

As a 78 year old 3rd generation Californian, I moved my family out of the state over 40 years ago to northeast Iowa...and haven't regretted it a bit!

We lived in SoCal for 25+ years. Got out due to the high cost, crime, etc. Bought a home on the Midwest for $170k - five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a sauna, two car plus a car port garage, huge yard, tons of space. Never looked backed.

Can we agree that Nick has a way with words? His videos and narration are outstanding.

I lived in Santa Barbara from 1968-1990, so grew up there. My first apartment was a furnished apartment on Islay St. for $155/month. Of course, my salary at a corporate insurance company was only $600/month. But yes, I remember growing up there when it was just a small town, with a Thrifty Drug, Woolworths, Pep Boys on the Main Street along with just a couple of the "fancy" shops. I do cherish that time in my life!

Over a decade ago I took a job in Santa Barbara. It took me 4 months searching in 2 counties to find a place I could afford to live with my 2 pugs. I searched from Ventura to Lompoc. Rents were insane, not pet friendly, and ended up 50 miles north in Los Alamos. You could do a segment on Los Alamos, CA - a small Foodie town, celebrity owned wine tasting, old hotel & saloon, antiques, & historic atmosphere.

As a resident I recognized just about every one of the streets you drove on. Very accurate interpretation of the city. Although I have to say it's no Rodeo Drive. Most businesses close the doors because they thought the rich and famous will cater, but they don't. The rich does not spend in Santa Barbara. Groundhog Day feeling was so accurate and you hardly can tell when winter comes and how quickly it leaves. I think 30 years ago the population was actually 66k and now around 96k. Many homes are inherited by the baby boomers and they are house poor. They just finished the asphalt in many streets and we already see potholes. The city managers are amazingly incompetent in every decision. City workers are even worse than the managers. Vendors such as plumbers and electricians treat everyone as if they are millionairs. You have to do lots of fixings yourself otherwise you have to dishout a lot of money for labor. Thanks god for Amazon, we can barely find a place to buy underwear in this city. just hundreds of coffee shops, everybody seems to dream of becoming a coffee roasting company owner someday.

As someone who lived in Santa Barbara for 5 years (2014-2019) I can attest to the validity of everything Nick has put forth in this video. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I literally watched the downtown "State Street" area deteriorate right before my eyes, during the years we lived there and my daughter was in HS at Santa Barbara HS. I was always flabbergasted when I'd hear locals just making excuse after excuse as to why the homeless needed to be coddled, and drug abusers needed the same. While I've heard that the city has made some changes and is allowing a few tech companies to use some of the buildings and office space that used to be retail, because all the nice stores have abandoned Santa Barbara, its also a big circle of stupidity, because those workers have fewer and fewer places to shop, eat, or party after work. Basically, I believe that Santa Barbara is the perfect example of what happens when a community founded by hardworking ranchers is taken over by the generations that lost touch with the mindset required to maintain wealth, and is more concerned with being "liked" than surviving.

My brother and I did some work in Santa Barbara about 10-12 years ago doing some HVAC work on 3 locations. The place is nice then but it was the people we came across while doing our work that turn me off, we were treat like the kitchen help on a plantation of the old south. I refused to do anymore work in Santa Barbara after that.

Omg to see that interview with the addict totally touched my heart and soul. Oldest daughter got killed on her bike 4years ago and she was getting like that beautiful woman. God bless ❤❤😢

Santa Barbara looks like the way many people envision California to be. Nice, sunny, spanish architecture, etc.

Back in the mid-70s my retired parents lived in Thousand Oaks. In the early 80s they moved to Montecito to a place overlooking the nature reserve. Absolutely beautiful. Then, in the late 80s they moved to a small cottage in Goleta, near the university. On my visits to Santa Barbara I remember the small town charm of State Street with its many local shops selling artist-made goods. While it is still very beautiful, with ideal weather, it is a shame that the town's early flavor and style, kinda funky in some ways, has become a thing of the past. I'm glad my parents, long gone, got to experience Santa Barbara in their final years. I have many fine memories from my visits! Thanks for taking me back down memory lane Nick.

Los Angeles - Use to be city of angels. Now city of homeless. Wow! Unbelievably shocking what you show! Great job on the videos.

Paradise.....still loving Santa Barbara. Close to Los Olivos Vineyards too!

I was born and raised in Santa Barbara, still here and have seen a lot of changes…I miss how it was up to the ‘80’s

Born and raised in Santa Barbara, have raised my 4 kids in Santa Barbara since I had my first 16yrs ago and never could imagine ever wanting to live anywhere else, raise my children anywhere else until now. I don’t think any local could have ever imagine our little city would or could ever go down the drain like it has but it sure has and it doesn’t look like it’s gonna stop going down anytime soon with the way things are going. Crime is out of control. SB has always kept any local crime off the radar as much as possible, keeping as much as possible out of the news. While it still does it’s impossible for people to deny how bad it’s gotten because everyone sees it. The police are a sick joke. Anyone who doesn’t agree just needs to go to the police department to file a police report. Good luck, they are only open 3 days a week for a few hours each of those three days. It took 4months for a police officer investigating the report i filed with concrete evidence of a crime and who committed it to finally call to say they don’t think a crime was committed and I should call the sheriffs department because I live in Montecito even though the crime was downtown SB. Even trying to report a damn murder, yes I said a murder, not a single call back from anyone at the police department. It’s mind blowing disgusting and unbelievable even while experiencing the madness. SB has always had a large homeless population but it was never the insane problem it is today causing countless fires, defecating on playgrounds, leaving needles all over the places, piles of garbage, human waste on sidewalks, the beach, benches. Downtown smells like human urine and is far from anywhere any tourist or local wants to go for shopping or a night on the town. Most stores are shut down, Nordstrom shut down, Macy’s while shitty is even gone, they even are taking about doing low income housing where the only mall downtown is, WTF?! I can go on and on and on but I won’t. Im done here, sadly.

I've only been to California once in 1987. I was told by a friend how things had changed a lot over there around five years ago. I was staying in LA for several months and Santa Barbara was like a breath of fresh air after living in LA. Visiting there was the highlight of my trip. I could see it was a playground for the wealthy back then but still had a laid back charm. Pity it has become so unaffordable.

I love your sarcastic tone😆 also really enjoy your videos. 😊😊

Even in the 1960’s and 1970’s most of Santa Barbara was expensive. But, yes, starting in the 1980’s, prices have been astronomical

I felt bad for the homeless girl at 10:50. It made me curious what was actually wrong with her. Kinda odd how the US has sent/wasted trillions to places like Iraq, Afghanistan, recently Ukraine, etc...While closing down all the mental health centers saying they don't have the money.

At the time of this incident I had been a police officer for thirteen years. One morning while on patrol, my partner told me he and his wife had an intervention with his best friends wife. He lived in a condominium in Thousand Oaks, California. His friends wife was a stay home mom, and she baby sat for them. Turned out his friends wife cleaned out their life savings and she had been stealing from him to pay for meth. During the intervention, she apparently turned into the exorcist. The drug problem has touched us all. It could be right next door and you are just to busy to see it. Thank or curse "your" elected politician.

As an International student, I had the worst time of my life in Santa Barbara. Everything looks good on the outside, but the people are VERY superficial.

I lived in San Diego in the early 80’s. And I made trips up the coast. It was gorgeous! Why on earth would those in power let California become a dump. Makes me sick ! Vc

As a Ventura county resident for 18 years, I've always told my kids "If you ever become homeless for any reason, go to Santa Barabara."

I didn't realize how much I've missed old Santa Barbara until I saw this. Spent half of my life there and everything is spot on. Still visit occasionally, but it's a pale shadow of its former self on every level. Breaks my heart.

No one wants to talk about the horrendous weather modification happening in CALI? Look at those skies! 😱

This is what happen when you have slections and not elections. Oh, in the California county I live in, a month after the midterms, after calling the vote, there are still uncounted votes because they didn't pick up all the drop boxes! Why the hell does it take a month to count votes? Because they need to balance those numbers to favor one side.

I've always said "Santa Barbara is what the rest of the world imagines California is like" and apparently I'm not alone. SB is the ONLY place I would ever want to live in California, but I don't even entertain the idea as I will never have that kind of money.

The weather is nice but it’s such a hard lifestyle in ca . The sacrifices such as working overtime, multiple jobs, and commuting hours to affordable communities make enjoying the beauty of the ocean and mountains impossible due to lack of time or pure exhaustion.

When SAKS Fifth Ave and Nordstrom left downtown, it was over for me.

Just sold my house for an astronomical amount and moved to another picturesque town. Lived here for 35 years and raised my kids here. Love it and call it home but it has changed. People with tech money from the big cities have moved in basically changing the atmosphere .Lots of homelessness and very poor city and county leadership! Make no mistake. Homelessness has exploded across the US and it includes SB. Cost of living is not sustainable for young people and many working and middle class families. I was just lucky to have moved here when it was still possible to build a life and own a house. Most people in SB are not rich. They just happen to have lived here before it exploded and the world discovered this town.

Hi Nick. I moved to Santa Barbara in 1983 and moved away in 2017. Raised my family there. In your video, you drove past my street where I owned my house near Shoreline Park. I was very fortunate. I retired at 57 and we took our profits from selling our house to do so. No regrets in leaving. I had my fill. I did all the things Scott mentioned. My wife and I now live in North Carolina in Hendersonville. It is quite beautiful here as well. I couldn't take the politics and cost of living any longer. I can tell you were there around Halloween as you showed my neighbor's house and their decorations. Scott is the perfect person to talk about the town. He is well known there. You seemed well informed about the plusses and minuses as well. Kudos to you.

As Ventura county resident for 25 years , I kinda had the feeling things were gonna hit the fan sooner or later, Glad I got out on time from Cali, never looked back.

Not only the homeless, the border is open.

Just came back from Santa Barbara this weekend and can say the homeless crisis is very apparent in a relative small town compared to other CA cities. Such a shame, the homeless problem seems to be everywhere nowadays. That's the real pandemic.

Thanks Nick for having me on …love your channel!

I'm in Santa Cruz, same here guys...it used to be beautiful...now downtown and beaches are just drugged out homeless

After the last big storm my son and I walked about 5 miles along the beach with trash grabbers. No big, there's always crap on the beach after heavy rain in Los Angeles, but this year!.... We found HUNDREDS OF NEEDLES in the sand in Manhattan Beach, El Porto , El Segundo all from the L.A. River. If you go to the beach next summer wear thick soled tennis shoes and bring a rake before you lay your beach towel down. Ugh. Thank you sir, another eye opener video. The Wallace family

I grew up in Santa Barbara during the cool funky years. Primarily the 70’s and 80’s. As kids we’d jump on our bikes (with banana seats not electric motors) in the early morning and wouldn’t be home til the sun was going down. We spent our time at the beach, building forts in the hills, eating Italian sandwiches at family owned delis, sneak into movies, play hide and seek in Picidilly square and as teenagers sneak on the roofs downtown and get drunk. My family had to move north to Lompoc (an hour north and culturally a million miles away) in the late nineties. As a young family with three children it was hard to stay afloat. It took two full time incomes for our cheaper rent (thanks to a landlord that knew me my entire life). My youngest child was diagnosed with cancer and there wasn’t any way we could continue to afford to live there on reduced work hours. The middle class is primarily the Hispanic community that have lived in the areas for several generations. They have held on to homes/properties that have stayed in families for 80+ yrs. There are also larger homes that have been reconstructed into tiny studios that have people stuffed into them. When I return to Santa Barbara nowadays it’s like visiting a foreign city. I get anxiety from all the ultra ritzy cars driving around way too fast. I know I’ll never be able to afford living there again but I’ll forever hope I’ll get a windfall and be able to return. Thanks for doing this episode. Oh, and before I forget, Santa Barbara has always been synonymous with the homeless. The difference is is that back in the 80s there were funky homeless characters that fit right in with the whole funky SB vibe. Some might remember Jonesy who was rumored to be a wealthy guy who gave up on convential living when his wife died, r here was the guy that would serenade the downtown crowds with opera like ballads and the guy who lived with his bike that wa# like an tv. There was a cat, a dog and a bird that traveled with him. They didn’t need to be tied up. They all had a spot and were content. Our homeless were authentic. They didn’t purposely act in any way to be a particular role. They just were. Back when Reagan closed all the doors at live in facilities for the mentally I’ll patients had to go somewhere. SB with its great weather and laid back mentality became the homeless Mecca. I remember Times or Newsweek magazine did a story about the famous Fig Tree being the homeless capital in the world during the mid eighties. I agree that sb does cater a bit to the homeless but, how else are all the rich white housewives going to deal with their guilty conscious of being rich white housewives. They need the homeless so they can “give back” to those less fortunate.

It always amazes me to see the old fashioned electricity poles. Here in Germany it is underground.

State Street in Santa Barbara has to be one of the most beautiful streets in the USA. Or at least it used to be. I was last there about 5 years ago and it was still holding up back then. I'm from Arizona and Santa Barbara was always one of my favourite places to visit. Never stayed there though as the hotels are too expensive. Always stay in Carpinteria. Ventura is another favourite place.

Parents both born and raised there. Both sets of grandparents built their houses there back in like the 30s. They are still in my family. My parents moved to Idaho 2 years ago and say they'll never come back. My mom used to ride her horse over Las positas overpass to the showgrounds. I still live in the county. I hate what SB has turned into.

Watching your videos really reassures me that I did the right thing leaving California. Santa Barbara is one of the best cities in the state if not THE best. I lived there in 2018 and again in 2021 and it had changed a lot even in that short amount of time. It's hard to articulate how it had changed....it still looked the same, and I would say, blocking off State Street actually was an improvement. But it doesn't feel the same. One of my old friends said SB just didn't feel as WARM anymore. Watching this video I think helps me describe the feeling more....even in 2018 it still had some culture, some of the small town, hippie artsy vibe. All that is gone now. It's become a superficial caricature of itself. All there is to do there now is buy expensive shit, there's no sense of community, nothing fun left. If SB isn't even worth visiting anymore then no California city is.

I was born and raised in SB! It was amazing growing up there I felt very blessed . Thankfully recently it’s recovering from Covid although I don’t know if state street will ever be the same . and doing better . Oh and in the 80’s and 90’s they weren’t wanna be gangsters they were the real deal. It was hard dealing with all of the gangs in HS . My uncle was a police officer and investigator and I heard the stories but had my own experiences. It’s much better these days.

I’m in Orange County and what blows my mind is the sheer amount of hospitals being erected absolutely everywhere. They sure are preparing for an awful lotta folks to be very ill...

I had the good fortune to live in SB for 4 years between 81' and 85' and it was quite affordable back then. My wife and I paid $325 for a nice 1 bd rm apt. Great memories. I certainly couldn't afford to live there now but I still love to visit and most of my favorite restaurants are in SB. Great narration !

Love Santa Barbara, lived there 2011-2013 for school. Loved it but too expensive!!!!

The same thing is happening to just north of Santa Barbara. My home town of paso Robles is full of homeless. Rents and homes are high priced. Gas is more than anywhere in California. It's disheartening 😢😢

I watched a new story awhile back from Santa Barbara, a homeless guy said that Santa Barbara is the best climate to be homeless in, he tried everywhere else to crash but when he got to Santa Barbara he could finally get some sleep even in the Summer !

I live in SB. I loved your roast of the town. I loved all the footage! If anyone wanted to know what it’s like here, I would easily share this and say you summed it up perfectly!

I'm from Santa Barbara County. It was thriving in the 2000s-2010s. The weekends were packed. Shopping was amazing! It started to go down hill when Nordstrom's closed.

I was born and raised in Santa Barbara in 1961. A small town and wonderful place to grow up roaming the beaches and mountains with all the neighborhood kids. Lived in S.B. until I was 29 and realized that I could no longer afford to live here and have a stable economic life. When I came back to visit in 2005 I was shocked at the whole vibe. Not the town I grew up in. The attitudes and regulations on what you can and can't do. I now live in a similar town in the Baja. Have a beautiful home, good friends and money in my pocket at the end of the month!

I left Santa Barbara in 1995. My first job was at Sears and I had an opportunity to work for the city. I chose to move to Colorado Springs which was a huge mistake! I lived there for 14 years then it’s on to Oregon and now it’s Seattle. I rarely saw any homeless on State St. in Santa Barbara. My mom still lives there but of course non of her kids can afford it. Watching this video brought back a lot of nostalgia.

Worked for a contractor back in 1989 and we had to work on a home in Santa Barbara for three weeks. Then the homeless were everywhere. We had to eat most meals out and there wasn't a single place that didn't have homeless at the entrance. They wandered into our workplace and begged for money. This is not a new thing.

I moved to SB 5 yrs ago. The homeless don't bother me, since I'm one. I pay no taxes, rent, free dental, free medical, nice weather also.

I went to UCSB and lived in IV. I drove around Santa Barbara a lot and frequeneted places for errands, but couldn't really afford to go out much there. It's absolutely beautiful and peaceful. After I graduated I knew the only way I could actually afford to live there was to rent a room with like 3 other people in a house.

Santa Barbara native of twenty-two years, born and raised. Still here, in fact. Your points on the struggling middle class are spot on.

I think I'm going to grab my tent and move to California

Lived there from '87 to 21'. I owned a boat and slip in harbor, was dive medic, graduated city college, worked for Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society, was local scuba instructor, local emt trained, co-owned The Green Room in Summerland in 2010. I love SB! Thanks I've been in Bama for 1.5yrs taking care of family. Left SB to shift here. I was all over that place daily on my bike(that I pedaled! 🙂

A house in Santa Barbara costs anywhere from 5K to 32K a month to rent. Apartments are 3k to 5k a month for a 1 bedroom.

If you're still traveling through California, please visit San Luis Obispo county and the Eastern counties of Sac like El Dorado and Placer. El Dorado Hills is one of the best places in California and has been going through a lot of changes just in these past 22 years

I was born in 60s lived there and it was getting alot of grow when we left in 77. I still like come back to my home town.

Nice work Newsom. As usual.

Enabling is not the same as helping. This realtor gets it.

This was a wonderful presentation. I lived in Santa Barbara from 1988 to 1994. When I was there I lived in a modest home in Montecito till my partners death in 1993. Back then he told me to tell people I lived in Santa Barbara because no-one knew where Montecito was. Now everyone knows that town. Homeless did exist when I was there. My favorite place to eat was EJ's Cafe on State St., now closed, and I did pass a buck or two to them. Personally I had a great career there and I would still be there, but I met the love of my life in late 94 and moved to the Bay Area. Santa Barbara is a lovely town. I miss it.

Thanks for your video - it was so cool, informative and unbiased. I was partially raised in Santa Barbara and in Incline Village, Nevada (Lake Tahoe); two places that have become outrageously expensive. I'm a '60's and '70's kid - went to Wilson School (now gone) and La Cumbre Junior High, graduated in '82 from Incline High. I thought about moving back to Santa Barbara a few years ago, and even though I could now afford more, I didn't want to be back and low on the food chain, so to speak. I'll always have a love for SB though. I'll be publishing a book in about 8 weeks regarding the year my family lived at the El Encanto (1974-75).

Dear Nick, we appreciate your compassionate coverage of this topic. I was a resident of of Santa Barbara in the mid 80's. At that time a large homeless population lived under the Moreton Bay Fig tree. UCSB students were living in TOOL SHEDS so they could afford basic necessities. Some unfortunate people lived in CRAWL SPACES. The idea of Santa Barbara as an upscale area is a myth.

Back in 72 my GF, BF and myself were hitching thru SB. Got dropped off at a grocery store where we met some locals who had an apt. at the beach. Got invited over for a little soirée and wound up staying there for two weeks eating high off the hog. Steaks, lobster etc. Great place!

So extremely sad and frustrating. I only hope Carpinteria does not become affected. That’s the only wholesome and safe area left in SoCal!

Always a great job by Nick The Realtor. Love his ambition, drive and Nick's hunger. Great reports all.

My 1st visit to SB was in 1977, and I was so impressed (living at that time in German). I came back in the 80s and 2000. Things changed like everywhere, but much better living than everywhere else. I hope, to be back soon.

I feel like I got a personal tour of beautiful Santa Barbara. Went to school there in the late ‘70s for a year. Beautiful sunsets. No homeless back then that I recall. Great video. Thank you!

I grew up in Santa Barbara but I left there in 1988. The cost of living even back then was devouring my entire income. And in 88 there was homeless people everywhere. Today I live in the Ozark mountains. I own a nice smaller home on 2 acres. I never could have accomplished this in that town. I visit every now and then. Lots of memories.

Santa Barbara was my first destination after getting my drivers license in 2005. It was everything I imagined it would be - beautiful and practically perfect. I spent a lot of time there throughout my early 20’s. I remember chatting with shop owners about how hardly anyone locked their doors. It was dreamy. I recently had a friend from PA coming to visit CA for the first time. I took him to SB in 2021 and it was quite the bummer. State Street reeked of urine. I’m not saying the place is awful, but it definitely does not have the sweet, quaint feeling it had to me 15ish years ago. I am sure the changes are even more apparent for those who experienced SB before the 2000’s.

Wonder if there is a trolley tour bus to see Ophra's house, the royals, etc.

I couldn't believe how State Street degraded the last time I was there. It was blocked off, and people were living on the street. Half of the stores were shuttered. People were shooting up in the bathroom. I lived there in the 90's and it was a dream.

This reminds me so much of Santa Cruz. Same issues with astronomical housing prices now, funky shops bring priced out and students also struggling to find housing.

People also want unique independent stores, not chains. It’s up to the local council etc to determine which brands get approved as to open stores.

I moved to SB in 1989 @ age 18 and left in 2000. It was a wonderland. It's true that it's always been expensive and difficult to afford housing. I knew some normal people with jobs who lived in storage units for example...but it was not at all overwhelming. State st. was beautiful and exciting. I managed a store for years called Gary Paul Inc. In those days, celebrities and regular folks mixed easily. Some of my clients were Kenny Loggins, Greg Allman, Michael Macdonald, Joe Cocker. I hung out randomly one time with Michael Douglas @ Zelo. Michael Jordan bartended one day @ O'Malley's for a few hours! Kathy Ireland came to a party at my house... Then street people...Mason B. Mason!! Anyone there in the 90s will know. Fantastic street singer. He was so beloved that eventually he had a one man show @ The Arlington and it sold out! There was a supposedly very wealthy Japanese man who works a white robe and sandals and handed out good marijuana randomly. Many funky characters! It was so fun and I feel lucky to have been there in the Golden 90s. I live on the Carribean coast of Costa Rica now for more than 10 years. The California Dream has certainly tarnished. Santa Barbara was such a special place and I know it still is. Wishing all the best to the community! Thank you for the video!

Awe.. I love living here.. I think one thing that is crazy unique about SB is regular people like me, ( flight attendant) are adults sharing homes … so I know lots of people that make a decent living that are full grown adults living with roommates-

Moved out of Santa Barbara to Ventura 1.5 years ago due to how impossible it was to find a house after mine was sold. I wish I could make my way back this coming year, but I refuse to spend thousands in rent for a tiny house ran by a slumlord and is falling apart(most homes in SB). So sad.. its really changed just over the past 2-3 years.

I really like your show,I really appreciate your work. Thank you Nick

Ooooh, so fancy. Lol. Grad student based in Isla vista here. I relate with everything you said

I have traveled all across the country and have seen most places in the USA. The most beautiful place to be is definitely Santa Barbara. The clean, fresh ocean air and laid back people in this town make it my happy place. I have not been there since 2013 but most definitely this is where I would live if I could afford to. It's my #1 choice for the most beautiful place in the United States. Thank you for posting this video!

🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴 Thank you so much for sharing this video with us. I was born and raised in Santa Barbara. But I just couldn’t afford it. So I moved a couple hours up north to Paso Robles and made my dreams come true. I am now retiring after having 2 full service restaurants for 32&1/2 years. I’ve been so Blessed by being able to sell my last restaurant with Liquor License,Business and Building. I miss Santa Barbara But Santa Barbara MISSES ME MORE 😊❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ Thank you again for walking us through S. B. Blessings, Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊❗️

10 years ago the authorities in Hawaii found out that new York was giving the homeless a one way ticket to Hawaii!

Hi. I’m from pismo beach California. Moved away about 8 years ago. I was wondering if you’ve been there?

I need to get out of California soon....

I was part of a fire engine strike team that was sent to LA County for a wildfire above Malibu. During that time a fire broke out in Santa Barbara and we were reassigned to that incident. Our team was assigned to structure protection, in the foothills, above Santa Barbara. Luckily the fire was contained in two days, with no structure involvement. The whole Southern California coastal area from Pismo Beach down to Orange County is all just dry chaparral. Most of the year it is just a conflagration waiting to happen. The houses there are very nice, but they are going to burn just as nicely.

Thank you so much Nick for doing this video! I've been thinking of where I want to move to and Santa Barbara is at the top of my list! And the first video on youtube at the top is yours! LOL I really appreciate it immensely because you answer a lot of the questions and more. You made an excellent video for anyone who wants to know more about Santa Barbara past, present and potential future! Your guest was very helpful to. Exceptional job! I give you the best video of the year award!😊👏

The place in question that you reported to be more pleasant in temperature, is because it has more trees and less asphalt.

I've had long-term friends from the Santa Barbara area and they believe it's pretty corrupt internally. That explains the road quality. And all the renovation for shopping that will go on rented. Telltale sign of empty storefronts which is likely to happen. California is in trouble. The next 10 to 20 years is going to be devastating to California. 🧐💫

Born in Oxnard in 58, all of my relatives have lived in Ventura County and have since passed on. There is no need to step one foot in a once great state ever again. Thanks to corrupt politicians.