Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz Shopping Strip Centers.... (Berkeley: crime, homes)
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Not sure if Proposition 13 did anything for the demise of the mall. Would be interesting to look into that. Here in Ventura County we have regional malls. The Pacific View Mall in Ventura, The Camarillo Primuim Outlet that is still expanding, in Simi Valley they have a new mall, In Thousand Oaks the oaks Mall. My thought is that peoples buying habits have changed and alpong with that retailers have changed how they sell products. I do like the idea of a downtown shopping district. In both Ventura and Oxnard the downtown areas have been redone to reflect new buying patterns. People in this part of the state love to be outdoors, and the shopping experience reflects that. Ventura has turned their downtown area into a vibrant destination. The weekends are fun. People are walking around and having a good time enjoying the area.
I'll tell you what my DAMN obsession with malls is and citys. Because growing up in the country-side of the central coast has been HELL!!!
there r white supremists all around, rich spoiled brats, and alot of competition between the guys and girls tearing down each other. if u are the least bit different the higher-ups pick on you, and treat you like day-old trash. just because some one is emo, or a loner, or a nerd, or not white, or not into being like everyone else doesnt give people the right to tease them. kids in the city r so much more legit than the kids around here. they dont care about what ur outside appearance or personality is because they are used to diversity. city kids are more legit and nicer than country boys and girls.
city schools may have gangs, more school fights, and more drugs because of less regulation and being over-crowded, but i found that stuff doesn't matter as long as you stay away from it. it's harder in the city, but for most kids it beats being ridiculed for who u are in the country.
the suburbs, semi-rural, and rural communities are all the same. the urban cities, ex-urban, boom-burb, and urban-rural fringe cities are all better. the urban areas have entertainment, families, and rock concerts going on in the weekends. and the schools in the urban areas have much more going on.
Um...you want to talk 'different'? I grew up Atascadero. I was 6' tall, and a girl that sported a bright flourescent pink mohawk for many of my teenage years. I also showed goats in 4h, did mock trial in high school and went on a ton of nature hikes. Trust me, I went through some 'issues' when I was in high school, but you know what? I developed a thicker skin and quit whining about it. I was the weird punk girl who spent too much time with goats... such a lovely stigma to have.
I played in plenty of 'rock' bands (still do, in fact) and have played in nearly every venue on the central coast. There is plenty of entertainment and lots of concerts that are going on every night of the week, they just aren't the right 'type' of music. You want emo music? Start writing and performing. There are a ton of open mic nights in the area. Templeton included. Just quit feeling sorry for yourself and make the best out of a 'bad situation'.
Not sure if Proposition 13 did anything for the demise of the mall. Would be interesting to look into that. Here in Ventura County we have regional malls. The Pacific View Mall in Ventura, The Camarillo Primuim Outlet that is still expanding, in Simi Valley they have a new mall, In Thousand Oaks the oaks Mall. My thought is that peoples buying habits have changed and alpong with that retailers have changed how they sell products. I do like the idea of a downtown shopping district. In both Ventura and Oxnard the downtown areas have been redone to reflect new buying patterns. People in this part of the state love to be outdoors, and the shopping experience reflects that. Ventura has turned their downtown area into a vibrant destination. The weekends are fun. People are walking around and having a good time enjoying the area.
The only real downtown fashion districts/streets left in california I would consider to be in san luis obispo, santa barbara, beverly hills, santa cruz, pleasanton, sacramento, palo alto, burbank, davis, glendale, pasadena, walnut creek, san diego, and san francisco. Oxnard and Ventura and Paso Robles and most every other city has a mix-used downtown, historic downtown, or higly developed downtown.
I would consider the esplanade to be a regional mall too. Ventura, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, and Oxnard are the biggest urban-rural fringe cities in the area, so it figures each has their own one-stop shopping destination.
San Luis Obispo has the downtown fashion streets and the two speciality centers-Downtown Center and Court Street Center.
Pismo Beach has the Prime Outlets.
Monterey has Cannery Row and the Del Monte Regional Mall.
Carmel has two speciality centers, Carmel Plaza and The Barnyard.
Salinas the biggest mall on the Central Coast, Northridge Mall.
And Santa Maria has the Santa Maria Town Center that is underdoing extensive redevelopment.
And, to the poster that mentioned the frusteration of going from one center to another in our area I would agree. Atascadero, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande are semi-rural communties that are filled with power centers, once known as strip malls. And we have them all scattered and not next to each other.
Santa Maria has nothing but ouy dated strip malls. Go down Broadway St and it is one strip mall after the other. The "Mall" is pathetic. They have been working on it for three years and can't seem to make any progress. There is a horrible vacant lot surrounded by a fence covered with black plastic right across from Macy's. The stores in the mall are there one day and gone the next. They should just close it down. Don't waste your time shopping in Santa Maria.
Santa Maria has nothing but ouy dated strip malls. Go down Broadway St and it is one strip mall after the other. The "Mall" is pathetic. They have been working on it for three years and can't seem to make any progress. There is a horrible vacant lot surrounded by a fence covered with black plastic right across from Macy's. The stores in the mall are there one day and gone the next. They should just close it down. Don't waste your time shopping in Santa Maria.
Well you don't have to shop in Santa Maria, but there are plenty of Orcutt, Nipomo, and Santa Maria shoppers who like shopping at the mall.
The Crossroads shopping center, Costco Center, and Target center are just like any strip mall in America. No outdated than any others.
The mall will turn around, but were in a dang economic crisis so what do you expect? The vacant lot across the mall has big plans where Mervyn's was, but I do not have the authority to say whose planning to go in there.
I'll tell you what my DAMN obsession with malls is and citys. Because growing up in the country-side of the central coast has been HELL!!!
there r white supremists all around, rich spoiled brats, and alot of competition between the guys and girls tearing down each other. if u are the least bit different the higher-ups pick on you, and treat you like day-old trash. just because some one is emo, or a loner, or a nerd, or not white, or not into being like everyone else doesnt give people the right to tease them. kids in the city r so much more legit than the kids around here. they dont care about what ur outside appearance or personality is because they are used to diversity. city kids are more legit and nicer than country boys and girls.
city schools may have gangs, more school fights, and more drugs because of less regulation and being over-crowded, but i found that stuff doesn't matter as long as you stay away from it. it's harder in the city, but for most kids it beats being ridiculed for who u are in the country.
the suburbs, semi-rural, and rural communities are all the same. the urban cities, ex-urban, boom-burb, and urban-rural fringe cities are all better. the urban areas have entertainment, families, and rock concerts going on in the weekends. and the schools in the urban areas have much more going on.
Oh, kiddo... Trust me, no one is thinking about anywhere near as much as you think they're thinking about you.
Location: San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties
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For some people every silver lining has a cloud.
Most people figure they are darned lucky to live on the Central Coast.
An anecdote, last year no.2 daughter met this young fellow at Cal Poly, turns out he comes from quite the wealthy family, 8,000 sq ft house up there in the Bay area.
He is 19, has a snazzy modified Mustang and a pickup truck for taking stuff to school and back home again.
He took her with his family to Hawaii stayed at the Grand Marriott in Maui.
Bought her stuff, his answer to any problems was to buy her snazzy stuff from upscale Bay area stores.
She began to realize that money controlled his life, any problem? Throw money at it. For Christmas she made artsy frames for photos of the family in Hawaii, lots of time labor and love. He bought her several high dollar dresses.
Oh, and along the way, she decided she had out grown her Jeep Wrangler so she traded it for an Audi TT.. City girl stuff.
Daughter no.1 has a long term boyfriend, a rancher's son here on the Central Coast. ethical, hard working etc. Rich kid from the bay area came up short on the comparison chart.
She dumped him, bought several pairs of riding boots, and is casually dating a few Central Coast rancher sons, and going to cowboy dance nights, and wants to sell the TT and buy another Jeep or pickup truck.
Now picture her, she greatly resembles Marilyn Monroe, and wears her Carhartt coat, riding boots, Wrangler Jeans.
The entity known as "The City" finds the very same area of the state a hell hole, she finds it populated with interesting, honest hardworking young men.
One tends to attract and see, what one wants to see, and sometimes a simple paradigm shift is all you need to be happy.
Most people figure they are darned lucky to live on the Central Coast.
An anecdote, last year no.2 daughter met this young fellow at Cal Poly, turns out he comes from quite the wealthy family, 8,000 sq ft house up there in the Bay area.
He is 19, has a snazzy modified Mustang and a pickup truck for taking stuff to school and back home again.
He took her with his family to Hawaii stayed at the Grand Marriott in Maui.
Bought her stuff, his answer to any problems was to buy her snazzy stuff from upscale Bay area stores.
She began to realize that money controlled his life, any problem? Throw money at it. For Christmas she made artsy frames for photos of the family in Hawaii, lots of time labor and love. He bought her several high dollar dresses.
Oh, and along the way, she decided she had out grown her Jeep Wrangler so she traded it for an Audi TT.. City girl stuff.
Daughter no.1 has a long term boyfriend, a rancher's son here on the Central Coast. ethical, hard working etc. Rich kid from the bay area came up short on the comparison chart.
She dumped him, bought several pairs of riding boots, and is casually dating a few Central Coast rancher sons, and going to cowboy dance nights, and wants to sell the TT and buy another Jeep or pickup truck.
Now picture her, she greatly resembles Marilyn Monroe, and wears her Carhartt coat, riding boots, Wrangler Jeans.
The entity known as "The City" finds the very same area of the state a hell hole, she finds it populated with interesting, honest hardworking young men.
One tends to attract and see, what one wants to see, and sometimes a simple paradigm shift is all you need to be happy.
The Central Coast has three urban cities-Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, and to some extent San Luis Obispo
Santa Maria-100,000 population w/ a suburb Orcutt at 29,000 pop.
Santa Barbara-88,000 population w/ suburb Goleta, Montecito, and Summerland
San Luis Obispo-45,000 population
SLO is not even at 50,000 population. It's urban because of downtown, a college, public transportation system, and by having some fancy places to shop and dine.
Santa Maria and Santa Barbara are diverse and have more Asians and Hispanics. Santa Barbara has two high end malls where as Santa Maria has a low-end mall trying to become a mid-end mall. Both Santa Maria and Santa Barbara have suburbs. Both SM and SB have two high schools. Santa Maria has a private Liberal Arts college where as SB has UCSB and a private Liberal Arts college. Not to mention both SB and SM have all government programs like a detox center. SM and SB also have three lane freeways.
Pretty much people like this stupid county because of rich, middle class and upper middle class rural places to live.
Templeton
Arroyo Grande
Morro Bay
Cambria
Cayucos
Pismo Beach
etc....
Location: San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties
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Pretty much people like this stupid county because of rich, middle class and upper middle class rural places to live.
you are beginning to sound like user id. Jesus does have a problem with people that call names.
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