Welcome to LosPadresCounty.net

Where's Los Padres County?

Well, it's nowhere, actually, and a couple places, virtually. The pages live on a server in Michigan, but they originate in my mind, in Santa Maria, California.

That really doesn't tell you anything, so maybe a little background is in order. Los Padres County was the name chosen in 1978 when the idea of splitting Santa Barbara County in two was first put to the voters. I chose the name Los Padres County as my virtual home, since I like the sound of it. Several years ago, petitions were circulated to put the issue on the ballot again, but the name chosen this time was Mission County. No comment.

[I've noticed that a lot of these links are outdated. I hope to update soon.]

The Mission County Formation Review Commission has released their final report.

In the June 6, 2006 election, County voters overwelmingly (82.85%) voted No on the formation of Mission County, including 81.35% within the boundaries of the proposed new county.

If this interests you, here's some further reading:

Update: Most the following links died because the sites went away. Courtesty of the WayBack Machine at the Internet Archive, I've replaced those with links to their archived material.

Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Report on County Polarization (PDF document)
Santa Maria Sun - July 14, 2000 article
Citizens For County Organization, Inc.
Los Padres Agriculture and Land Committee
Selected articles from Bob Senn's Wine Column Archive:

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Last modified: 31 AUG 2008

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