Santa Barbara has a smaller population than Santa Maria. And yet Santa Barbara has about 1,000 more city employees than Santa Maria. Sheila Lodge thinks she’s explained that obscene fact away, but she hasn’t [Letters, “Poli-Math,” 1/21/2010]. — David Engle

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