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Why is Santa Barbara Municipal one of their destinations rather than Vandenberg?

VAFB is fairly impractical for civilian contractors and if for daily commutes. Many more contractor offices and people live near SBA.

Same reason Camarillo is on there even though it's right next to the naval/air base.

Raytheon has/had a huge presence in the Santa Barbara area.

Yeah, Raytheon Vision. They do satellite cameras/sensors. Northrup Grumman is there too.