Poor Richard’s Press has purchased San Luis Mailing Service, and the merger of the companies will bring added convenience and advanced technology to direct-mail and other marketing campaigns for area businesses. The two companies, with more than 60 years combined experience on the Central Coast, combined their resources and operations with a move Oct. [...]
The public is invited to celebrate the opening of California Lutheran University’s Oxnard Center at a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in The Palms at 2201 Outlet Center Drive, No. 600. Renovations have resulted in an expanded center with 4,700 square feet of additional space. There are four additional classrooms, larger [...]
Haig Fisher of Santa Barbara is one of several people who have applied for a patent for the term “Joe the plumber” and said he plans to use it on clothing: namely shirts, T-shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, hats and jackets, Bloomberg News reported Oct. 28. Four separate trademark applications for the term were filed following [...]
The Royal Scandinavian Inn and its restaurant will close temporarily for renovation. The hotel, which is comprised of three wings, will officially close on Nov. 15 and reopen in various stages beginning with the east wing, followed by the north wing, Royal Scandinavian officials said. The renovation is scheduled for completion in the spring. [...]
California law – Elections Code Section 14001 – requires employers to allow their workers time to vote every Election Day. The law also requires employers to post notices and provide up to two hours of paid time for workers to vote. But we think there’s a bigger reason for encouraging all of our readers to [...]
Two of the most important items are Measure A in Santa Barbara County and Measure V in Oxnard. We want to remind our readers why we support Measure A and oppose Measure V. Arguments against Measure A focus on cost, but the argument for it faces commuters on Highway 101 twice a day, five days [...]
The future of California’s historic parks may lie in the example set by a South Coast group’s efforts to preserve the past. The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, or SBTHP, is touting a model for future state park funding by using its commercial real estate to generate operating revenue. By renting out parts of [...]
From lemons to tourism, sunshine has long played a part in the tri-county economy. But with nearly a gigawatt of solar power coming online in the next few years, the sun’s role is about to expand. Solar is shifting to center stage in a host of projects: an array that will help power Santa Paula-based [...]
Political fundraising and spending has reached unprecedented levels in the Tri-Counties, with the race for the state’s 19th Senate District adding up to nearly $7 million. At the same time, the Tri-Counties has contributed about $4 million to the presidential campaigns of Republican Sen. John McCain and Democrat Sen. Barack Obama. The contest for the [...]
Another tenant was added to the increasingly upscale La Cumbre Plaza in recent weeks. Macerich officials, who own and operate La Cumbre Plaza, said they intend to update and upgrade the mall by constructing trellises and a “tranquility garden” within the next year. The project is intended to enhance the areas around the expanded Williams-Sonoma [...]
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Social-media IPOs could launch Golden State sustainability fund
Ventura County brokers hold out ’til 2013 for real recovery
Name changes and new faces at SLO and Oxnard law firms
From apartments to industrial spaces, deals close in the region