Projects on bubble as budget gridlock ends
Expect a lot more potholes now that the state legislature has plugged California’s $42 billion budget gap. Infrastructure officials and state workers are breathing a tentative sigh of relief after the budget compromise. But road maintenance stands to take a huge hit, projects remain uncertain, and state workers still aren’t sure whether their jobs are Read More →
Westridge assets still in freeze
A federal judge in New York kept the assets of Santa Barbara-based Westridge Capital Management frozen March 3 while the FBI investigates its two New York-based principals for allegedly swindling more than $550 million from investors. Officials remain tight-lipped about Westridge as well as Santa Barbara men James Carder and Mark Yeager, who apparently ran Read More →
CSUCI president juggles budget, growth
California State University, Channel Islands, prepared a year ago to absorb the severe budget cuts enacted recently in Sacramento, and it will weather “a winter of our discontent,” university President Richard Rush told members of the Camarillo business community Feb. 27. Speaking at the annual CSUCI Connection Luncheon organized by the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce Read More →
Prime location still the pits – Plans to develop lower State St. corner in the works
The incomparable view of the Santa Barbara waterfront is something tourists flock to see, and soon they may have something decent to look at in the other direction as well. The construction site taking up three of the corners at the intersection of State and Mason streets has been a barren wasteland in recent years, Read More →
Sun powers Paso winery – J. Lohr cuts carbon emissions by 30,000 tons
Back in the 1980s, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines was among the first crop of firms to realize that great red wines could grow in Paso Robles. Now the company is leading the way in harvesting the area’s solar energy. Late last month, J. Lohr unveiled a three-acre solar installation that will track the sun Read More →
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The digital revolution rid daily life of most of its paper documents, but the wood-based stuff persists in one arena: mail. Westlake Village’s Zumbox wants to change that and save time, money and trees. Zumbox has created a digital mailbox for every street address in the country. It’s hoping billers, government, newspapers and – most Read More →
