William Mulholland was the grand architect of the plan to quench the Southland’s thirst with Colorado River water from the Arizona-California border. Without him, modern Los Angeles wouldn’t exist. If Santa Barbara attorney Scott Slater carries out his long-term vision, he might go down as the second most famous man in the history of Southern California water.
Dear Editor: I wanted to take a moment to respond to the letter you recently published from Jim Taylor regarding the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce and its stance on Measure P. Taylor is not now, nor has he or his company ever been, a member of the chamber. Our 1,000 members all pay Read More →
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on How California is innovating its way to better economic times
If there is one word that marks the current resurgence of California’s economy, it is this: innovation. During a road day on Sept. 9 that took me from the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley to the new Deckers Outdoor Corp. headquarters in Goleta, the I-word was used at least a few dozen times. And Read More →
By Editorial Board / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Happy birthday, Camarillo and Thousand Oaks
We’d be remiss if we did not take the opportunity to make note of the 50th anniversaries of two important communities in our region. Camarillo and Thousand Oaks both mark their golden anniversaries in 2014 and, all fanfare aside, it is noteworthy that both have made significant economic impacts on our region. Thousand Oaks presents Read More →
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / Columns, Real Estate, Tourism / Comments Off on Sequoia Brewing may be on tap for new Santa Barbara location
Word on the street is that Sequoia Brewing Co., not to be confused with its business partner and fellow brewer Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co., is hunting for a new taproom space in and around the Santa Barbara Funk Zone.
By Henry Dubroff / Thursday, September 11th, 2014 / Latest news / Comments Off on Slump in new business starts focus of jobs summit
Despite the buzz being generated about startups in downtown Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo, it is a shortage of new business starts that’s slowing America’s recovery. That’s was the view from Mike Soules, CEO of Corwin Management, a unit of Thousand Oaks-based Sage Publications. He joined former Cheers star John Ratzenberger, Go-Biz Director Read More →