The nation’s banking crisis had its first physical impact on the Central Coast on May 1 when the First Republic Bank branch on State Street in Santa Barbara opened its doors as a unit of JPMorgan Chase. It was a low-key affair, with no change in signage and very little observable change in foot traffic.…
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