One tasting at a time
UncategorizedOxnard is perhaps an unlikely place to become the Tri-Counties’ newest destination point, but the largest city in the area is quickly becoming a posh enclave. Beyond the emergence of new retail shopping centers and new luxury car showrooms, Oxnard has a blossoming wine district that is beginning to attract more visitors with the hopes Read More →
Mid-Year Tri-County Stock Report
UncategorizedThe nationwide recession only deepened in the first half of 2009, and it was no exception for publicly-traded companies in the Tri-Counties — except for a few companies bucking that trend. The largest Tri-County-based public companies on the Business Times/UCSB stock index— Amgen, CalAmp, Calavo, CKE Restauarants and Deckers Outdoor — rode the bears and Read More →
Coastal Commission needs to get a grip
OpinionOnce again the California Coastal Commission has proven why the state’s balkanized power structure needs to be reordered and simplified. In the latest instance, the Coastal Commission denied a request by Santa Barbara County, the city of Goleta and a number of organizations to replenish the beach near Goleta pier. In doing so, it overrode Read More →
Occam wins contract
UncategorizedSanta Barbara-based Occam Networks has signed on another rural telecommunications company for its switching hardware, which helps copper- and fiber-based providers supply high-speed Internet, voice and video. Sebastian is based in Kerman in the Central Valley and has 10,000 access lines. Occam said the company will use Occam’s switches to speed up its copper-based network Read More →
California slips as others catch up
OpinionAs July heads past the mid-point, California still does not have a budget. This inability to get simple things accomplished underscores how far the Golden State has slipped behind its chief political rival, Texas. The July 11 edition of the Economist elaborates on the California-Texas rivalry, pointing out that among other things, Texas seems to Read More →
Company owner arrested
UncategorizedA Lompoc man was arrested July 10 and charged with 147 felony counts of selling securities under a misrepresentation, grand theft and forgery. Santa Barbara County law enforcement officials booked Michael Lee Wilson of Pacific Coast Mortgage in county jail. Investigators searched his home and another business location in Lompoc, officials said in a Read More →
Moorpark film studio plot unfolds
FeaturesBernie Weitzman has a grand script in the works for Moorpark. Step by step, Weitzman, chairman and chief executive officer of Commonwealth Studios and an independent film industry veteran, is bringing his massive film studio dream to fruition on the outskirts of the Ventura County city. And it is a big dream. Weitzman and Commonwealth Read More →
