NASA rocket fails
UncategorizedA NASA rocket failed after liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base Feb. 24, ending a $274 million global-warming exploration mission. The 95-foot-tall rocket built by Orbital Sciences Corp. blasted off from Space Launch Complex-576 E at about 2 a.m., but something went wrong several minutes into the flight when the rocket’s nose cone apparently didn’t Read More →
Race for S.B. mayor seat hot
UncategorizedSeveral people have already announced they’ll be throwing their hats into the Santa Barbara mayoral race, which is less than nine months away. Santa Barbara City Council member Iya Falcone said Feb. 24 she plans to run and Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce President Steve Cushman said he will likely enter the race within Read More →
Tea Fire funds dispersed
UncategorizedThe Santa Barbara Tea Fire Response Fund, a collaborative community partnership formed after the November fire in Montecito, announced the first distribution of $77,204 in funds donated by individuals and organizations. The total funds raised to date are $434,426. Ninety-one percent of the funds went toward individuals in need of “self-sufficiency,” including self-employed professionals whose Read More →
Phone call to Westridge Capital Management prompts police response
UncategorizedThe sign at Westridge Capital Management’s offices was ripped off the door and a Santa Barbara Police officer greeted visitors on Feb. 26 as details emerged about the company and two New York men who are accused of misappropriating more than $550 million from investors. Officials were tight-lipped about Westridge as well as Santa Barbara Read More →
Watkins, Hamilton to leave UCSB for CLU
Uncategorized[Editor’s Note: Click here to read an update of this story.] California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks has landed the most prominent team of economic forecasters in the Tri-Counties, the school said Feb. 24. Bill Watkins, Dan Hamilton and Kirk Lesh – who form the core of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Economic Forecast Read More →
Ventura County sheds 500 jobs in 15 days
UncategorizedA wave of job cuts has hit Ventura County this month, sweeping away nearly 500 positions – and possibly more. Some of the reductions are fallout from the acquisition of crippled lender Countrywide Financial by Bank of America. Other cuts stem from the global downturn in manufacturing, and yet still others have come in relatively Read More →
