Yacht brokers navigate choppy economy
UncategorizedPleasure boat sales are slumping across the region with yacht brokers and marinas extremely reluctant to describe what amounts to a steep decline in sales. But a few brave dealers in Santa Barbara and elsewhere are optimistic about the long-term future of an industry that’s been as hard hit as General Motors, Ford or Chrysler Read More →
GOP tries to unify message
UncategorizedAfter painful losses in the November elections, California’s Republican Party stalwarts are trying to decide whether to head for the beach or hole up in the Central Valley. The labels aren’t perfect. But lined up on one side are Beach Republican moderates such as 15th District State Sen. Abel Maldonado and Neal Andrews, a Ventura Read More →
EPA fines Catalytic over reporting glitch
UncategorizedOxnard-based Catalytic Solutions has been fined nearly $17,000 for failing to report details of its nitrate releases. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency levied the fine after Catalytic Solutions reported the violation. The company said it had cooperated with the agency on clearing up the reporting problem. The agency said Catalytic Solutions processed more than 120,000 Read More →
The art of investing: With stocks in crisis, art may add to portfolio
UncategorizedStocks, real estate and oil prices have tumbled week by week, making any sort of investment look risky. But for those interested in putting their money into something that brings them daily happiness – regardless of how the financial market goes – art might be it. Like many of its portfolio friends, the art market Read More →
Data backup on fast track: Thousand Oaks firm signs deal with Baja Fresh
Small BusinessThousand Oaks-based Casdex didn’t take long to jump off the blocks. The company launched its first product in February. It provides an online document archiving service that gives small and mid-sized firms the same kind of backups that large enterprises use to protect against lawsuits and audits. And after just a few months, Casdex inked Read More →
Pacificor, Michael Klein's estate sued for $30M
UncategorizedSanta Barbara hedge fund Pacificor – once headed by Michael Klein, who was killed in a plane crash in Panama nearly a year ago – has been sued for $30 million by the one-time owners of Quality Home Loans. The lawsuit joins hundreds of millions of dollars being sought in legal proceedings surrounding Pacificor and Read More →
Alum reflects on Westmont
OpinionAs diverse as Los Angeles is, there is one thing all good Angelinos do. We wait. We wait in our cars, stuck in traffic on the 10, the 110 and the 405. We wait in line to get into a club, a bar, a concert venue. We wait for a table at one of our Read More →
