South Coast bank sees 40 percent stock gain
UncategorizedSanta Barbara-based Pacific Capital Bancorp’s stock bolted up 40 percent Sept. 18, riding a trend of stocks across the board for the day. Pacific Capital’s stock closed at $24.06 – up $6.92 from the start of Nasdaq trading that day. During the day, it rose as high as $25.21. “There was no news specific to Read More →
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OpinionWith drought hitting much of California and the West, water is on everybody’s mind these days. Santa Barbara is talking about reviving its desalinization plant. Squabbles in the Santa Maria Valley and south San Luis Obispo County are ongoing. But in Ventura County, a big step has been taken toward guaranteeing the quality of Read More →
Businesses will bear brunt of security costs
OpinionSeven years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, security remains a big concern for our nation. The good news is that we have not witnessed a major terror attack on our soil. In addition, the recent response to two minor catastrophes – Hurricane Gustav and the recent California earthquake – Read More →
Express Employment ranked
UncategorizedExpress Employment Professionals franchisee Karen Dwyer in Santa Barbara said the parent company has made the top rankings on the Inc. magazine list of fastest-growing private companies in the country. Express ranked in the top 10 on the 2008 Inc. 5000 lists for both revenue and gross sales, Dwyer said. Express has a franchise in Read More →
Firestone recuperating
UncategorizedAfter undergoing heart pacemaker implant surgery Sept. 8, Santa Barbara County’s 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone was at his Santa Ynez home two days later recuperating, his aide Jimmy Swanson said. Doctors at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital said Firestone was having irregular heartbeats and ordered tests for him. Firestone is expected to spend the Read More →
Ex-supervisors blast letter
UncategorizedFormer Santa Barbara County supervisors Naomi Schwartz, Susan Rose and Gail Marshall wrote a Sept. 3 letter strenuously objecting to the Aug. 26 3-2 decision by the current county supervisors board majority to request the governor approve expanded oil and gas drilling off the Central Coast. “This misguided, ill-advised, and factually erroneous decision undermines Read More →
La Conchita lawsuit settled
UncategorizedThe plaintiffs who sued La Conchita Ranch Co. because of the 2005 landslide that killed 10 La Conchita residents agreed to a settlement that will give them the ranch, its equipment and $5 million, attorneys said Sept. 9. The settlement filed in Ventura County Superior Court was announced by the plaintiffs’ attorney Anthony Murray Read More →
