$4.3M highway contract awarded
UncategorizedThe Santa Barbara County Association of Governments has awarded a construction contract for operational and safety improvements on Highway 154 from Santa Barbara north to the Highway 246 intersection. The contract was awarded to Granite Construction, which submitted the lowest bid at $4.3 million – about $2.3 million below the estimate prepared by engineers for Read More →
Homeless issue poses business threat
OpinionAs Los Angeles pushes more chronic transients away from the downtown Skid Row area, more homeless men and women are drawn to the coastal climate of the TriCounties.
Countrywide was just too good to be true
OpinionCountrywide Financial Corp. shareholders are voting June 25 in Calabasas on the acquisition of their company by North Carolina-based Bank of America. In the face of the debacle known as the subprime mortgage meltdown, shareholders are being asked to allow BofA to become the nation’s largest lender in a $3.3 billion deal. How things Read More →
Time is right for Sierra Madre and Riverbench winemakers
ColumnsWith wine powerhouses Paso Robles to the north, Santa Barbara to the south and Santa Ynez to the east, Santa Maria’s role along the Central Coast remains primarily in agriculture. But two large grape growers, who have sold their fruits to area wineries for decades, decided they want a slice of the action. Fortunately for Read More →
Light shines on The Oaks as more tenants are announced
ColumnsLucky for the Macerich Corp., renovations at The Oaks mall are reaching full bloom much faster than the slow growth of its namesake would suggest. As reported by the Business Times in March, the shopping center developer had secured a slurry of new retailers at its Thousand Oaks mall, which has been undergoing extensive Read More →
Region
ColumnsFor any person driving around downtown Ventura in the late 1990s, it was obvious who held the power of the press. The Los Angeles Times’ Ventura County bureau dominated the Poinsettia City’s low-rise landscape, leaving no doubt about the daily newspaper’s desire to claim regional fealty over one of its outer domains. Just a mile Read More →
McClatchy slashes workforce
FeaturesThe McClatchy Co. Although Tribune President and Publisher Chip Visci refused to comment, a June 16 staff report announced plans to lay off five Tribune employees by the end of June. Since last year, 17 people have been cut from payroll. The Tribune currently employs 189 people.
