A greener cleaner: eLabor.com founder now heads Camarillo startup
UncategorizedMichael Edell has gone from software to soap. He is hoping the touch that helped him expand and sell his firms to the likes of Microsoft and ADP will make GrabGreen, a Camarillo-based line of eco-friendly cleaning products, into a household name. Founded by Patricia Spencer, a mother who was concerned about the chemicals in Read More →
Editorial: Jail tax a necessary pain
OpinionIn Santa Barbara County, an unusually broad coalition is backing Measure S, a public safety initiative that would at last give the Santa Maria Valley a viable way to lock up criminals. There is no doubt that Measure S has a hefty price tag. It would increase the sales tax by half a cent for Read More →
40 Under 40: Class of 2010
UNKNOWN40 Under 40: The Class of 2010 Evan Asher (TechEase, Santa Barbara) Donna Beal (Donna Beal Consulting, Santa Maria) Joshua Best (Nordman Cormany, Oxnard) Ashley Bautista (Paladin Principle, Ventura) Marni Brook (Montecito Bank & Trust, Ventutra) Shawn Carson (TWIW Insurance Services, Ventura) Christos Celmayster (Hayes Commercial Group, Santa Barbara) Nikki Chairez (Oxnard Chamber of Commerce, Read More →
Editorial: An able stand-in
OpinionLieutenant governor is supposed to be a largely ceremonial position, with a lot of glad-handing and good will at the top of the agenda. But with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on a trip to Asia, Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado got a chance to do something folks in his position rarely get to do — act like Read More →
Editorial: Time for UCSB to engineer a new dean
OpinionFor more than a year there’s been a looming gap in the leadership structure of the region’s technology sector. The departure of Matt Tirrell from UC Santa Barbara, after a decade of exemplary performance as dean at the UCSB College of Engineering, created a void that’s yet to be filled. Tirrell’s term was extraordinary for Read More →
