Quality guru weighs in on Toyota
ColumnsWith pundits, politicians and even Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak piling on Toyota Motor Co. over acceleration problems with U.S. and European models, I turned to one of the experts in quality and consumer preferences. Jamey Power is former vice president of international operations at Thousand Oaks-based J.D. Power & Associates and co-author of “Satisfaction: How Read More →
Santa Paula: Showing true grit
OpinionAs Mayor Jim Tovias explained in his state of the city address on Groundhog Day, Santa Paula hasn’t spent the past year hiding from a weak economy. Without a single layoff or salary reduction, the city has shaved $1 million from a $10 millon budget and reached zero deficit without tapping into reserves. Fearing another Read More →
Weyrich properties hit the auction block
UncategorizedSan Luis Obispo County businessman David Weyrich gave up several large properties, including the winery named after him, at a public auction Feb. 2, the Tribune reported. Aegon, an insurance and financial services firm and one of Weyrich’s creditors, now owns the Martin and Weyrich Winery and Villa Toscana, a bed-and-breakfast near Paso Robles, as Read More →
Cuesta cuts classes
UncategorizedCuesta College, a community college outside San Luis Obispo, announced Feb. 2 that its summer class offerings will be all but eliminated this year because of budget issues. The school said that the only classes to be offered this summer will be classes that support its health curriculum and classes that support the San Luis Read More →
Walking Co. Reorganizes
UncategorizedOn Feb. 2, Santa Barbara-based shoemaker The Walking Company Holdings filed a reorganization plan that would let the company keep 96 percent of its store locations open and pay off all of its debts and future obligations to trade creditors. The company said it is positioned to emerge from Chapter 11 protection sometime this spring. Read More →
