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Editorial Department


| Monday, December 7th, 2009

Tiger Woods

Columns

Now that has Tiger Woods canceled his appearance at his annual golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks and admitted to marital transgressions, there’s still one lingering question about the golfer and his empire. That’s because while the tabloids and blogosphere are filled with speculation about what transpired between Woods and his wife Read More →

| Monday, December 7th, 2009

Impulse draws clients with VoIP technology

Uncategorized

Santa Barbara-based Impulse Advanced Communications is moving into new headquarters and landing big clients in the Tri-Counties and beyond. And much of the growth is coming from sending phone calls over the Internet. VoIP — that’s “voice over internet protocol” — has been around since the mid-1990s, when broadband became commonplace in business. A special Read More →

| Monday, December 7th, 2009

Ordinance impacts still hazy

Uncategorized

A new city ordinance that could expand San Luis Obispo’s smoking ban to most public outdoor spaces has raised concerns among some business owners that it could negatively affect their bottom lines. Currently, San Luis Obispo prohibits smoking inside bars, restaurants, and all government and public facilities. The city made headlines in 1990 when it Read More →

| Monday, December 7th, 2009

Tri-county tech gift wrap-up

Technology

One great thing about living in the Tri-Counties is all the wonderful holiday gifts you can give that come from area businesses. Wines, fruits and olive oils for the foodies in your life are obvious choices, and at the pricier end of the spectrum you can opt for a high-quality guitar or rifle manufactured on Read More →

| Monday, December 7th, 2009

City College milestone marks vision

Opinion

For the first half of its life, Santa Barbara City College operated from a number of venues including a theater and classroom operation at the current site of the popular Playa Azul restaurant on Santa Barbara Street. But 50 years ago, a single real estate transaction changed all that. In that all-but-forgotten deal, the predecessor Read More →

| Monday, December 7th, 2009

In our thoughts

Opinion

It’s once again time to recognize a couple of folks whose recent passings remind us that life is indeed fleeting. Leo Trujillo was a good-natured Santa Maria resident, former city councilman and believer in the future of the North Santa Barbara County economy. He was a friend to the Business Times literally from the moment Read More →

| Monday, December 7th, 2009

Retail

Top Stories

Independent retailers from Thousand Oaks to Paso Robles are breathing a sigh of relief as they tabulate their Black Friday sales results. The traditional post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy never quite materialized for tri-county merchants — who mostly managed to break even despite big box competition and cautious consumers — but it could have been worse. A Read More →