Dubroff: CLU Regents hit the reset button on leadership
Four years ago, Lori Varlotta took the helm at California Lutheran University as an agent of change determined to shake up the status quo and focus on social issues. Her transformational formula was an advantage for CLU as it was forced to deal with the pandemic and the changes sweeping through universities nationwide. But her Read More →
Updated: Embattled California Lutheran University president stepping down
The article was updated on May 22 to add more detail on Varlotta’s tenure at CLU. Four months after the faculty at Thousand Oaks-based California Lutheran University passed a no-confidence resolution in her, President Lori Varlotta announced she will be stepping down from her role effective May 31. John Nunes, most recently pastor at Pilgrim Lutheran Church Read More →
Leadership may be on Cal Lutheran’s Town Hall agenda
Faculty and staff of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks will gather for a May 21 Town Hall meeting at which the future of embattled President Lori Varlotta may be up for discussion. The Town Hall will be held from 11 a.m. to Noon at the Preus-Brandt Forum. It is closed to the public and Read More →
Vital signs: Small business owners continue to have an optimistic lens
A study released by U.S. Bank found that small business owners across the country and especially in California are feeling pretty good about today and the future. According to the study, nearly 9 in 10 small business owners define their business as successful throughout the country. Moreover, despite facing economic stressors and challenges 87% of small business Read More →
Arcutis treatment helps deliver Q1 earnings beat
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Santa Barbara economic summit discusses State Street’s needs
The need for housing throughout Santa Barbara County is well documented, as is the need to reinvent Santa Barbara’s State Street. But with the cost of construction costs and permitting taking even longer in 2024, those projects with great ambition to help the county are becoming less desirable, Gene Deering, a principal at Radius Real Read More →
Small business owners, in the nation and in the region, keep rosy outlook
A new Bank of America study finds that a majority of small and mid-sized business owners have an optimistic outlook about their businesses over the next year. Among other things, many expect their revenues to increase and plan to expand their businesses, the survey, released May 1, found. Jenn Kennedy, who has a Santa Barbara Read More →
