Dear Editor, I just wanted to thank you for your kind words in the Pacific Coast Business Times about my dear friend, Howie Wennes (July 22, “Howie Wennes stepped up when CLU and the region needed him”). Your perspective was spot-on; particularly Howie’s fondness for a good joke. That man was blessed with a wicked Read More →
By Guest commentary / Friday, July 29th, 2022 / Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Opinion: Take steps to minimize the financial fallout of a divorce
By Kimberly Malesky A divorce doesn’t have to be contentious, and most couples don’t have to go to court to settle. There is more than one way to navigate the process, and the easiest — and least expensive — is the “kitchen table divorce,” where couples work through the divorce themselves, or they can choose Read More →
Goleta-based Community West Bank reported a drop in net income in its most recent quarter, as the federal Paycheck Protection Program wound down. Community West Bancshares, the bank’s holding company, released its earnings report for the second quarter of 2022 before the markets opened July 29. Its net income for the quarter was $2.6 million, Read More →
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The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department arrested the former operations manager of Aviara Real Estate in Thousand Oaks on July 26, on suspicion of stealing more than $1 million from the business, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department announced July 26. Dana Hiscock Vines was arrested in Malibu and faces 18 felony counts of grand theft, the Read More →
With rising prices and subsequent disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the Tri-Counties are facing a tsunami of challenges. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, hosted in-person roundtables with business owners and chamber of commerce leaders in San Luis Obispo on July 22 and in Santa Barbara on July 25, to discuss Read More →