Agoura Hills startup Estify makes its presence felt
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World Business Academy trying to change ‘business of business’
The Santa Barbara-based World Business Academy thrust itself into the spotlight when it sued the California State Lands Commission last week. The nebulously named nonprofit challenged the commission over the approval of temporary land lease extensions at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, which plans to close in 2025. The commission erred, according to the lawsuit, Read More →
Minimum wage and salary increases — a ripple effect or a tsunami?
By Jon Light You may have heard that California will have a minimum wage of $15 by 2022. But there are ramifications beyond that gradual increase that employers may not have considered. In April, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a minimum wage increase to $15 per hour, phased in over five years between 2017 Read More →
Area code overlay better than breaking up the 805
With the California Public Utilities Commission ready to hold hearings on the future of the 805 area code, the easy call for this newspaper is to urge the CPUC to adopt a so-called “overlay” solution. With an overlay, the existing area code remains intact and a new set of three numbers introduces a new area Read More →
Treasurers tackle school bond issuance costs
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Dubroff: Sientra goes for gold by partnering with Lubrizol
News from breast implant maker Sientra that it had secured a contract with a unit of lubricants maker Lubrizol to have its silicone breast implants produced in the U.S. sent the stock soaring on Aug. 9. In an ironic twist on the Rio Olympics, Sientra has been running away from Brazilian manufacturer Silimed after European Read More →
SLO County rancher asks conservancy to help protect land from development
A San Luis Obispo County cattle ranch owner is a step closer to protecting her land from development. The 1,800-acre Hill Ranch is about 12 miles west of Templeton in San Luis Obispo County along Highway 46. The owner has asked the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County to help preserve the highly valued Read More →
