Dubroff: New leaders will shape city, county of San Luis Obispo
What a difference a decade makes. San Luis Obispo County entered the recession with a relatively weak private sector driven by a single industry — real estate. It also had talented and experienced fiscal hands at the helm of the city and county government. Fast forward 10 years and the change is 180 degrees. The Read More →
Dubroff: When it comes to LA and the Olympics, let the games begin
Los Angeles has won the right to host the 2028 Olympics. It will likely not be the last time the city welcomes the world’s top athletes to Southern California. In a split decision that was heralded as a successful combination of international deal making and diplomacy, the International Olympic Committee awarded the next two games Read More →
Yardi Systems gains huge client for property software
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Dubroff: Deckers chair wants to put Santa Barbara on sounder footing
Deckers Brands Chairman Angel Martinez is running for mayor of Santa Barbara on a platform you might call radical centrism. He wants to tackle the city’s homeless problems head on, bring more disciplined management to the struggling State Street retail corridor and yet retain the distinctive culture and architectural synergy that make Santa Barbara unique. Read More →
Industrial space scarce, retail slows, office mixed
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Winery approved but owner worried about precedents
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Dubroff: Leadership needed to solve downtown Santa Barbara’s woes
You might call this Santa Barbara’s summer of discontent. From a casual chat with friends in Ventura, to a breakfast talk at East Beach Grill, to dinner on the patio at Brent’s Deli in Westlake, to more formal conversations with retail and banking experts, the same issue keeps popping up. What’s going on with downtown Read More →
