Channeling a bold idea: CSUCI embarks on $600M build-out
With the state of California’s higher education budget in disarray, CSU Channel Islands President Richard Rush has turned to the private sector to complete the dream of a four-year public university to serve Ventura County.
Downtown Ventura retailers bank on BID for another 5 years
After a successful first five years, Downtown Ventura Partners, the business improvement district for the city’s retail core, has been renewed through 2019.
Upper State Street office building sells for $10 million
The building anchored by Citibank at 3757 State St. in Santa Barbara has been sold for just shy of $10 million, marking the largest sale of an office property on upper State Street since 2005, according to brokers behind the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. The 20,000-square-foot building, which retains a long-term Read More →
Natural Café banks on new locations for growing chain
Kelly Brown is the first to admit that he let the success of his restaurant empire cloud his judgement. As a free-spirited young chef, Brown lived on a boat in the Santa Barbara harbor so that he could build equity to start his own business. Twenty-one years ago, he launched Natural Café in Santa Barbara, hoping to offer a laidback sit-down restaurant focused on affordable, unpretentious and health-conscious food.
Mission Produce to deliver corporate campus in Oxnard
As sales plump up at Oxnard-based avocado marketer Mission Produce, the company has started construction on a new 20-acre corporate campus.
Smart & Final Extra to anchor Goleta mixed-use development
Smart & Final Extra will be the anchor grocery store for the new 76,000-square-foot Hollister Village Plaza shopping center when it opens in Goleta next year.
Samy’s Camera moves to State Street
Samy’s Camera has signed up for 11,450 square feet of space at 530 State St., the largest retail lease in downtown Santa Barbara in three years, according to commercial real estate insiders.
