Technical debt and airplanes are a rough combination
By Paul Witman By Scott Mackelprang In late 2022, winter storms and technical problems caused Southwest Airlines to cancel thousands of flights, disrupting travel for 2 million passengers and complicating life for their flight crews and other staff. In early April 2023, Southwest released an action plan to guide public perception of the updates and Read More →
Dubroff: Spainhour, a confident banker who leaves behind a rich legacy

I first met Dave Spainhour when I stumbled into a Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Branch on Halloween in 1999, hoping to find someone to notarize a document. The branch was decorated to the nines and amid the spiderwebs and massive amounts of candy, I met Kathy Kerstiens, who helped me get the right signatures Read More →

Our view: Sonos keeps bringing the fight to the tech giants
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Our view: Accord on Colorado River will have lasting effects
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Dubroff: U.S. and tri-county economies are in a wait-and-see mode

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Our view: Westmont leads the way with impressive lineup
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Dubroff: New reads give insight into the resilience of the tri-county community

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