Google has selected a UC Santa Barbara lab for a new quantum-computing initiative just a short distance from where Microsoft has an established outpost, setting up a battle among tech giants on the South Coast. On Sept. 2, Google’s Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab said that it was launching a new hardware push to design and Read More →
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / West Ventura County / Comments Off on Port of Hueneme and city are at odds over Measure M
Measure M, the ballot measure that could raise taxes on contractors and other businesses in the Port of Hueneme and Naval Base Ventura County, is at the center of a political battle that pits community groups and businesses against city officials. Businesses and community groups say that if it passes, the ballot measure would create Read More →
A much-wondered-about project at the corner of Laguna and Haley streets in Santa Barbara is poised to become the next big attraction to a corridor that area real estate insiders say is shaping up as the latest extension of the city’s Funk Zone.
Marcus Adams Properties has purchased 205,669 square feet of space in the Flynn Road Industrial Park in Camarillo for $23.4 million. The Ventura-based firm said it bought six multi-tenant and two single-tenant industrial buildings in the business park. The properties were 96 percent leased with a total of 28 tenants at the time of the Read More →
Organizations representing more than 700 public-safety officials in Santa Barbara County have taken a stand against a ballot initiative that could eventually shut down much of the oil and gas production in the county. The Santa Barbara County Firefighters Association, the county Deputy Sheriffs Association and the Santa Barbara Police Officers Association all said Sept. Read More →
