Seeking office: Business owners tackling municipal politics
Small-business owners can do many things: create jobs, make payroll and turn a profit, or at least break even, in trying times. But can they do all that while juggling city politics? Two tri-county small-business owners – Don Gilman in Goleta and Sylvia Muñoz Schnopp in Port Hueneme – are betting they can. Both are Read More →
SkateLab to roll out new line
When Simi Valley skate park SkateLab opened in 1997, there were only four skate parks in California, co-owner Todd Huber said. Now, he said, there are 400. Tapping into the state’s growing market of skaters, Huber and former Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Scott Radinsky are about to ratchet up SkateLab’s revenues and visibility with the Read More →
Making a statement
Colorful purses made of discarded candy wrappers from Mexico and $85 metal artwork made from steel drums from Haiti hang on the walls of a small shop at 7 W. Haley St., downtown Santa Barbara. The shop’s manager, Amesia Doles-Garcia, sweeps the entryway as she opens Arcobaleno Trade, a fair trade store that sells products Read More →
Joseph Engineering
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Downtown decision – Meetings slated on proposed improvement district
Ventura city and downtown business leaders again are trying to form an improvement district to keep improving the economy by fixing streets and sidewalks and providing more security. The Downtown Ventura Organization, or DVO, is planning to hold a series of town hall-style meetings beginning Aug. 12 to discuss formation of the district. “The momentum Read More →
