COVID-19 pandemic creates CRE uncertainty
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Reopening will not be easy, but it can be done
The pain from the COVID-19 pandemic will be here for a while, but we can learn from it. That was a theme of a UC Santa Barbara economic webinar examining the effects of COVID-19 on Santa Barbara County and what that means going forward. The May 7 webinar featured four local experts on subjects ranging Read More →
Tri-county vintners decry rules for reopening wine tasting rooms
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COVID-19 takes a toll on the Port of Hueneme
Car sales have stalled, shrinking traffic through the Port of Hueneme and changing the calculus for shippers and distributors with operations in Ventura County. Auto industry suppliers are gearing up for a surge in production when factories reopen, even as they look for space to store vehicles and keep workers at a safe distance. With Read More →
Our view: Lompoc prison COVID-19 outbreak should be investigated
The outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the federal penitentiary in Lompoc is giving the region’s otherwise stellar record for flattening the curve a black eye. A recent letter from legislators and Santa Barbara County supervisors asking the state to carve out the Lompoc prison COVID-19 cases from the rest of the region for purposes of Read More →
Dubroff: Radical changes necessary to recover from pandemic
With no sign of a quick return to health for retail and tourism, universities going virtual and signs of reshoring for manufacturers, some of the contours for a post-pandemic economy are beginning to emerge. The numbers are striking — even before the full impact of Nordstrom and others closing stores takes effect. Before the pandemic, Read More →
CSU cancels in-person classes for fall
The California State University system, including Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and CSU Channel Islands, will cancel nearly all in-person classes in the fall and provide instruction online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chancellor Timothy White announced May 12. “Our university, when open without restrictions and fully in person, as is the traditional norm of Read More →
