North Santa Barbara County great location for spinout tech
By Glenn Rabinowitz / Friday, January 29th, 2016 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on North Santa Barbara County great location for spinout tech

The Third District Supervisor race in Santa Barbara County caught our eye recently when the topic of finding new homes for UC Santa Barbara spinout technology companies came up. Bruce Porter, a West Point alum and stockbroker, has suggested a more comprehensive effort to link UCSB technology startups to communities in north Santa Barbara Read More →
Compass expands online luxury real estate platform to SB, Montecito
By pacbiztimes / Friday, January 15th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Compass expands online luxury real estate platform to SB, Montecito

A new online platform is poised to shake up the region’s luxury residential real estate market. New York-based Compass uses in-house software that aims to cut down on brokers’ administrative work and streamline listing updates. The startup recently announced that it is expanding into the Santa Barbara and Montecito markets. The South Coast is the Read More →
Compass real estate platform expands into Santa Barbara, Montecito
By Staff Report / Thursday, January 7th, 2016 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast / Comments Off on Compass real estate platform expands into Santa Barbara, Montecito

An online real estate platform called Compass is expanding into the region with offices in Santa Barbara and Montecito. New York-based Compass connects luxury real estate renters, buyers and sellers with agents, offers market insight and features online listings. Since the company entered the California market about two months ago, it has hired more than Read More →

Montecito wealth manager uses scientific approach with investments
By pacbiztimes / Friday, November 27th, 2015 / Latest news, Personal Finance, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Montecito wealth manager uses scientific approach with investments

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Santa Barbara faces enforcement nightmare over short-term rentals
By pacbiztimes / Friday, November 20th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Santa Barbara faces enforcement nightmare over short-term rentals

The city of Santa Barbara had it good. It had been controversially collecting taxes on short-term rentals since 2008 even though most were illegally operating in certain residential zones. The city earned extra revenue and only had to crack down on a handful that neighbors deemed intolerable. But the inherent conflict caught up with policy Read More →

Highway 101 gridlock hurts tri-county economy
By pacbiztimes / Friday, November 6th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Highway 101 gridlock hurts tri-county economy

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Dubroff: Region’s road warriors weary of business in the slow lane
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 6th, 2015 / Columns / Comments Off on Dubroff: Region’s road warriors weary of business in the slow lane

When mudslides shut Interstate Highway 5 through the Grapevine in mid-October, the effect on the Central Coast was immediate and severe. Thousands of cars and trucks had little choice but to travel via Highway 101 and they clogged the route from Ventura to Santa Barbara — a trip that takes 30 minutes in light Read More →