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 →
Girls Inc. helps Carpinteria girls prepare for college, careers
By Marissa Nall / Friday, September 4th, 2015 / Features, Latest news, Nonprofits, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Girls Inc. helps Carpinteria girls prepare for college, careers
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640 Santa Barbara City College students will get the boot from Isla Vista
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, July 17th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on 640 Santa Barbara City College students will get the boot from Isla Vista
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Santa Barbara’s Mission Linen embraces recycling
By Manny Araujo / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s Mission Linen embraces recycling
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Bechtel named new VCCF leader
By Staff Report / Thursday, January 8th, 2015 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Bechtel named new VCCF leader
The Ventura County Community Foundation has a new leader. Vanessa Bechtel, previously executive director of the Santa Barbara City College Foundation, is taking over as president and CEO of VCCF starting Feb. 9. The Foundation’s board of directors announced the appointment Jan. 8. “Vanessa represents the next generation of leadership for the foundation,” said VCCF Read More →
SBCC lands on list of top 10 community colleges
By Staff Report / Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 / Latest news / Comments Off on SBCC lands on list of top 10 community colleges
For the second year in a row, Santa Barbara City College has been named one of the top ten community colleges in the country. The Aspen Institute said Sept. 5 that it selected the Santa Barbara campus as one of the finalists for its Community College Excellence prize, one of the highest honors a junior Read More →
Santa Barbara restaurateur orders up scholarships at city college
By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, July 9th, 2012 / Columns, Restaurants / Comments Off on Santa Barbara restaurateur orders up scholarships at city college
Mitchell Sjerven has set up a scholarship and internship program in conjunction with SBCC’s culinary arts program.