California faces at least two quarters of very slow growth next year, with continued job losses and a decline in home prices that likely will extend to 2013. That was the grim news from California Lutheran University economist Bill Watkins, who spoke to about 300 people at a Sept. 27 forum hosted by Montecito Bank Read More →
By Staff Report / Monday, November 1st, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on SB County, two cities miss pay data deadline
California Controller John Chiang unveiled his online database of local government salaries and benefits on Oct. 25, and it was missing two cities and one county in the tri-county region. Guadalupe and Grover Beach were among the 58 California cities that did not turn in salary and benefit data by Oct. 21. The county of Read More →
By Henry Dubroff / Monday, October 4th, 2010 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on A chat with Santa Barbara County’s new CEO
Chandra Wallar wants to engineer a more efficient Santa Barbara County government — one that responds faster to property owners and businesses. And as the new county executive officer, she will get a chance to streamline the county’s sometimes balky bureaucracy when Mike Brown, who has run the show for the past 13 years, retires Read More →
By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County finds its CEO
Santa Barbara County will get its first woman CEO when Chandra Wallar replaces Mike Brown on Nov. 1. Wallar comes from San Diego County, where she has been deputy chief administrative officer and general manager over the Land Use and Environment Group since 1999 — experience that will come in handy in Santa Barbara County, where Read More →
