EVmatch connects electric car owners to sharing economy
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Bigger planes have Santa Barbara airport passengers flying high
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Our view: Sexual abuse bill would protect entrepreneurs from investors
Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) has been getting well-deserved national attention for a timely effort to address sexual abuse in the venture capital industry. She has introduced a draft of SB 224, a bill that aims to deter investors from making unwanted sexual advances to entrepreneurs seeking funding. Her effort comes at a time when Read More →
Cappello gives $1 million to UCLA Law School
Santa Barbara attorney and UCLA Law School alumnus A. Barry Cappello has donated an additional $1 million to transform the school’s trial advocacy program, providing scholarship support and extensive training opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers as trial attorneys, according to an Aug. 30 news release. Cappello’s donation will create the A. Barry Cappello Read More →
Direct Relief offers help to Hurricane Harvey victims
Santa Barbara nonprofit Direct Relief announced Aug. 27 that it would make its entire inventory of more than $100 million in medical supplies and $200,000 in cash support available to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The storm made landfall on Aug. 25. Parts of the state had received more than two feet of rain Read More →
Dubroff: Hotel Californian developer finds value hidden in plain sight
More than a decade ago in San Francisco, Michael Rosenfeld found a strategic solution to the problem of value investing in California’s pricey real estate markets — he made a bold bet on restoring classic hotel properties that paid off. On Santa Barbara’s waterfront, he has adapted that strategy with a mix of new construction Read More →
Alaska Airlines to use Boeing 737 aircraft for Santa Barbara to Seattle flights
Alaska Airlines will begin using Boeing 737 aircraft for direct flights from the Santa Barbara airport to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Aug. 27, Santa Barbara airport officials announced Aug. 24. The flight, which departs Santa Barbara at 3:35 p.m. daily, will have fares in September as low as $114 each way, according to a Read More →
