Bronzini: Wineries were hit hard by Highway 101 shutdown
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, February 16th, 2018 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, South Coast, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Bronzini: Wineries were hit hard by Highway 101 shutdown
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Highway 101 closure crushed Santa Ynez Valley towns
By Megan Mineiro / Friday, January 26th, 2018 / Central Coast, Latest news, Small Business, Tourism / Comments Off on Highway 101 closure crushed Santa Ynez Valley towns
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Restaurants lease space at Coast Village Plaza
By Robert Shutt / Friday, November 3rd, 2017 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Restaurants lease space at Coast Village Plaza
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Fires burn more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara, SLO counties
By Staff Report / Monday, July 10th, 2017 / Latest news / Comments Off on Fires burn more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara, SLO counties
Three fires had burned more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties by June 10, triggering air quality warnings and shutting down major traffic arteries. Smoke from the Alamo fire, which had burned nearly 29,000 acres near the Twitchell Reservoir and was 15 percent contained as of 1:35 p.m., drifted into Read More →
New Alisal resort manager at home on the ranch
By Marissa Nall / Friday, April 14th, 2017 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Tourism / Comments Off on New Alisal resort manager at home on the ranch
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Legislators should help manufacturing rebound
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, December 23rd, 2016 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Legislators should help manufacturing rebound
While the South Coast is reveling in its waterfront makeover, tri-county tourism is getting stronger and economists are heralding a boom in craft spirits, the manufacturing core of the region is looking more and more hollowed-out. Large sections of Simi Valley and west Ventura County and North Santa Barbara County are losing head-of-household jobs. San Read More →
Montecito Bank & Trust net income down but loan, deposit growth strong
By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 / Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Montecito Bank & Trust net income down but loan, deposit growth strong
Santa Barbara-based Montecito Bank & Trust reported $10.9 million of net income in the third quarter, down from $12.2 million over the same period last year, but had strong loan and deposit growth. In 2016, MB&T discontinued reversals of excess loan loss reserves to support loan growth, which is reflected in the reduced year-to-date net Read More →