Dubroff: Trump’s behavior causing world to lose confidence in dollar
The fading of the stock market’s “Trump bump” has been accompanied by a steady drop in the value of the U.S. dollar. And it is the greenback’s decline that has UC Santa Barbara professor Benjamin “Jerry” Cohen worried. He’s concerned about the future of the dollar as the world’s “ultimate safe haven.” Cohen, a political Read More →
Plains All American files plan to rebuild oil pipelines 901 and 903
Plains All American Pipeline has filed paperwork to rebuild a pair of aging oil pipelines in the Tri-Counties, including a line that caused the worst oil spill in decades on the Central Coast. Plains said on Aug. 16 that it has filed a plan with Santa Barbara County to rebuild Line 901, which broke in 2015, Read More →
UCSB researchers to study biological effects of decommissioning Venoco’s Platform Holly
UC Santa Barbara researchers will study the biological effects of decommissioning options for Venoco’s Platform Holly on local fish and wildlife populations. The oil and gas company ceded the platform in April to the state, which has the option of either removing the structure completely or leaving a portion of it in place as an Read More →
Dubroff: When it comes to LA and the Olympics, let the games begin
Los Angeles has won the right to host the 2028 Olympics. It will likely not be the last time the city welcomes the world’s top athletes to Southern California. In a split decision that was heralded as a successful combination of international deal making and diplomacy, the International Olympic Committee awarded the next two games Read More →
Our view: Housing shortage spurs exodus to other states
While California’s housing crisis has begun to trigger a backlash, with some cities hunkering down behind NIMBY walls, the dire shortage of homes is having big impacts on other states. In Colorado, an influx of young, upwardly mobile professionals is fueling a boom in apartment building, driving rents higher and triggering an affordable housing crisis. Read More →
Apeel Sciences has room to grow in former Allergan plant
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Dubroff: Tri-Counties exploring solutions to housing unaffordability
If you decided to hold your breath until California’s coastal counties found real solutions to the housing crisis, your odds of survival would be very long. But just when you think there’s no hope for an end to the state’s housing nightmare, there are some early signs of a new consensus to address the problem. Read More →
