K-Swiss gets $30M in court settlement
Collective Brands Inc., owner of the Payless ShoeSource and Stride Right chains, agreed to pay $30 million to Westlake Village-based K-Swiss Inc. to settle claims it copied the company’s shoes by using a five-stripe design. Collective agreed not to sell “confusingly similar’’ footwear, the companies said June 27 in U.S. regulatory filings. Payless will be Read More →
Lead-free bullet maker on target
Some companies have stepped up to the mark to address an environmental issue that seriously affects the California condor. Forty-four biologists, researchers and other scientists have signed a “statement of scientific agreement” that the weight of research that condors are poisoned by ingesting lead fragments from the carcasses of wild animals felled by bullets is Read More →
Enjoy the summer and savor the arts
With summer firmly upon us, we are quite fortunate so many entertaining activities are available to us in the Tri-Counties – indoors and out. The Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles gets under way July 23. Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days are just around the corner with this year’s opening day set for July 30. Read More →
UCSB researchers seek autism answers
Decades ago, cancer was thought of as a single disease. But since then, scientists have learned about hundreds of different types of cancer, each one fundamentally different. Now it’s autism’s turn. “We’re beginning to realize that autism similarly can be broken down into many different forms that have fundamentally different molecular bases,” said Kenneth Kosik, Read More →
Santa Maria building its cultural assets with library
Santa Maria is in the midst of some spiffing up. Not only is the city nearing completion of a new library intended to serve as a defining feature of its downtown area, but it is also reviewing a proposal for what would be Santa Maria’s first lifestyle center. Set for an Aug. 23 grand opening, Read More →
Building Intelligence
From his computer in Santa Barbara, Ed Richards can find out how hard a single air conditioner works at data center in Washington state and how humid the air is inside a Walgreen’s store in Austin, Texas. He sees it in real time, updated every few seconds. “Not many people in that store,” Richards says Read More →
Rubicon ready to shine
To coincide with Ventura County’s Rubicon Theatre Company’s 10th anniversary, the organization is launching the inaugural Rubicon International Theatre Festival this summer. From July 16 through 27, the festival will offer residents and visitors a fusion of international theater productions and new works, and is expected to have an impact on the economy of the Read More →
