Hearst Castle to celebrate 50th anniversary
The 50th anniversary of Hearst Castle becoming a state park has inspired the movement to increase community awareness and involvement in the landmark, ensuring William Randolph Hearst’s legacy carries on for another generation of visitors. “The guiding principle has been community access, interest and exposure,” said Carol Schreiber, executive director of Friends of Hearst Castle. Read More →
Special Devices files for Chapter 11
Moorpark-based Special Devices said Dec. 15 that it has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code in a Delaware court. Special Devices is one of the largest manufacturers of triggers for airbags used in the automotive sector, among others. The pyrotechnics company is believed to be one of the largest privately-owned Read More →
Time to rethink area economic development
You know that the economy is in deep recession when movers and shakers in greater Santa Barbara start using those two dreaded words: “economic development.” Never a shrinking violet when it comes to politics, Carpinteria City Councilman Joe Armendariz has come close to touching the third rail of South Coast politics by calling for “resurrecting Read More →
More is less when buyouts occur
The sale of Mentor to Johnson & Johnson, announced earlier this month, punctuates the need for a bigger conversation about economic development in the Tri-Counties. That’s because we are increasingly losing our middle class of companies and relying more and more on risky startups for job growth. True, J&J — like Allergan, Citrix, Teledyne, Raytheon Read More →
Platform spills oil off coast
By Dec. 8, crews had cleaned up most of a 1,130-gallon oil spill six miles off the Carpinteria coast, state officials said. The spill from a drilling platform occurred in the same area as the 1969 spill that caused an ecological disaster. Platform workers discovered oil had leaked from a finger-sized hole in a pump Read More →
Foodbank invests $100K
Santa Barbara County Foodbank Executive Director Erik Talkin and the Foodbank’s Board of Directors have decided to invest an additional $100,000 in emergency and supplemental food sources and opportunities to help those in need this winter. The foodbank is asking the community to assist in this effort by continuing to deepen their financial support of Read More →
Westmont plan approved
California’s Second District Court of Appeal unanimously supported Westmont’s plan to update its campus facilities, reaffirming a December 2007 Santa Barbara County Superior Court ruling that upheld unanimous approvals by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and the Montecito Planning Commission. A three-judge panel issued its finding after hearing arguments in Santa Barbara Oct. Read More →
