Businesses will bear brunt of security costs
Seven years after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, security remains a big concern for our nation. The good news is that we have not witnessed a major terror attack on our soil. In addition, the recent response to two minor catastrophes – Hurricane Gustav and the recent California earthquake – Read More →
Express Employment ranked
Express Employment Professionals franchisee Karen Dwyer in Santa Barbara said the parent company has made the top rankings on the Inc. magazine list of fastest-growing private companies in the country. Express ranked in the top 10 on the 2008 Inc. 5000 lists for both revenue and gross sales, Dwyer said. Express has a franchise in Read More →
Firestone recuperating
After undergoing heart pacemaker implant surgery Sept. 8, Santa Barbara County’s 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone was at his Santa Ynez home two days later recuperating, his aide Jimmy Swanson said. Doctors at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital said Firestone was having irregular heartbeats and ordered tests for him. Firestone is expected to spend the Read More →
Ex-supervisors blast letter
Former Santa Barbara County supervisors Naomi Schwartz, Susan Rose and Gail Marshall wrote a Sept. 3 letter strenuously objecting to the Aug. 26 3-2 decision by the current county supervisors board majority to request the governor approve expanded oil and gas drilling off the Central Coast. “This misguided, ill-advised, and factually erroneous decision undermines Read More →
La Conchita lawsuit settled
The plaintiffs who sued La Conchita Ranch Co. because of the 2005 landslide that killed 10 La Conchita residents agreed to a settlement that will give them the ranch, its equipment and $5 million, attorneys said Sept. 9. The settlement filed in Ventura County Superior Court was announced by the plaintiffs’ attorney Anthony Murray Read More →
Camarillo businessman to remain in custody
An appeals court will determine whether a Camarillo businessman – who is a suspect in the stabbing death of his estranged wife – will remain in jail on a federal charge. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez said Sept. 5 he lacked the jurisdiction on James Fayed’s request for bail because the matter was on Read More →
Nordstrom shines light on The Oaks remodel
Nordstrom, the golden child at The Oaks shopping center in Thousand Oaks, celebrated its grand opening Sept. 5, representing the culmination of extensive remodeling, redevelopment and planning to secure the 30-year-old mall’s status as a top regional lifestyle shopping destination. More than two years after The Oaks shopping center developer Macerich – also responsible for Read More →
