Asylum Research settles suit
Santa Barbara-based Asylum Research Corp., an employee-owned manufacturer of atomic force microscopes, announced Aug. 11 the patent litigation between it and Veeco Instruments, which started in September 2003, has been settled. Under the terms of the settlement, Veeco, which has Santa Barbara and Camarillo offices, and Asylum have agreed to drop pending claims against Read More →
KCLU buys AM radio station
KCLU will increase its reach in Santa Barbara County and northern Ventura County with the $1.44 million purchase of KIST-AM 1340. The acquisition will boost the National Public Radio station’s signal in Santa Barbara from four watts – which can’t penetrate some buildings – to 650 watts. The station will be heard on 1340 Read More →
Caruso
With his recent threats to walk away from the project, Rick Caruso risks becoming the third in a string of successful and powerful developers who tried and failed to rebuild Montecito’s historic Miramar Hotel. Which raises an interesting question: Who would buy it then? Matt Middlebrook, vice president of Caruso Affiliated, laughed heartily in response Read More →
Lompoc magazine wins honor
The Lompoc Valley Magazine has showcased the diverse economy of the area twice a year since 2005. More than just an advertising vehicle, it includes a hefty features section and hits weighty topics such as green practices in the Lompoc Valley and the meaning of happiness. “I had seen chamber of commerce publications … and Read More →
Shooting the moon – Cal Poly contest simulates lunar excavation
Jim Greenhaw’s robot stops, stutters and lets out a loud grinding noise. Greenhaw has spent a year building it, but now, in the heat of a competition and with half a million dollars at stake, part of its transmission has blown. The stripped gears gnash past one another like a car with a worn-out clutch. Read More →
Meet SBCC's first woman president
Santa Barbara City College’s new president, Andreea Serban, has entered at a pivotal point in the college’s history. As the first woman to lead the institution since its founding, and as the youngest woman president currently in California’s community college system, Serban, 40, knows she has many expectations to meet. While sitting on the side Read More →
New Moorpark College president takes global view
Moorpark College is situated in a relatively isolated stake of the Tri-Counties, about 10 miles east of Highway 101 in Ventura County among rolling desert-like hills. Even the college’s new president, Pam Eddinger, said in such an area it’s “easy to be insular when you’re in a college with 15,000 students.” But Eddinger places her Read More →
