Fielding president to retire next year
Judith L. Kuipers, president of Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, has announced she is retiring in June 2009. Kuipers has served as president of the university since 2000. An endowment campaign for the university has been established in her honor, and a prominent academic executive search firm has been selected to conduct the Read More →
Free press needed at Olympics
Another earthquake has rocked China just before the start of the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. This 6.0 shaker hit an area on Aug. 5 just after the Olympic torch passed through on its way to the games. Some irony can be seen in that. But the real irony is that China’s new media may Read More →
Tri-Counties
Three important annual events in the Tri-Counties appear to have had successful runs this summer. Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days drew record crowds at its parades, mercados at De la Guerra Plaza and MacKenzie Park and at its rodeos from July 30 to Aug. 3, organizers said. While they haven’t yet added up all Read More →
Coming up for Copeland: San Luis Obispo
Since the city of San Luis Obispo’s property in its historic Chinatown district was approved for sale to Copeland Properties for $3.7 million, curious community members are eager to find out what’s next for the long-awaited project. Tom Copeland’s company is expected to submit a revised design for its mixed-use project – which should Read More →
The spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and kicking
One of the reasons why Americans seem to be discontented with the economy is that many of our largest companies seem to have lost the ability to do what Intel and others did so effectively for decades – leapfrog the competition through superior strategy. It’s certainly depressing to see that the hybrid automotive technology, which Read More →
Downtown decision – Meetings slated on proposed improvement district
Ventura city and downtown business leaders again are trying to form an improvement district to keep improving the economy by fixing streets and sidewalks and providing more security. The Downtown Ventura Organization, or DVO, is planning to hold a series of town hall-style meetings beginning Aug. 12 to discuss formation of the district. “The momentum Read More →
Just for laughs – Partners reopen Ventura Harbor Comedy
With the current state of the economy, nobody seems to be laughing – except Randy Lubas and Andres Fernandez, the new owners of the Ventura Harbor Comedy Club. “We are going to turn this into the entertainment source not just for the harbor, but everywhere else,” said co-owner Fernandez. He has been performing stand-up comedy Read More →
