Breaking news: Pacific Capital aims for reverse stock split
Pacific Capital Bancorp, parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, wants to execute a reverse split of its stock to bolster its sagging stock price. The region’s biggest independent banking company said Aug. 17 that it will hold a special shareholder meeting in Santa Barbara on Sept. 29 to vote on the reverse split. The Read More →
She
Between deftly handling the politics of corporate America and raising her sons, Santa Barbara author Lynn Taylor drew a comparison between the two enterprises: managers act like toddlers. This revelation then took a seven-year journey from its conception to Taylor’s latest book, “Tame your Terrible Office Tyrant.” While unpacking some boxes in 2002, Taylor found Read More →
New event runs on a fast track
June Snow had a great idea and she ran with it. Snow and her husband, Rusty, are the founders and producers of the Santa Barbara Marathon, which will hold its first race this December. The course will take runners from just west of the Camino Real Marketplace on Hollister Avenue, loop around through Goleta Read More →
Carp fights oil
Carpinteria’s City Council voted 4-1 on Aug. 10 to appeal a defeat it suffered in a challenge to oil firm Venoco’s efforts to get a drilling initiative on the ballot this fall. The city council voted in closed session to continue its legal efforts after it lost a Santa Barbara County Superior Court case Read More →
UCSB
Vice Chancellor John Wiemann is retiring, but we doubt he’s left the University of California, Santa Barbara, scene forever. For the past 14 years, Wiemann has been the eyes and ears in the community for Chancellor Henry Yang. He’s helped create the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, and he’s shaped community outreach projects on a regionwide Read More →
