Breaking news: Deckers on the look-out for new headquarters
Goleta-based shoemaker Deckers Outdoor Corp. is looking for new digs in the Santa Barbara area. Deckers — producer of the Ugg boot, the Teva sandal and Simple brand of shoes — said Jan. 11 that it plans to move its corporate headquarters sometime in 2012. Currrently, the company is located on South Fairview Avenue in Read More →
Estate tax rules challenge middle-class heirs
The federal estate tax is gone for 2010. But estate planners and political scientists say a crop of uncertainties and unintended consequences have sprung up in its place. In a move that surprised longtime lobbyists and observers, the U.S. Senate let the federal estate tax — the tax levied on wealth passed on to heirs Read More →
Banking
Jim Glines sure knows how to seal a deal. The fifth-generation Santa Marian developed his knack for dealmaking during his early years on a cattle ranch near Cuyama. Now, as president of the Community Bank of Santa Maria, he’s finding new ways to put his auctioneering skills to use, implementing country strategy into the community Read More →
Storm runoff rules threaten property rights
Property rights rapidly are becoming the newest endangered freedom in Ventura County. As Stephen Nellis reported in a recent edition of the Business Times, new stormwater runoff rules are threatening to wreak havoc with development and even redevelopment plans in Ventura County. These rules would require builders to deal with 75 percent of rainwater runoff on-site, Read More →
Confirm Maldonado already
At press time, the California Legislature had not acted on one pressing piece of business that should be a no-brainer — the confirmation of Sen. Abel Maldonado as Lieutenant Governor. Our position was made clear when the capable Santa Maria Republican was nominated last year to fill a seat that was vacated by termed-out John Read More →
