Tenants hold all the cards in commercial real estate market
It’s a tenant’s market out there, which means more landlords are offering sweet deals and incentives such as lower rents, built-out spaces or shorter lease terms — anything to attract and retain quality lessees. “Based on the offers we’ve received the tenants definitely know that it’s a tenant market. There’s no such thing as an Read More →
A new rule for the California budget game
With California headed into the dog days of August with no budget deal in sight, I’d like to offer my own idea for ending the summer gridlock: the 75-25 solution. I offer this solution for one reason and one reason only. With very few exceptions, the folks in Sacramento have absolutely no idea how much Read More →
RightScale: Now we do Windows
When Apple overtook Microsoft in market capitalization earlier this year, it grabbed headlines. But when it comes to the enterprise technology world, Redmond, Wash., still rules the roost. Case in point: Santa Barbara-based RightScale more than doubled its potential market on Aug. 17 just by rolling out compatibility with Windows Server software. RightScale makes a Read More →
An end to the paper chase: Sansum to spend $7M to digitize health records
Every day at Sansum Clinic’s 17 health care facilities between Carpinteria and Santa Maria, an old ritual takes place. Couriers bring stacks of paper medical charts for the day’s patient visits. That’s all about to change, as the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit spends $7 million over the next two years to convert to electronic health records. Read More →
Attendance up at Mid-State, Ventura County fairs
Attendance at the Ventura County Fair was up 7 percent over last year, according to figures released by fair officials shortly after the two-week event ended on Aug. 15. Total attendance was 328,520. The crowds were also bigger this year at the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, which ended Aug. 1. Total attendance was Read More →
Editorial: A little cooperation isn't enough
As you read this editorial, Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten’s office is poring over thousands of documents taken abruptly from Oxnard City Hall. Totten hasn’t spelled out exactly what he and federal officials are investigating, but it’s likely that the document search is part of an investigation into whether Oxnard officials broke the law Read More →
Editorial: U.S. News knows our colleges are tops
Our region’s four-year colleges and universities fared well in the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report — yet another indication that over the long haul, the tri-county region’s economy is likely to be stable and that our tradition of successful entrepreneurship remains intact. For the record, five of the region’s four-year institutions of Read More →
