UCSB economist warns of future tax hikes
Higher taxes are an inevitable consequence of ad-hoc policymaking, according to UC Santa Barbara economics professor Peter Rupert. Rupert, who heads the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, told a breakfast audience of Santa Barbara-area business leaders on Dec. 8 that temporary subsidies such as “cash for clunkers” and payments to first-time homebuyers were largely useless. He Read More →
Kathy Ireland to female entrepreneurs: ‘Don’t let rejection stop your dreams’
Swimsuit model turned fashion mogul Kathy Ireland was in downtown Santa Barbara on Dec. 5 to tout her new jewelry collection. Ireland, who was a model for Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue for 13 consecutive years from 1984 to 1996, is now the CEO and chief designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, a $1.4 billion clothing Read More →
Fiji Water owners buy Justin Vineyards
Justin Vineyards & Winery in Paso Robles has been purchased by the owners of Fiji Water and Pom Wonderful
Cabrillo EDC chief to retire
Rodney Fernandez will retire at the end of the year after nearly 30 years as executive director of Cabrillo Economic Development Corp.
Editorial: Don’t let firms dodge public earnings reports
Back in the 1980s, when the film “Wall Street” was all the rage in Hollywood, corporate earnings releases were still somewhat of an inside game. In the heady days before the 1987 market crash, a savvy trader could grab the earnings off “the wire” and trade for a moment or two before the general public Read More →
Deductions digitized: Software keeps tabs on your donations
It’s getting close to tax time, and as you start to organize your receipts to itemize your deductions, you run across notes of the thrift store donations you’ve made throughout the year: two bags of clothing, a box of books, a children’s bike, several kitchen appliances and your old couch. You know they’re worth something Read More →
