Building on Buffet’s $2B Topaz Solar Farm heats up
First Solar and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Solar have started major construction on a 550-megawatt photovoltaic solar project on northern San Luis Obispo County’s Carrizo Plain. The $2 billion Topaz Solar Farms hopes to be the largest solar-electric plant in the world. The developers said the project will create about 400 construction jobs over the next Read More →
Stagterity: An economic ailment the region may not shake easily
By the time Gov. Jerry Brown’s desperate actions to close a $15.7 billion budget gap trickle down to the Central Coast, the region will be stuck at zero growth rates for as far as the eye can see. What we face is a situation where stagnation is fueled by austerity, resulting in a condition I’ve Read More →
ValueClick powers up video advertising platform
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Henley’s $50M gift puts wind in UCSB’s sails
The timing and wide publicity make it close to a sure bet that UCSB will fulfill its goal of raising at least $1 billion in gifts.
Editorial: Pay policy binds schools
In the wake of an ugly political fight over pay rates for newly hired presidents in the California State University system, the CSU Board of Trustees has issued a new policy. The policy states that individual CSU campus foundations can be asked to voluntarily augment an incoming president’s salary in an amount up to 10 Read More →
$50M Henley gift puts UCSB in big leagues
The seaside school may not fly under the radar for much longer.
