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By Staff Report / Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 / Latest news / Comments Off on Savor nears break-even with record ticket sales
The third annual Savor the Central Coast posted record numbers for attendance and revenue. The food and wine event is presented by the San Luis Obispo County Visitors and Conference Bureau and Sunset magazine. It hosted nearly 10,000 guests at the Santa Margarita Ranch over the four days between Sept. 27 and Sept. 30, reflecting Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, December 3rd, 2012 / Latest news / Comments Off on RiverPark theaters spark $8M dispute
The dissolution of California’s redevelopment agencies has left the developers of RiverPark in Oxnard wondering where to send an $8 million check. In a lawsuit filed Nov. 26, Ventura County Superior Court, the project’s developer, Shea Properties, allege that a dispute has broken out over $8 million they promised to pay in a deal to Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 30th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Union Bank to slash almost half of SBB&T work force
Union Bank will lay off almost 500 Santa Barbara Bank & Trust employees, or nearly half the bank’s work force, the San Francisco-based lender announced on the eve of its acquisition of Pacific Capital Bancorp. A spokesperson for Union Bank told the Business Times that 468 SBB&T positions will be eliminated over the next year. Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, November 30th, 2012 / Latest news, Real Estate / 1 Comment
The new owners of the financially troubled Simi Valley Town Center shopping mall have gone through more than 50 drafts of plans to revitalize the property and are moving close to announcing their strategy. That was the word from Brian Gabler, Simi Valley’s director of economic development, who spoke at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 30th, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Middle-class retailers are being squeezed out of the shopping scene
A pre-holiday walk up and down State Street in Santa Barbara gives a pretty good cross section of what’s happening in retail stores across the nation.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 30th, 2012 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on With new owners, Chapala One and La Entrada look to finish line
Rosenfeld’s $30 million bet on downtown Santa Barbara seems to count on three things.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 30th, 2012 / Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on SLO County oil fight tests property rights
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