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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 19th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Living wage: Rising costs but murky benefits
The city of Santa Barbara’s living wage, the highest in California, has tacked more than $1 million on to city services contracts during the past six years. But the city has never determined whether the increased wages are actually reaching workers because no contractor has ever been formally audited for compliance. The living wage ordinance Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 19th, 2013 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Funari, Sonos, Westmont headline South Coast awards
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 19th, 2013 / Columns / Comments Off on KPMG scandal gives Conejo Valley’s elite a rude wakeup call
The Lake Wobegon days of the Conejo Valley are over.
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, April 19th, 2013 / Central Coast, Columns, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Winemakers have lively talk about fuzzy awareness of Central Coast
Whether the diverse Central Coast can carve out a more impactful national identity remains to be seen.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, April 19th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Limoneira sells off Santa Maria parcel to free up cash
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By Dana Olsen / Thursday, April 18th, 2013 / Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Chancellor talks budget, calls on private sector to support CSUCI
Timothy White, who took the role of chancellor of the California State University system at the beginning of the year, visited its youngest campus for the first time on April 18. At a news conference at CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo, White said the Ventura County campus — which is the sixth of the 23 Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara chamber names new CEO
Ken Oplinger, a veteran chamber of commerce executive with roots in California, will move from Washington State to take the helm of the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce in June. Oplinger is currently president and CEO of the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Bellingham, Wash. He has served in chamber leadership positions Read More →
