Dubroff: Time has come for Santa Barbara to reinvent retail experience
Columns, Latest newsThe imminent departure of Macy’s from Santa Barbara’s Paseo Nuevo mall has triggered a round of hand wringing about the future of State Street, the region’s crown jewel of retailing. Macy’s closing was not totally unexpected; the chain is in trouble and having two stores on the South Coast made little sense. But it comes Read More →
Trump can learn lessons from another ‘Apprentice’
Latest newsWatching the opening episode of “Celebrity Apprentice” on Jan. 2 brought back memories of another political outsider who won public office running for the first time with a message of reform. That person, of course, is Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was inaugurated as California’s 38th governor 14 years ago this month. Like Donald J. Trump, he Read More →
Dubroff: 2017 editorial calendar for PCBT shaping up nicely
Columns, Latest newsWith a new year just getting under way, I thought I would exercise my editor’s privilege and introduce some of our new editorial calendar concepts for 2017. After a fine start in 2016, we’re bringing back the Central Coast Innovation Awards with its “Startup Village” of university and community entrepreneurs. We’re also streamlining our categories Read More →
MOXI molded with tri-county technological innovations
Columns, Latest newsSanta Barbara’s waterfront will get its newest crown jewel early next year when MOXI makes its debut. MOXI – officially the Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation – benefits from the latest thinking in active learning, strong leadership and the philanthropic capacity that very few communities can deliver. During a recent walk through the nearly Read More →
Legislators should help manufacturing rebound
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionWhile the South Coast is reveling in its waterfront makeover, tri-county tourism is getting stronger and economists are heralding a boom in craft spirits, the manufacturing core of the region is looking more and more hollowed-out. Large sections of Simi Valley and west Ventura County and North Santa Barbara County are losing head-of-household jobs. San Read More →
Dubroff: Merger writes next chapter for Central Coast banking
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Columns, Latest newsThe $405 million sale of Heritage Oaks Bancorp to Pacific Premier Bancorp caught many experts by surprise. It is a transformative deal for the Irvine-based buyer, which will grow from $3.8 billion to $6 billion in assets when it closes next year. Pacific Premier will extend its franchise, leapfrogging past Los Angeles and heading deep Read More →
Kurland stepping down but influence continues
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionPennyMac Financial’s Stanford Kurland has a habit of working in mysterious ways. A veteran of Countrywide Financial, he joined that company in the late 1970s and rose through the ranks to become its president, leaving without fanfare in 2006 — just as the excesses in the mortgage market were beginning to become apparent. In 2009, Read More →
