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Editorial Department


| Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Editorial: Finally, signs of life in the housing market

Opinion

The housing market is sending a few positive signals — a welcome development, though not enough to conclude that a sustained recovery is yet at hand. The latest reports from DataQuick show home prices across Southern California are recovering from last year’s depressed levels, as the drop in sales volume has leveled off. Double-digit gains Read More →

| Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Down, but not out: Santa Maria plots its comeback

Top Stories

The Santa Maria Valley economy has suffered blows from many sides: 3,500 construction jobs have evaporated, a motion picture special-effects house with Oscar-nominated work has signaled its intention to leave town and, earlier this month, a UPS call center announced it would lay off 270 workers. But economic forecasters say Santa Maria — with its Read More →

| Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Property management software smackdown hits Santa Barbara

Top Stories

The two biggest players in residential property management software, Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems and Texas-based RealPage, are locked in an arms race of acquisitions. And both have taken note of the threat posed by Santa Barbara-based AppFolio, an upstart backed by the founder of one of the South Coast’s most successful software firms. Yardi, one Read More →

| Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Central Coast water rules sent back for redraft

Uncategorized

A proposed expansion of water runoff rules that the agriculture industry says could cost the Central Coast up to 3,320 jobs and nearly $300 million in lost business is headed back to regulators for revision. The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board regulates water in a seven-county swath of the coast that includes San Read More →

| Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Getting centered: Holistic Healing Center expands in Ventura

Uncategorized

The Holistic Healing Center in Ventura has a new home, a place where its founder hopes to bring alternative health and traditional Western medical practices together under one roof. The center recently moved from its 2,000-square-foot location behind Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura to a 3,500-square-foot, custom-engineered space in the City Center complex on Ralston Read More →

| Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Another stop on the Green Coast tour

Columns

When German solar panel manufacturer SolarWorld took over the former Shell Solar plant in Camarillo in 2006, the early signals were not exactly encouraging. First, SolarWorld planted its North American headquarters flag not in Ventura County but in Hillsboro, Ore., where it acquired an empty computer chip factory and built a solar panel plant that Read More →

| Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Atascadero might not be big enough for both theater projects

Columns

A theater showdown may soon be coming to a small city near you. Atascadero has two development teams battling to fill the void in the currently theater-less city, but the City Council is concerned that two movie theatres may be one too many for its little town. On May 11, the City Council voted 5-0 Read More →