Airport terminal groundbreaking
UncategorizedA groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction for the $32 million terminal project at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport was held on Oct. 22. The project includes construction of a new two-story 67,000-square-foot terminal built in Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, reconfiguration and landscaping of a new short-term parking lot, construction of a Read More →
Dole IPO may confound the skeptics
ColumnsBy the time you read this column, Dole Food Co. should be on the glide path to an initial public stock offering that might mark a turning point for the markets and for long-suffering investors. Emphasis on the word “might.” I’m hedging my bets just a bit when it comes to Westlake Village-based Dole and Read More →
Fight over coastal Cayucos property could set precedent
ColumnsThe California Coastal Commission has stopped a Cayucos family from building a motel in the seaside town of 3,000, and the family is fighting back, launching a case that has captured attention across the Golden State. The DeCicco family spent 10 years dreaming up plans for an inn and four townhomes on their Highway Read More →
Constitutional convention would come with its risks
OpinionWhen it comes to cleaning up the fiscal mess that goes by the name “California,” there’s no shortage of proposed solutions. Two very different approaches were the subject of the Ventura County Economic Development Association’s 2009 Outlook Conference. Solution one is a series of targeted, single-purpose ballot initiatives aimed at ending the annual budget gridlock Read More →
