Street Smarts: Santa Barbara Film Festival lineup announced
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Street smarts: California Strawberry Festival makes in-person return at VC Fairgrounds
OpinionThe California Strawberry Festival will cross the Santa Clara River to the Ventura County Fairgrounds in downtown Ventura when it returns as a live event on May 20-21 after a three-year hiatus due to COVID. “We are thrilled to relaunch the California Strawberry Festival in 2023 at the Fairgrounds,” says Dean Kato, Chairman of the Read More →
Maritime reform bills passed inspired by Conception Boat Fire
Latest news, Law & Goverment, Regions, Ventura CountyThe Small Passenger Vessel Liability Fairness Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Dec. 23. The measure, championed by Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Ventura, was crafted in response to the 2019 Conception boat fire off the Central Coast. The law is meant to reform Read More →
Valeo Networks names new president
Latest news, TechnologyValeo Networks, a spinoff of Camarillo-based Saalex Solutions, announced Eric Ringelberg has been named the new president of the company, replacing Travis Mack, who will now move into a chairman role along with his CEO title. Valeo is headquartered in Rockledge, Florida but has operations in Camarillo. It is a managed security service provider, which Read More →
Vital signs: Unemployment held steady in November
Columns, EconomyThe number of those unemployed in the U.S. was essentially unchanged in November from October, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment range has remained essentially stabile since March at 3.5 % to 3.7 %. The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 6.0 million in November. Read More →
Street Smarts: Deckers plans to halt alpaca use to curtail animal cruelty
ColumnsDeckers Brands will be joining Land’s End, Williams Sonoma, UNIQLO, Columbia and others in halting the use of alpaca wool. Deckers had announced early in 2022 that it would stop in the most recent update to its “Ethical Sourcing and Animal Welfare Policy.” Deckers, owner of UGG, Koolaburra, Sanuk, HOKA, and Teva, earned a box Read More →
Portfolio watch
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