Editorial: The coming gray wave on California’s coast
20-somethings are coming to Ventura for tech jobs, but making them permanent residents, the kind who will actually stick around through their 30s and 40s, will be far more difficult.
UCSB series digs at roots of banking crisis
During the next five months, UC Santa Barbara will host a series of talks in which Nobel Prize-winning economists, best-selling financial journalists and other experts will take a deep look at the financial crisis and its aftermath.
Smaller, better, faster: Goleta photonics firm looks for a breakthrough
Goleta-based startup Aurrion is working on silicon photonics integration.
Editorial: Building sale smells like another state fiasco
For more proof that the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is living in a world of illusion, look no farther than some serious number crunching on his proposed sale of state office buildings. Once touted as a way to close the state’s budget gap, the plan to sell and lease back 11 flagship office properties Read More →
Analysts: Second half critical for PCBC
The next two quarters could be the most important in Santa Barbara-based Pacific Capital Bancorp’s history. The parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust and four other banking franchises on the Central Coast, Pacific Capital said July 30 that it suffered a $362 million loss in the second quarter. That news followed 300 job cuts Read More →
Planting the seeds of success
With spring here and planting season in many places just around the corner, I came across a garden plan that you might consider this year. • First, plant three rows of peas: passion, performance and persistence. • Then three rows of squash: squash gossip, squash indifference and squash criticism. • There should be three rows Read More →
Tri-county innovation can rebrand the region
In a dramatic speech on Feb. 24, President Barack Obama vowed to lead America’s economy back to health and prosperity. In doing so, he laid down a considerable challenge to local elected officials, community and business leaders in the tri-county region. That challenge boils down to this: creating a new brand for the Highway 101 Read More →
