2 women appointed to superior court
Jean M. Dandona and Kay S. Kuns have been appointed to judgeships in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Dandona, 60, of Carpinteria, has served as a senior legal research attorney for the Santa Barbara County Superior Court since 2000 and previously served as a legal research attorney from 1999 to 2000. She was of Read More →
Circuit City plans to put down Firedog
Circuit City’s tough times are an opportunity for tech-support firms in the Tri-Counties. The computer and consumer electronics retailer on Nov. 3 said it will close three stores in the Tri-Counties as part of a shuttering of 155 locations, or about 20 percent of its U.S. stores. Locations in Thousand Oaks, Santa Barbara and Santa Read More →
SLO firms make their pitch
It wasn’t too long ago that Kevin Rice and Jesse Dundon were students at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. But Oct. 29, they found themselves in Pismo Beach, pitching WiHire, their tech start-up, to author and venture capitalist George Gilder. The chance came with Softec and the Economic Vitality Corp.’s first Tech Venture Read More →
New State Street Apple site gets stripped to the very core
Computer giant Apple is taking its remodel of a new downtown Santa Barbara location seriously. For the past several weeks, it has been gutting the former Pier 1 Imports at 928 State St., which closed earlier this year. Contractor Terry Stobie of Urban Pacific Demolition said his team is currently demolishing the interior of the Read More →
Lessons learned from a marathon campaign season
First, a confession. I have spent the past weeks totally obsessed with all things political. Polls, punditry, television, radio and yes, even an occasional peek at “The Daily Show” and “Saturday Night Live” have been the touchstones of my existence. And now that the election is over, it’s almost time to get back to my Read More →
Green czar goes to LA
Although alternative fuel and hybrid cars have been a part the Los Angeles Auto Show for years, a San Luis Obispo entrepreneur is helping to bring more green cars to the exhibition, which begins later this month. This comes in the wake of one of the worst months of auto sales in a quarter-century, according Read More →
Area banks welcome chance at capital
For months the frozen credit markets have dominated headlines. And the hastily enacted banking bailout plan loomed over the Nov. 4 election. But in the Tri-Counties, the implications of the plan and its $750 billion in potential new capital for the banking industry remain far from clear. In a series of interviews, some of Read More →
