New faces on the bench with more in November
The last few weeks brought new faces to the bench in the Tri-Counties, with more to come. In Ventura County, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger filled two vacancies on the Superior Court bench, appointing Kevin DeNoce and David Worley. In the one seat up for election, Jeff Bennett defeated Robert Orellana for a spot on the Ventura Read More →
1 percent UCSB growth could increase real estate opportunities
The public has spoken about the University of California, Santa Barbara’s long-range plans to expand the campus to accommodate a 1 percent annual enrollment increase over the coming years, a formula that equates to 250 students per year to reach a total of 25,000 in 2025. The response was “extremely civil” at a June 4 Read More →
Cal Poly student gets jump on business
Arvand Sebetian soon will graduate from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obipso, with a civil engineering degree. He can then add “college graduate” to his other title: owner of a successful small business that brings in revenue of about $200,000 a year. For the past five years, Sebetian has run Arvixe, a Web hosting Read More →
Reach for the red planet
ATK Space Systems in Goleta celebrated last month when its solar panels and a boom arm, part of the Phoenix Lander mission to Mars, worked perfectly. Its future projects could get help from a test monitoring system designed by five undergraduate students at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Like many South Coast technology companies, Read More →
Limoneira Co. works magic with Santa Paula residents
Like Roswell or Area 51, East Area One has a name that implies mystery, controversy and drama. Fitting for a roughly 500-acre expanse of mostly undeveloped agricultural land that – despite its location off of Ventura County’s beaten path – has been a hot topic of discussion for years … especially now that East Area Read More →
Let
When it comes to the long-delayed Miramar Hotel redevelopment, there have been two realities going on at the same time. For developer Rick Caruso, there is the problem of endless delays and new roadblocks. A Santa Barbara County Planning Commission meeting scheduled for June 10 has been pushed back to July amid talk of neighborhood Read More →
Vaya con Dios, Padre Virgil
The South Coast has lost a symbol of its history almost as familiar as the Old Santa Barbara Mission itself. Father Virgil Cordano took on the persona of the mission padres in his brown, flowing robe and wide-brimmed hat. He died May 22 after a series of ailments at the age of 89. Read More →









