Partnership needed for bridge barrier plan
Plans to build a suicide-prevention barrier on the Cold Springs Bridge at the San Marcos Pass in Santa Barbara County have ranged in price from $605,000 to $3 million. Forty-three suicides – 31 in the past 25 years – have been committed by men and women leaping from the scenic, 400-foot-high bridge on Highway 154 Read More →
On a Mission
One question tends to pop up more frequently in the Tri-Counties’ downtown areas as soon as temperatures rise: “Can you spare any change?” That question might be asked even more this year because of a sinking economy and the clean-up on Los Angeles’ notorious homeless hangout Skid Row. With Santa Barbara’s main homeless shelter, Casa Read More →
Fred Kavli
It is one of the quirks of the Internet age that R-rated videos running on YouTube garner millions of hits while just a handful of dedicated science junkies logged on to the Web to catch the creation of the Nobel Prizes for the 21st century. Put me down in the second category. Which is why Read More →
Carpinteria conundrum: Will space limits stop business it doesn
The proposed ordinance that would limit the square footage of big-box retailers in Carpinteria by allowing a building maximum of 30,000 square feet may be causing a great debate, but as far as commercial real estate goes, regional agents probably aren’t losing any sleep. Currently, a temporary moratorium is in place on the bigger boxes Read More →
Making the Leap
The University of California, Santa Barbara, has seen many of its laboratory triumphs turned into business successes. But until four years ago, there was no dedicated program to help students make the leap from classroom theory to real-world business. The University of California, Santa Barbara, has seen many of its laboratory triumphs turned into Read More →
For business owners, future may be stone-washed
Consider, if you will, the following recent news items: Saudi Arabia, leader of a resurgent OPEC, twice has rebuked President Bush’s plea for more output to cut oil prices. A surge in inflation amid slow growth has flummoxed central bankers and stock market investors. Paul Volker, the former Federal Reserve chairman and inflation slayer, has Read More →
How Obama can connect with the real swing voters
Dear Senator Obama: I have been interested in yourcandidacy for a number of months, and not just as a journalist who thinks we’vegone about as far as we can go with politics as usual in Washington, D.C. As a small-business owner, I’ve sometimes been intrigued by the tone of your campaign and its promise of Read More →
