Milstien signs on as head of VCHC
By Staff Report / Monday, February 9th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Milstien signs on as head of VCHC
Ventura County Health Center announced today that Kimberly Milstien will succeed Barry Fisher as its next CEO. She will assume the position March 1.
Goleta farm fishes for sustainability
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Goleta farm fishes for sustainability

Along the oceanside bluffs just north of Goleta, one farm is producing 20 to 25 varieties of organic produce using a sustainable farming method that uses as little as 10 percent of the amount of water used in traditional agriculture. Working from two 10,000 square-foot greenhouses, Sustained Harvest Farms is a maze of commercial tubs Read More →

SLO project sets course for city’s growth
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on SLO project sets course for city’s growth

The city’s Long-Bonetti Ranch project, which includes a proposal for a public market, is being billed as the next trendy retail center on the Central Coast.
Conservative commentator trims his Montecito empire
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Conservative commentator trims his Montecito empire
Saturday Night Live alum Dennis Miller sold one of his Montecito real estate holdings for $11.5 million.
Clinics stage comeback as services grow
By Erika Martin / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Clinics stage comeback as services grow
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics brought its finances into the black largely thanks to the expansion of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act that has dropped the clinics’ number of uninsured patients by 14.4 percent.
UCSB’s newest scholar is living in a material world
By Erika Martin / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on UCSB’s newest scholar is living in a material world
UC Santa Barbara changed the face of leadership at its world-class STEM departments this week, naming alumna Rachel Segalman the Edward N. Kramer Chair of Materials & Chemical Engineering.
Dubroff: A ruckus over Miramar’s final plan means approval is in the cards
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Dubroff: A ruckus over Miramar’s final plan means approval is in the cards
The fighting over Miramar is a sign that this project is literally barreling down the road for approval, albeit one that is not going to be trumpeted from any rooftops. And the reason is, in a word, money.