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CalPrivate Bank appoints former Deckers CEO to board of directors

By   /  Sunday, August 24th, 2025  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on CalPrivate Bank appoints former Deckers CEO to board of directors

CalPrivate Bank, based in La Jolla but with an office in Montecito, announced that it has appointed Angel Martinez to its board of directors. Announced Aug. 21, Martinez is the former president and CEO of Goleta-based Deckers Brands from 2005 until 2016. Martinez served on multiple boards of directors for companies from footwear to consumer Read More →

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CRE: ATSU signs new lease in SLO County; Hotel Santa Barbara completes renovations

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2025  /  Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content  /  Comments Off on CRE: ATSU signs new lease in SLO County; Hotel Santa Barbara completes renovations

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Guest commentary: Why now is the right time to switch to an electric vehicle

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2025  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Guest commentary: Why now is the right time to switch to an electric vehicle

Tia Kordell Community Environmental Council It’s official: when it comes to protecting us from the growing threat of a climate crisis, the federal government is not just asleep at the wheel — it’s driving us in reverse. Regressive climate policies, funding rollbacks, and the purge of environmental agencies threaten to permanently set the climate movement Read More →

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Guest commentary: Tricky legal issues involving employee bonuses and commissions

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2025  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Guest commentary: Tricky legal issues involving employee bonuses and commissions

By Jonathan Fraser Light Bonuses and commissions continue to be a troublesome topic because employers often enter into these arrangements without thinking about collateral issues. DISCRETIONARY VS. NON-DISCRETIONARY BONUSES An employer sets up a bonus system for employees based on productivity measurements, such as key performance indicators (KPIs). For hourly workers, this could mean a Read More →

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Dubroff: Market signals ‘pay attention’ as we head into autumn

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2025  /  Columns, Economy, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: Market signals ‘pay attention’ as we head into autumn

Henry Dubroff

As someone who follows the markets carefully, I’ve been surprised at the relative calm over the past couple of weeks. Markets are notoriously hard to predict, and forecasting how this period of relative stability ends is particularly difficult. Will there be a deal for Ukraine that puts Europe on a faster track and gives Russia Read More →

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Street smarts: Pete Parker joins the Ventura College Foundation 

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2025  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Street smarts: Pete Parker joins the Ventura College Foundation 

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Our view: Coastal Commission hurts Central Coast future as space hub

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2025  /  Editorials, Latest news, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Our view: Coastal Commission hurts Central Coast future as space hub

When the California Coastal Commission voted 11-0 against a proposal to double the number of SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, it knew its actions were useless and subject to a U.S. Department of the Air Force override. And that’s exactly what will happen. The Commission’s logic was that SpaceX is a Read More →