Opinion: How California businesses can prepare for an economic downturn
By Nora Sobottka California finance executives have redefined adaptability with warp-speed reconfiguration of capital investment plans in the wake of a global pandemic. Adaptability is currently a key consideration for the state’s business owners, given that a potential economic slowdown is on the horizon in 2023. With that in mind, how can California businesses prepare? Read More →

Our View: Aftermath from the near-record storm
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Benn: Goodwill location at Grover Beach reopening
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Good Works: Planes of Fame announces new air museum in SM Airport
Santa Maria-based Planes of Fame Air Museum announced that over 60% of its campaign goal to develop a new Museum Campus at the Santa Maria Airport has been raised, the nonprofit said on Jan. 17. According to the 501(c)(3), it has raised $7.5 million of its $12 million goal so far. A benefactor has also Read More →

Street Smarts: Santa Barbara Film Festival lineup announced
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CRELY aims to detect problems early
Catching issues early is sometimes the best form of medicine there is. With enough time, power and resources, catching something early is the difference between life and death. For this medical-device startup out of Oxnard, catching something early is literally in its name. CRELY, a shorthand for credible, reliable, and early, was founded in 2018, Read More →







