Nurses set to strike at Los Robles hospital in Thousand Oaks
Nurses at Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, the biggest hospital in Ventura County, are set to go on a 10-day strike starting Dec. 24. The nurses’ union, Service Employees International Union Local 121 RN, called the strike Dec. 14, four days after a vote of the union members gave the bargaining team Read More →
State of Santa Barbara County: waiting for vaccines, making do in the meantime
The pandemic has hit Santa Barbara County in a myriad of ways, making life harder for everyone, but the county is still trying to wring a few good measures out of hard situations. At the annual State of the County address on Dec. 11, put on by a coalition of the county’s chambers of commerce, Read More →
Opinion: State must find a way to protect both our health and our small businesses
On Dec. 5, I woke up to the news that almost the entire state of California was once again shutting down a significant portion of the alcohol industry—indefinitely.
Opinion: The latest on COVID compliance for employers
It’s exhausting for employers to try to keep up with all the sometimes inconsistent and contradictory federal and state rules for employer COVID-19 compliance.
Real Estate: Santa Barbara building is city’s biggest apartment sale of 2020
Beachside Partners announced the sale of the 25-unit San Pascual Apartments in Santa Barbara at the beginning of December. The apartments were off-market and sold for $9.45 million in cash, making the property the city’s largest multifamily property sale this year.
Good Works: Sherwood Cares gives grants, Viasat funds Cal Poly lab
When Sherwood Cares Foundation, the charity arm of Sherwood Country Club, handed out a new round of community grants on Nov. 15, a portion of the funds came via an unexpected PGA Tour event that landed at the Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course in October.
