
Lawsuit over vacation rental ban allowed to continue
By Joshua Molina / Friday, March 17th, 2017 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Lawsuit over vacation rental ban allowed to continue

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Our view: Ventura creates model for helping homeless
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, March 17th, 2017 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Our view: Ventura creates model for helping homeless

Amid the turmoil of November’s election results, it was easy to overlook passage of the Measure O sales tax increase for the city of Ventura. The Business Times took some heat for endorsing Measure O, which clearly struck a chord with voters who rejected a countywide transportation tax measure. A transportation tax initiative in San Read More →

Housing affordability crisis solutions elusive
By Joshua Molina / Friday, March 17th, 2017 / Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Housing affordability crisis solutions elusive

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93-year-old engineer still designing new cars
By Katie Swalm / Friday, March 17th, 2017 / Energy, Features, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on 93-year-old engineer still designing new cars

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Dubroff: Weinman puts a nontraditional focus on ‘Venky’ award
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, March 17th, 2017 / Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on Dubroff: Weinman puts a nontraditional focus on ‘Venky’ award

When UC Santa Barbara hands out its annual “Venky” award for entrepreneurial leadership each spring, typically it is a top scientist who gets the hardware. That’s because the award is named after Venky Narayanamurti, the former UCSB dean of engineering and an architect of the strategy that made UCSB a world leader in materials, photonics Read More →
Agilent Technologies announces dividend, new chairman
By Staff Report / Thursday, March 16th, 2017 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Agilent Technologies announces dividend, new chairman

Agilent Technologies announced March 15 that stockholders of record April 4 would receive a quarterly dividend. The life sciences company with offices in Camarillo will pay 13.2 cents per share of common stock on April 26. The company also announced the election of a new chairman of its board of directors. Koh Boon Hwee, a Read More →
Pentland invests in Santa Barbara shoe designer SeaVees
By Staff Report / Wednesday, March 15th, 2017 / Latest news / Comments Off on Pentland invests in Santa Barbara shoe designer SeaVees

United Kingdom-based Pentland Brands Limited announced an investment in Santa Barbara shoe designer SeaVees for an undisclosed amount March 15. The deal is part of an ongoing portfolio development program by the company, Pentland said in a news release. The deal will help SeaVees, a brand established in the 1960s and relaunched in 2010, grow Read More →