
Vital signs: Nearly half of companies anticipate layoffs in 2025
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Dubroff: A Central Coast take on the $500B Stargate AI project

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Health briefcase
STAYING HEALTHY As winter illness season reaches its peak, communities across the country are grappling with the combined impact of Covid-19, RSV, influenza, and norovirus. This convergence of viral threats — commonly referred to as a “quad-demic” — is placing significant strain on healthcare systems, workplaces, and families nationwide. According to recent data, influenza activity remains high, Read More →

Street smarts: California green energy car program comes to Central Coast
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Finbriefs: Yardi acquires coworking and flexible workspace platform
Santa Barbara-based Yardi announced two acquisitions, purchasing Chicago-based Deskpass and U.K.-based Hubble for an undisclosed amount on Jan. 16. As a real estate technology provider, Yardi believes the two acquisitions will help them meet the evolving and diverse needs of workspace users, according to the press release. These acquisitions enhance existing Yardi Commercial and Yardi Read More →

CRE: UCSB buys downtown property to help house workforce

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Dubroff: How the Palisades, Eaton fires will impact the region

The costliest fires in modern times in Southern California are going to be with us for a long time. Recovery will take years, home insurance will get more expensive and harder to get, and some people who lost everything will never come back. We may never really know what caused the Eaton and Palisade fires, but arguing about Read More →