Curvature completes merger with SMS Systems
By Staff Report / Thursday, July 13th, 2017 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Curvature completes merger with SMS Systems

Curvature, an information technology network company based in Santa Barbara, announced the completion of its merger with Charlotte, N.C.-based SMS Systems on July 13. The combined company will retain the Curvature name but reveal new branding and integrated offerings on July 17. It will also be looking to expand resources at both its West Coast Read More →
American Riviera Bank expanding to San Luis Obispo County
By Staff Report / Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast / Comments Off on American Riviera Bank expanding to San Luis Obispo County

American Riviera Bank is making a jump into the San Luis Obispo County market, opening a loan production office in Paso Robles with additional branches planned to fill in the territory north of its Santa Barbara base. The office will open next month at 205 Oak Hill Road in The Highlands Shopping Center. It will Read More →
Fires burn more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara, SLO counties
By Staff Report / Monday, July 10th, 2017 / Latest news / Comments Off on Fires burn more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara, SLO counties

Three fires had burned more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties by June 10, triggering air quality warnings and shutting down major traffic arteries. Smoke from the Alamo fire, which had burned nearly 29,000 acres near the Twitchell Reservoir and was 15 percent contained as of 1:35 p.m., drifted into Read More →

Wireless deal could shake up Central Coast
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 7th, 2017 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Wireless deal could shake up Central Coast

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Santa Barbara investment firm buys more Colorado property
By Staff Report / Friday, July 7th, 2017 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Santa Barbara investment firm buys more Colorado property

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Our View: Santa Barbara sales tax measure could be tough to sell
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 7th, 2017 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / 1 Comment

With one survey indicating solid voter support and a willing city council going along, Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider has gotten the votes necessary to place a 1 cent general sales tax hike on the ballot for November. The June 28 vote caps a discussion that began earlier this spring when the idea of a Read More →

Labor shortage crimping tri-county construction
By Matt Ackerman / Friday, July 7th, 2017 / Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Labor shortage crimping tri-county construction

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