Housing, jobs, robotics will shape tri-county economy
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Economic summit in Santa Maria focuses on challenges
Sacramento Bee journalist Dan Walters told a crowd of more than 300 people on Friday that liberals need to stop fretting over Donald Trump and realize that most of the problems choking California existed before 2017. “California has a lot of issues that need to be resolved,” Walters said at the UC Santa Barbara North Read More →
UCSB chancellor backs call to divest from fossil fuel companies
After a four-day sit-in, UC Santa Barbara students won the endorsement of Chancellor Henry Yang on the divestiture of the University of California’s $2.8 billion in its endowment from fossil fuel companies. Margaret Klawunn, vice president of student affairs, delivered the statement May 11 on behalf of the chancellor at Cheadle Hall, where around 400 Read More →
Economists: Housing, manufacturing and robotics will shape tri-county’s future
A lack of new housing supply, the loss of manufacturing jobs and the rise of robotics are all major economic factors that will have widespread impacts on the region, state and nation over the next several years. That’s according to some of the region’s and nation’s most prominent economists, who convened May 9 for the Read More →
Santa Barbara startup Plug targets party scene at colleges
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$110 million gift puts Cal Poly SLO on the map
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UCSB College of Engineering celebrates 50th anniversary
The centerpiece for the UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering’s 50th anniversary bash was “no ordinary time capsule,” said Dean Rod Alferness. Created by Machine Shop Superintendent Andy Wienberg, the final result was “so nice in appearance” the college decided not to bury it, instead leaving it open for submissions until the end of the quarter, Read More →
