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By Amber Hair / Friday, June 5th, 2020 / Latest news, Restaurants, Small Business, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Businesses get answers, guidance on reopening
If you’re confused about how to reopen, you’re not alone. On June 2, Santa Barbara County community leaders led a webinar to help clear up confusion about reopening and answer questions business owners had. Approximately 350 people registered for the webinar, and when it started there were about 100 attendees. The event was an example Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 29th, 2020 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast / Comments Off on Hair: Predictions for the future of commercial real estate
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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 29th, 2020 / Latest news, Restaurants, Small Business, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-Counties accelerate reopening but under strict guidelines
All three of the Tri-Counties are now allowed to reopen places of worship, hair salons and barber shops, as of amendments to state guidelines on May 25 and 26. The new guidance comes almost a week after the region was approved, almost uniformly, to go into accelerated reopening. More industries can reopen, including dine-in restaurants Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, May 28th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news / Comments Off on COVID-19 pandemic hurting mental health
Regional mental health is sure to take a massive hit during a disaster whether the disaster is manmade, natural or viral. To help people through the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health organizations in the Tri-Counties are working overtime. Jamie Banker, a professor of psychology at California Lutheran University, is training therapists and working as a volunteer Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, May 28th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Small Business / Comments Off on Tri-county medical care providers adopt healthy practices
Many medical offices in the Tri-Counties never closed during the coronavirus pandemic. As essential parts of their communities, they needed to stay open to serve patients with non-COVID-19 matters, such as helping people recover from surgeries or keep their eye sight. Many practices whittled down the number of people they were seeing to only the Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 22nd, 2020 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Hair: Leasing activity slows to crawl due to COVID-19 pandemic
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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 22nd, 2020 / Education, Latest news / Comments Off on Tri-county universities taking different routes for fall semester
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