Dubroff: Region’s recent tragedies reveal weaknesses in community investment
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 27th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: Region’s recent tragedies reveal weaknesses in community investment
Tragedies like the Metrolink crash and the Isla Vista shootings should be a wake-up call about public spending priorities.
Read More →Alma del Pueblo development earns top sustainability honors
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, February 27th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Alma del Pueblo development earns top sustainability honors
The project joins the ranks of other LEED Platinum buildings in Santa Barbara including the Victoria Garden Mews home built by Allen Construction and UC Santa Barbara’s Bren Hall.
Read More →Malibu Coast vintners organize for wider recognition of wines
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, February 20th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Malibu Coast vintners organize for wider recognition of wines
Malibu is popularly associated with surf, sand, celebrities, movies — but usually not wine. Vintners in the recently recognized Malibu Coast American Viticultural Area, or AVA, are joining forces to do something about that. On Feb. 7, the first meeting of the Malibu Coast Vintners & Grape Growers Alliance was held at Cornell Winery in Read More →
Read More →Dubroff: Low interest rates are a poor substitute for government that works
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 20th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: Low interest rates are a poor substitute for government that works
Just consider the post-Presidents Day developments in one area with huge potential to create thousands of new businesses and millions of new jobs — immigration reform.
Read More →Ventura rents rise to record as Millennials delay buying
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, February 20th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ventura rents rise to record as Millennials delay buying
With the economy building momentum, job growth and household formation are creating stronger demand for rental housing, driving up apartment rental rates to new highs in Ventura County.
Read More →Dole Food investors shake the Murdock buyout money tree
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, February 13th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dole Food investors shake the Murdock buyout money tree
The CEO of Westlake Village-based Dole Food David Murdock could be heading to trial after a Delaware Chancery Court judge refused to throw out a case against the executive’s 2013 deal to take the company private.
Read More →Towbes Group signals more Santa Maria Valley investment
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, February 13th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Towbes Group signals more Santa Maria Valley investment
Santa Barbara-based development and construction firm The Towbes Group plans on building housing in Santa Maria for a long time.
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