Channel Islands YMCA touts diversity of staff, volunteers
The Young Men’s Christian Association, which began in 1844 as a refuge for predominantly white males, has achieved ethnic and gender diversity on the Central Coast. The Channel Islands YMCA, which has locations in Camarillo, Ventura, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Lompoc and Santa Ynez, is the largest YMCA branch in the nation with an Hispanic Read More →
Read More →Goleta housing developments will reduce regional shortage
Goleta is poised to help fill the region’s housing void with a series of new projects. There are more than 1,600 units in the pipeline ranging from single-family homes to affordable rentals. The Village at Los Carneros is currently under construction and will feature a mix of condos and single-family spaces totaling 465 units. The Read More →
Read More →Dubroff: Appeal of populism falls short of reality
“You say you want a revolution Well, you know, we all want to change the world” — John Lennon My verdict on the so-called “Brexit” vote is that in a globalized world dominated by central bankers, it is far more profitable to sing about a revolution than to actually foment one. Less than a week Read More →
Read More →Dubroff: Brexit impacts will be felt in Tri-Counties
Brexit has become a crisis with a long tail and more than a twinge of buyers’ remorse. As Sung Won Sohn of CSU Channel Islands pointed out in comments to the Business Times, the narrow EU exit vote victory was a boost for populism in the U.S. and elsewhere. It could lead to the disintegration Read More →
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Panelists say consumer education key to ag sustainability
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Read More →Dubroff: Fukushima nuclear disaster doomed Diablo Canyon
Few people on the Central Coast took note of March 11 as the fifth anniversary of Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. But you can trace the June 21 announcement that PG&E won’t operate the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near Avila Beach beyond 2025 to the earthquake and tsunami on the Japanese coast that destroyed four Read More →
Read More →Trader Joe’s planning to move to bigger Santa Barbara space
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