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By Guest commentary / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Ten ways to shift to whole-family financial planning
By John Ambrecht on February 22, 2012 For decades, estate and family business succession planning have been primarily about legally protecting and distributing family wealth and reassigning business assets, roles and responsibilities according to the wishes of those at the helm of the company or family unit. However, the landscape is shifting to incorporate a Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Santa Barbara media startup offers new model
The region’s sometimes quirky lineup of media players welcomes a new entrant this month. Mission and State, a nonprofit spawned by grants from the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Knight Foundation among others, rolled out the red carpet for its new staff on Feb. 19. The project was previously called the Santa Barbara Investigative Journalism Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Chandra Wallar would leave big shoes to fill if she left for the OC
She brought a head for numbers and a sharp pencil to the job.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 22nd, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: California’s budget worries are far from over
Evidence abounds that California is less than half way through the process of grinding toward a budget fix.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 15th, 2013 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Three tri-county cities offer three ways to sprout young companies
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura each present fundamentally divergent approaches to helping new companies grow.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 15th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: SLO should keep award winning school open
We hope the district board does the right thing and finds a way to keep Teach open.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 15th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Chamber creates framework for future
The Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce took the wraps off a new business model.
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