Montecito Bank & Trust hands out $1M
Montecito Bank & Trust bank officials handed out $1 million in checks to 163 organizations located from Solvang to Westlake Village.
Read More →From the editor: Closing the turkey deficit
There are mega-deficits, there are giant deficits, and then there are smaller deficits that really hurt people in need. Consider, if you will, the turkey deficit facing Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. The deficit was so large that until Nov. 18, some 3,000 local families were in danger of going without this Thanksgiving. Happily, the Read More →
Read More →Giving more than time: Tech companies lend their skills to nonprofits
When businesses think about giving back to their communities, they typically turn to giving cash or volunteering to help build houses or serve up food. But tri-county technology companies are finding they can have a big impact in just a few hours by donating their skills and expertise. In San Luis Obispo, Hathway, a Web Read More →
Read More →SLO forecast gets $20K
The new Central Coast Economic Forecast, the successor in San Luis Obispo County to the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, announced Oct. 11 that it has received a $20,000 foundation grant. The grant comes from the Hind Foundation and Greg Hind, one of the founders of the Economic Forecast Project. The Central Coast Economic Forecast’s first Read More →
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