Our View: Santa Barbara sales tax measure could be tough to sell
With one survey indicating solid voter support and a willing city council going along, Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider has gotten the votes necessary to place a 1 cent general sales tax hike on the ballot for November. The June 28 vote caps a discussion that began earlier this spring when the idea of a Read More →
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More viewers tune into over-the-air digital television signals
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Read More →Coding Autism wins MIT entrepreneurial competition
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Read More →Arts play leading role in tri-county economies
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Read More →Dubroff: New investment fund will have an impact on State Street
Story updated at 2:18 p.m. June 23: Of all the challenges facing Santa Barbara as it tries to reinvent its struggling State Street business district, the biggest may be getting the capital to attract and retain innovative companies. From San Luis Obispo to Westlake Village, tri-county communities are awash in startup weekends and small cash Read More →
Read More →SLO software provider MindBody hires new president
Wellness industry software provider MindBody, based in San Luis Obispo, has hired Mike Mansbach to be president of the company. Prior to the appointment, Mansbach served as president of cloud-based video and communications company Blue Jeans Network, based in Mountain View, and he spent 10 years in executive roles at regional employer Citrix Systems. Under Read More →
Read More →Report finds nonprofit arts, culture vital to Central Coast economies
Americans for the Arts released a study on June 17 that demonstrates how support of regional nonprofit arts and cultural institutions is critical to regional economies. The Washington D.C.-based nonprofit took a look at 341 communities nationwide, including Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, to measure the economic footprint of the arts in fiscal Read More →
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