Recently added articles from Santa Barbara News-Press (Santa Barbara, CA):
Developer completes sale of campus to UCSB.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Maria Zate Sep. 29--Devereux completed the sale of its 33-acre Goleta Valley Campus for more than $27 million to UCSB this week, but it will lease back approximately 4 acres to continue providing its services to those with developmental disabilities. UCSB ...
August home, condo sales nosedive.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Maria Zate Sep. 28--August was a tough month for home sales in Santa Barbara County as problems in the mortgage industry took their toll. From the South Coast to the North County, sales fell almost 20 percent, but prices avoided a steep slide. Lompoc Valley ...
It's all in the timing.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Risen Sep. 28--As the sun rose in Santa Barbara, the Sta. Rita Hills remained covered in fog, which prolonged the cool early morning long enough for the Melville Winery to pick a very ripe block of Chardonnay grapes. The staff rose at 4:30 a.m., and by the time the ...
Brown adjusts to lobbying role in Sacramento.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Maria Zate Sep. 26--Rodney Brown, who formerly held the top position at Montecito Bank & Trust in Santa Barbara, was recently appointed as the new president and CEO of the California Bankers Association in Sacramento. The CBA is one of the largest state ...
County sees surge in public transportation.
Sep 25, 2007 ... Sep. 25--Ridership on Santa Barbara County bus lines have exceeded expectations, even after gas prices in the region fell below the bellweather $3 a gallon. During the just-ended July-August period, Santa Barbara MTD realized a 7 percent increase, City of Lompoc Transit registered a ...