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Tea parties, skateboarders and wildfires: The story of Montecito’s Mar y Cel
California may become the first state to require large companies to have women on their boards. An economics professor from UCSB says we should prepare for a future with no physical cash.
By Larry Perel • • 30m ListenThe last remaining wall of the Mar y Cel tea house in Montecito. Photo credit: Kathryn Barnes/KCRW.
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4 storiesGender inequality in company boardrooms
California may become the first state to require large companies to have women on their boards.
Read the story8 minWave bye-bye to dollar bills
An economic professor from UCSB recently traveled to Washington D.C. to spoke at a hearing in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade about the future of money.
Read the story5 minThree restaurants in the Funk Zone turn five years old
Most local business owners will tell you it’s hard to make ends meet, especially in a place like Santa Barbara, where rents are high and you have to jump through a lot of planning and permitting hoops.
Read the story8 minCurious Coast: The story behind Montecito’s Mar y Cel
Atop a hill in Montecito sits one stone wall with three archways. It’s been there for over a century and, in that time, has served as the home base for decadent parties, rebellious skaters, and destructive fires.
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