Other elements influencing the current situation that are particularly Californian in nature are the result of a general scarcity of land in desirable locations. Undeveloped land prices are prohibitively high, especially around the Los Angeles and San Francisco metro areas. Kenny Slaught points to regular construction delays on new projects, which cause many owners to… Continue Reading
Kenny Slaught reflects on the keen eye and overall artistic excellence George Washington Smith brought to Santa Barbara. It has been almost 100 years since the famous architect inspired the California movement called the Spanish Colonial revival. He actually dropped out of Harvard to work as a bond trader. Once he became a successful businessman,… Continue Reading
The Santa Barbara Bowl, a large-scale outdoor music venue, aims to make the arts accessible to the larger community through a number of educational outreach initiatives. Annually, the foundation funds programs that reach nearly 20,000 students through non-profit arts programs, regional artists, and area schools. Long-time advocate of regional, Santa Barbara-based real estate developer and… Continue Reading
When a child experiences the loss of a parent, they often feel that life will never again be the same. They will feel lost and heartbroken. As discussed by Kenny Slaught, “The I Have a Friend mentor program allows these young people to share their feelings with someone who has experienced something very similar.” Each… Continue Reading
Investec Real Estate Companies Founder and President, Kenny Slaught, discusses the noticeable features of the Spanish Colonial architecture found throughout Santa Barbara. He highlights the intricately adorned archways and brightly colored tiles and suggests places where these characteristics can be found, such as the County Courthouse and historic downtown areas. Read More: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kenny-slaught-discusses-history-architecture-061351293.html Continue Reading
Kenny Slaught notes that Hospice of Santa Barbara provides a thorough range of services benefitting individuals facing terminal and chronic illness, as well as their families. Several of the programs at the organization serve the needs of children as they struggle with the impending or recent passing of a loved one. As 20 percent of… Continue Reading
David Low, a professor in UCSB’s Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, will immerse himself in an innovative global health and development research project titled “Strategy for development of enteric pathogen-specific phage”. His research will directly focus on a new way to deal with serious bacterial pathogens as they become resistant to many once-powerful… Continue Reading
Because of a white-hot housing market, today’s West Coast buyers learn that they must pay excessively high prices for older, less luxurious homes. Kenny Slaught notes that home values have been steadily rising since 2008, and the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home price index reveals that Los Angeles home prices reached their highest point during… Continue Reading