Primetime
By John Palminteri of KEYT News
Small business owners with big dreams continue to be an important component in the American economy. In a NewsChannel 3 special report, we look at three local businesses with limited storefronts, simple operations and high hopes at a time when a businessman is the President.
John Palminteri stops into a one person coffee shop, a Mexican food truck that converts into a popular hole-in-the-wall hideaway, and a one-person barbershop to find out. Cloudspotters, Wolfs Head, and Mony’s Mexican Taqueria were all highlighted in the special report.
Read the full story on KEYT.com
CA taxes everyone to death. It’s just a matter of time…
It’s not “the economy” that is making it tough for small business in Santa Barbara. It’s the commercial property owners. Period. No small business can afford to survive here with the astronomical rents the commercial landlords charge. The landlords don’t care – a vacant storefront is worth more in credits and write-offs than it would be if they lowered their rents.
JP, I love you, but can we please start reporting on the REAL story in SB? City Council and all you newbies to our local gov’t, please start addressing this. The homeless along State St is not driving away business. The landlords are. The homeless just come in where there is space to be filled. Shame on you greedy you-know-whats.
If we actually were highly taxed, that argument might have some merit. By historic and world standards, however, we aren’t.
Nobody can afford commercial rents on State. Just let all the buildings rot empty. Greedy landlords.
True that. They want to revive downtown? Put a check on the greedy landlords.
I don’t actually “identify” as anything, politically speaking. Only dealing in facts. Grow up, everyone.
Don’t use the “alternative” facts. Instead use actual data:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-states-to-be-a-taxpayer/2416/#methodology
TheRealBeBe gets it.