A real estate investor, Kenny Slaught is a long-standing supporter of Hospice of Santa Barbara and their I Have a Friend Mentor Program. To increase awareness, Slaught has newly promoted the program via his blog at KennySlaught.com.
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Hospice of Santa Barbara seeks to meet the needs of all individuals in the community who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Kenny Slaught notes that understanding that children and adolescents often struggle immensely when adapting to loss, the organization has focused much of its efforts on their critical needs. One of the most important programs that Hospice of Santa Barbara maintains is I Have a Friend, pairing young individuals struggling with grief with trained adult volunteers who have also experienced the loss of a parent at a young age.
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Multiple Hospice of Santa Barbara counsellors have effectively brought EMDR into their treatment plans after becoming certified in this cutting-edge therapy. As a result, many of their clients have reported stronger feelings of ease and comfort than they experienced with talk therapy alone. While EMDR does not replace the need for talk therapy, it can serve as an important complement for patients with particularly difficult grief or trauma. Kenny Slaught urges all seeking more information to “learn more about EMDR and other therapies offered through the hospice online at HospiceOfSantaBarbara.org or by calling the organization directly at (805) 563-8820.”
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Property investment , Kenny Slaught has recently written on his blog at KennySlaught.com about a new state-of-the-art therapy available for veterans at Hospice of Santa Barbara. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a modality that has been used effectively in treating veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The therapy uses eye movements in a unique way which processes trauma and reframes the raw, vivid imagery associated with it in the hippocampus. The brain, as a result, “re-files” the painful memory so that individuals can deal with the trauma in a more objective manner.
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The project plans for the preservation of the historical character of the museum building while providing for state-of-the-art upgrades. With enhancements like seismic upgrades, both the building and each of the tens of thousands of pieces of art inside will be better protected, notes Kenny Slaught. The project will develop 25 percent more gallery space to make the museum an even more celebrated center of the Santa Barbara community. In all, the renovation project is the most comprehensive the museum has undertaken to date.
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In 2011, says Kenny Slaught, Guillermo Bazan, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was one of the winners of the GCE grant. Bazan was recognized for the study of how semiconducting molecules that penetrate the membranes of living organisms may be used to facilitate the conversion of wastewater into energy. This was in line with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s interest in the possibility of using this technology to alleviate sanitation issues in the emerging world, as the issue presents a significant health hazard and negatively impacts people’s dignity.
A professor in UCSB’s Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, David Low, will pursue an innovative research project for global health and development titled “Strategy for development of enteric pathogen-specific phage”. His research will focus on a new way for the medical world to deal with serious bacterial pathogens which are becoming resistant to many once-powerful antibiotics. Kenny Slaught notes that, “He will engineer phage to selectively target and destroy several pathogenic bacteria to prevent enteric diseases in infants”.
Some factors influencing the current homebuying situation are particularly Californian in nature and can be traced back to a general scarcity of land in desirable locations. Undeveloped land costs are prohibitively high, particularly within the Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Kenny Slaught points to regular delays in new construction, which results in many owners opting to stay put and renovate, because Proposition 13, the 1978 amendment to the state’s constitution, has made upgrading a daunting choice. Although the law states that future property tax increases must be capped at 2% based on 1975 assessments, the exorbitant exception takes place when a sale happens, and a property is reassessed based on current sale price. In the end, yearly totals are decided by purchase figures that vary monthly, as demand in California shifts seasonally (with most homes sold in June and a small push at year’s end). Yearly totals are also affecting asking prices, interest rates, consumer confidence, quantity and quality of homebuyer jobs, disposable income, saving rates, and elements like major foreign investments, and negative equity status.
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More than just a popular tourist destination, Santa Barbara is a thriving center for young and developing businesses, notes Kenny Slaught. Dozens of promising, new startups have been founded in recent years, and many, including AppScale, LastLine, TrackR, and Salty Girl Seafood, have formed out of the University of California Santa Barbara. In the last year, over $200 million has been raised for area startups from private investors, and the Central Coast now boasts nearly twice the investment per capita in innovation than the LA metropolitan area, a significantly larger market. The tempting pull of Silicon Valley or Hollywood is not far off, but local entrepreneurs are recognizing the significance of building a business in a pro-growth environment. As a result, Santa Barbara is one of the best places in the country to launch and cultivate a startup, and has spawned remarkable biotech, medical, technology, and scientific businesses including Inogen, Raytheon, Sonos, and BioIQ.
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Also referred to as the American Riviera, Santa Barbara is internationally renowned for its desirable Mediterranean climate, stunning mountain backdrops, and picturesque coastlines. This iconic city isn’t nearly as well known, however, for its vibrant, friendly neighborhoods and generous citizens, according to Investec CEO Kenny Slaught. The local real estate believes strong heritage, a thriving small business sector, and engaged nonprofit organizations play essential roles in building these unique, proactive communities.
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