Paolucci Communication Arts’ 20th Anniversary

March 23, 2010

On March 23, past and present clients, employees and business partners gathered at Terranea Resort to mark the beginning of the third successful decade of Paolucci Communication Arts. The communication-arts firm with an advertising, public relations and interactive specialty celebrated at a private, oceanfront party. For more than two decades, PCA has served local and international clients in industries including luxury real estate, resorts, private clubs & spas, and consumer products.

“We’re very proud of this accomplishment,” said Mark Paolucci, president of PCA. “It is a reflection of the high standard with which we hold ourselves, in terms of creating the work and conducting our business. If our clients are successful, we are successful, and happy clients lead to more business which has fueled our growth over the years.”

 Of course, PCA photographer Peter Cooper captured the event on film. A selection of his party photos is viewable on PCA’s Facebook page.

Ventura Planned Wisely for the Recession. Did Your City?

March 9, 2010

Plato wrote that the ideal ruler was a “philosopher king,” whose power was matched by wisdom. In William Fulton, the city of Ventura has a planner mayor. He’s the author of several respected books on urban planning, including The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles. While other U.S. cities are suffering from the recession and budget slashing, Ventura, through smart planning, is hurting relatively less. That, at least, is the premise of this recent piece on KCET TV’s SoCal Connected show. The city’s policy of “moderating real estate growth during the boom years,” by not overbuilding houses that were sold elsewhere through risky sub-prime loans, has helped avert calamity, as has its fairly secure government job base. Fulton also helped plan and recently launch Ventura Ventures Technology Center, a high-tech incubator sector backed by the city with affordable office rentals.

Can we please learn some lessons from our current mess, people?