Area banks welcome chance at capital
UncategorizedFor months the frozen credit markets have dominated headlines. And the hastily enacted banking bailout plan loomed over the Nov. 4 election. But in the Tri-Counties, the implications of the plan and its $750 billion in potential new capital for the banking industry remain far from clear. In a series of interviews, some of Read More →
Romero election highlights SLO
UncategorizedIn the city of San Luis Obispo, longtime incumbent Dave Romero garnered more than 67 percent of the vote, beating challenger Terry Mohan by a landslide. The city’s newest council members are Jan Marx and John B. Ashbaugh, who won 25 and 23 percent of the votes respectively, narrowly edging out incumbent Paul Brown, Dan Read More →
Measures give win to business
UncategorizedA key transportation ballot measure in Santa Barbara County was approved while a traffic measure in Oxnard was defeated by a landslide in the Nov. 4 election. With its victory, Santa Barbara County’s Measure A will provide more revenue for transit projects. “We had more votes than we needed,” said a happy Santa Barbara County Read More →
Region awaits Obama
UncategorizedOn Nov. 4, millions of people from across the country voted for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., but the Tri-Counties’ particular enthusiasm for the president-elect indicated more than just a hope for change. Thanks to an Obama victory, the Tri-Counties is poised to see a wave of federal interest in sectors such as alternative energy, technology Read More →
Star trims workforce
UncategorizedThe Ventura County Star, the largest daily newspaper in the Tri-Counties, will eliminate 44 positions, its president and publisher, George Cogswell III, said in a story published by the Star on Nov. 6. Cogswell said that though most departments will feel the cuts, the number of news reporters will hold steady, according to the published Read More →
Jackson-Strickland race too close to call; Tri-Counties vote Obama
UncategorizedIn a contested race whose results remain unclear, Republican Tony Strickland on Nov. 6 inched ahead of Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson by about 800 votes out of more than 300,000 cast in the 19th State Senate District contest. But with thousands of provisional and late absentee ballots cast and waiting to be counted, the final outcome Read More →
