Airline to halt Sacramento and San Diego flights
UncategorizedBlaming soaring fuel costs, ExpressJet Airlines announced July 10 it will discontinue its non-stop service from Santa Barbara Airport to Sacramento and San Diego as of Sept. 1. All ExpressJet cities are being closed, airline officials announced July 10. ExpressJet President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Ream said, "If we had any other choice, we Read More →
E.W. Scripps stock declines
UncategorizedShares of E.W. Scripps Co. plunged after the newspaper publisher completed the spinoff of its cable networks business, Scripps Networks Interactive, into a separate public company. Cincinnati-based E.W. Scripps owns 10 broadcast stations, newspapers in 15 U.S. markets and other media properties, including the Ventura County Star. Shares dropped 18 cents, or 5.6 percent, to Read More →
Initiative loses legal round
UncategorizedA Ventura County Superior Court judge rejected Oxnard City Councilman Tim Flynn’s attempt to force his colleagues to consider the Oxnard traffic initiative July 1 instead of at the next council meeting. Flynn filed a lawsuit June 27 in the hope of getting a judge to order that the matter be added to the council’s Read More →
Construction to begin on Route 154
UncategorizedOn July 7, construction will begin on the operational and safety improvements on Route 154 from Santa Barbara north to the Route 246 intersection. A community kick-off ceremony will be held July 9th at 10:30 a.m. at the Santa Ynez Valley Park & Ride Lot near the intersection of Routes 154 and 246. The $5 Read More →
K-Swiss gets $30M in court settlement
UncategorizedCollective Brands Inc., owner of the Payless ShoeSource and Stride Right chains, agreed to pay $30 million to Westlake Village-based K-Swiss Inc. to settle claims it copied the company’s shoes by using a five-stripe design. Collective agreed not to sell “confusingly similar’’ footwear, the companies said June 27 in U.S. regulatory filings. Payless will be Read More →
Lead-free bullet maker on target
OpinionSome companies have stepped up to the mark to address an environmental issue that seriously affects the California condor. Forty-four biologists, researchers and other scientists have signed a “statement of scientific agreement” that the weight of research that condors are poisoned by ingesting lead fragments from the carcasses of wild animals felled by bullets is Read More →
Enjoy the summer and savor the arts
OpinionWith summer firmly upon us, we are quite fortunate so many entertaining activities are available to us in the Tri-Counties – indoors and out. The Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles gets under way July 23. Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days are just around the corner with this year’s opening day set for July 30. Read More →
