Chinatown plan up for vote
UncategorizedThe Copeland family’s proposed Chinatown Project is up for a vote by the San Luis Obispo City Council on July 1. The council will vote whether to renew a purchase agreement for two city-owned parking lots near Mission Plaza that are crucial to the project. The Copelands have agreed to pay $3.7 million for Read More →
La Conchita wrongful death trial starts
UncategorizedEngineers, hydrologists and other experts are expected to testify in the wrongful death and property damage civil trial prompted by the 2005 landslide in La Conchita. The trial started June 23 in Ventura County Superior Court. During his opening statement, attorney Anthony Murray said complex testimony will be heard about the effect of water coming Read More →
Rusnak makes Smart moves at Thousand Oaks Auto Mall
ColumnsDespite plans to add a few more seats, the Thousand Oaks Auto Mall is playing a tricky game of musical chairs. While city officials and auto mall tenants prepare to add parking and storage to the crowded Conejo Valley auto mall, major operators such as Rusnak Auto Group and Silver Star Automotive Group are busy Read More →
Limoneira: The long view pays off in the short term
ColumnsJust a few years ago, pundits were writing off the tri-counties citrus industry arguing our lemon groves were too costly and too inefficient to survive amid rising land prices. But agriculture is a fickle business. And amid the doom and gloom, some plucky survivors didn’t throw in the towel. They survived freezes and droughts and Read More →
Having a blast
Small BusinessBefore the night draws to a close on the Fourth of July in the Tri-Counties, Santa Barbara resident Ron Smith will have highly stimulated the visual and auditory senses of thousands of tri-county visitors and residents. Smith is a veteran pyrotechnic show producer and director of sales and marketing for PyroSpectacular, which he said is Read More →
Motogiro to roll through
UncategorizedVroom vroom. The cycle tour slated to hit the Central Coast in July is nothing like what area residents have grown accustomed to in recent years. These bikes have engines. It’s called Motogiro America and is based on an Italian motorcycle race that dates back to 1914. By the mid-1900s, the race became a showcase Read More →
Legal experts wary of new cell law
UncategorizedThe coming restrictions for on-the-road cell phone use may have teenagers angry and Bluetooth headset makers swimming in money like Scrooge McDuck, but the new laws have legal implications for businesses. The laws – which take effect July 1 – impose a $20 penalty for the first driving-while-talking offense and $50 for violations thereafter. But Read More →
