Vital Signs: The labor market still lagging behind
Economy, Latest news, Tri-County EconomyStatistics from The California Labor Market Information Division’s December 2022 report showed a declining unemployment rate across all three counties on the Central Coast, but job creation is still lacking far behind, according to the Economic Development Collaborative. In Ventura County, only a net gain of 200 jobs was calculated for the month of December. Read More →
Street Smarts: Famed author to speak at Westmont President’s Breakfast
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Resources available for small businesses and nonprofits following storm
Latest news, middleSmall businesses and nonprofits that experienced damage from winter storms are getting help from the SBA and other federal agencies after much of the region was declared a major disaster. Officials in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties are setting up disaster recovery centers. Ventura County is not included in the major disaster declaration Read More →
Good Works: Planes of Fame announces new air museum in SM Airport
Latest news, NonprofitsSanta Maria-based Planes of Fame Air Museum announced that over 60% of its campaign goal to develop a new Museum Campus at the Santa Maria Airport has been raised, the nonprofit said on Jan. 17. According to the 501(c)(3), it has raised $7.5 million of its $12 million goal so far. A benefactor has also Read More →
Street Smarts: Santa Barbara Film Festival lineup announced
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Street smarts: California Strawberry Festival makes in-person return at VC Fairgrounds
OpinionThe California Strawberry Festival will cross the Santa Clara River to the Ventura County Fairgrounds in downtown Ventura when it returns as a live event on May 20-21 after a three-year hiatus due to COVID. “We are thrilled to relaunch the California Strawberry Festival in 2023 at the Fairgrounds,” says Dean Kato, Chairman of the Read More →
Maritime reform bills passed inspired by Conception Boat Fire
Latest news, Law & Goverment, Regions, Ventura CountyThe Small Passenger Vessel Liability Fairness Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Dec. 23. The measure, championed by Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Ventura, was crafted in response to the 2019 Conception boat fire off the Central Coast. The law is meant to reform Read More →
