Staff Report | Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
Four face charges for filched bus fares
Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top StoriesVentura County District Attorney Gregory Totten slapped four Gold Coast Transit employees with criminal charges today for snagging cash from bus fare boxes.
Staff Report | Monday, November 24th, 2014
Giving back: Montecito Bank & Trust gifts nonprofits $1 million
Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyFor the 12th consecutive year, Montecito Bank & Trust kicked off Thanksgiving week with $1 million in corporate gifts to regional nonprofits. Precisely 184 organizations received checks at a Nov. 24 luncheon at the Coral Casino at the Four Seasons Santa Barbara Biltmore under a program that the region’s biggest privately owned bank calls “Community Read More →
Staff Report | Friday, November 21st, 2014
Health-care giants tangle over emergency room billing
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Subscriber content, Top StoriesIn its suit, filed Nov. 12, Sierra Vista Hospital says that Oakland-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan owes it thousands of dollars for treating patients who showed up at its emergency room and were treated.
Staff Report | Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
Explosion at waste water treatment plant
East Ventura County, Latest news, Top StoriesAn explosion at a waste water company’s yard in Ventura County overnight caused minor injuries to dozens of people and closed Highway 126 for a number of hours on Nov. 18. The explosion at the Santa Clara Waste Water Treatment Plant in Santa Paula happened while a truck was pumping waste from a collection tank, Read More →
Staff Report | Monday, November 17th, 2014
After leaving Goleta, Allergan sold in $66B deal
Latest news, Technology, Top StoriesAlthough company spokespeople did not immediately return requests for comment, it is unlikely the fate of Allergan’s Goleta facility will change.
Staff Report | Friday, November 14th, 2014
Ventura County gets grant for walkway, biking projects
East Ventura County, Features, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism, West Ventura CountyMany cities across the country are gearing more resources to improving public transportation and making their urban centers more pedestrian and bike friendly. In Ventura County, a $3.3 million grant from the California Transportation Commission, approved Nov. 14, is expected to boost that effort, providing funding for 54 active transportation projects in the region. Among Read More →
Staff Report | Friday, November 14th, 2014
Santa Barbara, Ventura County philanthropists honored
Features, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomySeveral area businesses and individuals took home awards for their philanthropic contributions at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Santa Barbara and Ventura counties chapter 2014 National Philanthropy Day luncheon held Nov. 13 at the Ventura Beach Marriott. Montectio Bank & Trust, one of the oldest and largest locally owned banks in the region, was named Read More →