Santa Barbara to probe alleged conflicts in cannabis permits
Latest news, Law & GovermentA Santa Barbara city employee who oversaw applications for cannabis dispensary licenses has been placed on leave while he is the focus of an outside investigation, the city said March 15. Anthony Wagner, a public information officer with the Santa Barbara Police Department, was the focus of a March 12 article in Los Angeles magazine Read More →
Street Smarts: Vandenberg’s name change puts space front and center
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Region’s clinics to join federal vaccine program
Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsThree health clinics based in Santa Barbara County, one in a San Luis Obispo County and one in Ventura County have been invited to join a federal program mean to get more vaccines in the arms of people who need them most. The Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program was launched by the U.S. Health Resources Read More →
Street Smarts: No knead to go to Ireland for your St. Paddy’s Day bread
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State opens new round of small business aid
Latest news, Law & Goverment, right, Small Business, Top StoriesSmall businesses that didn’t receive funding in earlier rounds of a state program designed to give those businesses a boost have additional chances to get help. On Feb. 23, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that provided an extra $2 billion for grants of up to $25,000 for small businesses impacted by the pandemic. The Read More →
Simi Valley contractor sentenced for workers comp fraud
Latest news, Law & GovermentA general contractor in Simi Valley was sentenced March 3 for workers compensation fraud, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko’s office announced. David Burgmeier, who owned and operated Burgmeier Construction Company in Simi Valley, pleaded guilty in December to multiple counts of insurance and unemployment fraud. From March 2008 through March 2016, Burgmeier underreported the Read More →
Salem reports profitable quarter, but loss for the full year
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura CountySalem Media Group reported a mixed bag of financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2020 when it released its quarterly earnings report on March 4. The conservative media group recently moved its corporate headquarters from Camarillo to Irving, Texas, though it kept some operations in Camarillo. In 2020, Salem cut Read More →
