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By Staff Report / Thursday, September 24th, 2015 / Latest news / Comments Off on Workers in Santa Barbara County sue Vons claiming overtime, lunch break violations
A $4 million workers’ rights lawsuit was filed on behalf of 500 former and present Vons employees against Vons locations in Santa Barbara County, the Santa Barbara-based law firm Anticouni & Associates announced on Sept. 24. The class-action lawsuit filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court alleges that Vons did not pay overtime compensation and required Read More →
By pacbiztimes / Thursday, September 24th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Grocer Haggen looks to close all 20 stores in Tri-Counties
Haggen announced on Sept. 24 that it asked a Delaware bankruptcy court for permission to close its grocery stores in the Tri-Counties, along with the entire Pacific Southwest. The massive grocery chain, with roots in Bellingham, Wash., plans to close 100 stores, including all 20 in the tri-county region, to refocus on its core locations in Washington Read More →
By Staff Report / Thursday, September 24th, 2015 / Latest news / Comments Off on President of Antioch University Santa Barbara to retire in June
Nancy Leffert, president of Antioch University Santa Barbara, will retire in June 2016. “Nancy Leffert was the right person at the right time for AUSB,” said board chair Victoria Riskin in a news release. “She infused the institution with excitement, direction, purpose, and academic integrity. She increased enrollment and the endowment, and raised significant Read More →
St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 24 for a three-story, 75,000-square-foot tower. The $80 million addition, which will be attached to the emergency department, will occupy the plot of land where the old emergency department parking lot now sits. The first floor of the new Read More →
Pharmaceuticals Amgen and Allergan announced positive Phase 3 study results of their new drug ABP 215 on Sept. 23. The drug, used to treat lung cancer, is being developed as a biosimilar to Roche Holding AG’s Avastin. ABP 215 showed clinical safety and effectiveness compared to Avastin. “Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer Read More →
By pacbiztimes / Monday, September 21st, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Volkswagen owners in Santa Barbara County sue automaker over emissions cheating
Six Volkswagen owners from Santa Barbara County have filed a class-action lawsuit against the German automaker’s U.S. manufacturer and distributor, claiming their vehicles have decreased in value following accusations that Volkswagen used software to cheat emission standards. Federal and California environmental regulators recently accused Volkswagen of installing software in its Audi and Volkswagen diesel Read More →
