Dykstra
Former Major League Baseball star Lenny Dykstra is accused of disposing of thousands of dollars in furniture and fixtures, including kitchen countertops and a $40,000 Le Cornue stove, from one of his Ventura County mansions just weeks before a bankruptcy court judge in Los Angeles appointed a trustee to oversee the case. Dykstra, 46, filed Read More →
SLO launches econ development effort
San Luis Obispo County officials are about to launch the most comprehensive economic development effort since city fathers wooed California Polytechnic University to the Central Coast more than a century ago. The effort is being co-chaired by County Supervisors Frank Mecham and Adam Hill and a broad coalition of businesses working with the San Read More →
Moorpark film studio plot unfolds
Bernie Weitzman has a grand script in the works for Moorpark. Step by step, Weitzman, chairman and chief executive officer of Commonwealth Studios and an independent film industry veteran, is bringing his massive film studio dream to fruition on the outskirts of the Ventura County city. And it is a big dream. Weitzman and Commonwealth Read More →
$75M estate
It’s been a bad year for California homeowners. Many have seen their property values plummet, and the luxury market is no longer insulated. The real estate market in and around Los Angeles has taken a hit, but one Ventura County luxury homeowner is adapting his strategy to fit the downturn. Instead of reducing the $75 Read More →
Construction hammered – Home building in Paso Robles at a standstill
With housing construction in Paso Robles in a free-fall, the city’s growing populace may soon have to look elsewhere for a place to call home. Residential building permits have come to a virtual standstill. And although the population is still growing at 1 percent annually, the days when Paso Robles dreamed of surpassing San Luis Read More →
Lawsuit seeks $250,000 in legal fees
A San Luis Obispo-based action sports media company faces a lawsuit from its lawyers alleging it failed to pay more than $250,000 of its $1 million legal bill for disputes with its founders and distributors. San Luis Obispo business law firm Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & McIvor is suing VAS Entertainment for $256,678.80 plus interest, according Read More →
Nipped in the bud – Artificial flower business closes after 58 years
Everything is withering in this economy. Even fake flowers. Aldik Artificial Flower Co., based in Moorpark, has been the country’s leading wholesaler of artificial blossoms for more than half a century. But after seeing steady growth over the past few decades, the company was forced to dissolve in February after a massive decline in sales Read More →
