Region’s airports get $8.4M in federal funds
The first installments of federal funding from President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law are headed to the Tri-Counties, in the form of grants to upgrade the region’s airports. Following Biden’s signing of the infrastructure bill last month, the initial round of funds will deliver more than $8.4 million to airports on the Central Read More →
Habit founders to sell remaining restaurants, including original Goleta spot
After 45 years as legendary Santa Barbara restaurateurs, the Reichard brothers are kicking The Habit. Their wildly successful chain, The Habit Burger Grill, was sold years ago and is now under the Yum Brands umbrella, along with Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell. But Brent and Bruce Reichard kept eight Habit restaurants in Santa Barbara Read More →
State Bar shuts down Santa Barbara legal firm
NOTE: This article was originally posted Dec. 6 and updated on Dec. 9. The updated version clarifies the reason the firm was shut down and includes quotes from an attorney for National Family Solutions and from the settlement between the firm and the State Bar of California. The State Bar of California has shut down Read More →
Simi Valley industrial sale is city’s biggest ever
A six-unit industrial building in Simi Valley sold recently for $46.4 million, making it the “largest industrial property ever sold” in the city, Calabasas-based Lee & Associates announced Dec. 3. Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura President Mike Tingus and principals Joe Jusko and Grant Fulkerson negotiated the sale of the Topaz Business Park to Rexford Industrial, an Read More →
Second major energy storage project planned for SLO County
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Our View: New desalter marks a true watershed moment in Ventura County; Remembering Bob Gonzales
The Oxnard Plain took a big step forward toward sustainability on Nov. 30 when Camarillo’s North Pleasant Valley Groundwater Desalter began operating after two years of construction. The facility is located near the intersection of Las Posas Road and Lewis Road and will become fully operational after testing is completed early next year. The desalter Read More →
From unhoused to home for the holidays: Pandemic funds convert hundreds of units in region
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