Central Coast wins its first three Michelin stars
Ricky Odbert spent the first part of his culinary career working in fine dining in San Francisco, restaurants where the all-consuming obsession was to earn one or more stars in the Michelin Guide. He never quite got there — for four years, he was sous chef at a one-star restaurant, and leaving without getting a Read More →
Santa Barbara mayor’s race enters last leg
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Deadline approaching for final round of state pandemic relief grants
The clock is ticking for qualified small businesses and nonprofits looking to get a financial boost from the final round of the California COVID-19 pandemic relief grant program. Applications for the ninth round of the state’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant will be accepted until Sept. 30. Eligible businesses must be affected by the pandemic Read More →
U.S. Bank’s $8B deal to buy Union Bank could make it region’s biggest banking company
Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted Sept. 21 and updated Sept. 23 with more reporting about the pending bank merger. Union Bank’s 29-branch network in the Tri-Counties will become part of U.S. Bank in an $8 billion deal that will give Union Bank’s Japanese parent a nearly 3% stake in Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp. In Read More →
Energy Vault to go public in SPAC deal
Westlake Village-based Energy Vault will go public after entering into an agreement with the special purpose acquisition company Norvus Capital Corp., in a deal worth up to $388 million. The combined company will have an enterprise value of about $1.1 billion once the deal is complete, according to a Sept. 9 news release from Energy Read More →
Trek Foundation hits trails in Santa Barbara, Ventura
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Bill Foley buys Hotel Californian
Foley Entertainment Group, founded by Las Vegas Golden Knights hockey owner and Santa Barbara County wine magnate Bill Foley, has purchased the Hotel Californian on lower State Street in Santa Barbara. Foley Entertainment Group announced the purchase Sept. 1 and did not disclose the price. The property’s assessed value is $33.5 million, according to Santa Read More →
