
Court levies $25M penalty on Conejo Valley firm
By Erika Martin / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Court levies $25M penalty on Conejo Valley firm
In a written opinion entered Sept. 18, the court found that 110,000 consumers had bought the defendants’ program and “more than 99.8 percent never earned any commission whatsoever.”

Downtown group joins effort to promote shopping local
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Downtown group joins effort to promote shopping local
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Lack gets nine-plus year sentence, faces additional 11
By Staff Report / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Features, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lack gets nine-plus year sentence, faces additional 11
Convicted former contractor, 53-year-old David Lack was slapped nine years and eight months in state prison at his Nov. 6 sentencing, after a jury found him guilty of three counts of grand theft in early August. Lack was also ordered to pay restitution of $300,000 to Mary Belle Snow, $600,508.74 to Rabobank and more than Read More →
Report: Cal Poly generates $1.4B
By Staff Report / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Central Coast, Features, Latest news / Comments Off on Report: Cal Poly generates $1.4B
A new report commissioned by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo claims the university has an economic impact of more than $1.4 billion on San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties. That number jumped more than $300 million since Cal Poly last contracted a similar study for it’s 2002 -2003 fiscal year. The 60-page study Read More →

Voters approve the bulk of bonds, taxes
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Voters approve the bulk of bonds, taxes
Tri-county voters approved $910 million in school bonds on Nov. 4, with every bond proposal passing in Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties while just one passed in Santa Barbara County.

Cash-strapped Guadalupe banks on DJ Farms project
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cash-strapped Guadalupe banks on DJ Farms project
For Guadalupe, it’s not the city’s expenses that are the problem — it’s revenue. With little commercial presence from businesses and a population of about 7,100, business tax revenues have dwindled and the ability to attract retailers is almost nonexistent.
$20M gift to Cal Poly is largest ever
By Staff Report / Monday, November 3rd, 2014 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on $20M gift to Cal Poly is largest ever
Former Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer and his wife Mary Beth made the single largest cash gift ever to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, according to a Nov. 3 announcement from the university. The university expects the $20 million donation to completely cover the cost to develop and construct four new facilities projects within Read More →







