Santa Barbara man sentenced for Ponzi scheme
A Santa Barbara man was sentenced Oct. 11 to 11 years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution to victims in a $14 million Ponzi scheme. Darrell Arnold Aviss, 64, was sentenced in federal court in Los Angeles. He had pleaded guilty in June to 21 felonies, including wire fraud, tax evasion, failure to Read More →
Shape Sensing Company brings fiber optics to health care
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Biden’s announcement has region’s cannabis companies seeing green
Glass House Brands purchased Houweling’s Tomatoes greenhouses in Camarillo with the hopes of growing and selling cannabis not just for the state of California, but for the entire country. After president Joe Biden’s announcement on multiple cannabis issues Oct. 6, including potentially removing the drug from the most restrictive tier of federal controls, that hope Read More →
Elected officials talk up need for housing, inflation control at South Coast Chamber forum
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Dubroff: State Street’s problems have a simple solution
When it comes to fixing Santa Barbara’s increasingly shabby-looking State Street, it’s clear that the issue nobody wants to address is housing. With an additional 5,000 or more residents in the downtown core, State Street would again resemble a vibrant neighborhood that could support the merchants and restaurants who are struggling to sustain themselves. By Read More →
Santa Barbara, Ventura to keep streets closed, outdoor dining open through at least 2024
Lower State Street will remain closed to vehicle traffic for at least two more years, and restaurants will likely start paying for their outdoor dining “parklets,” according to new requirements recently adopted by the Santa Barbara City Council. In the tri-county area, only the cities of Santa Barbara and Ventura have left their main downtown Read More →
Former InTouch CEO lays out future of telehealth
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