Biden appointments could send wind power blowing into Morro Bay
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Ventura County drops last remaining COVID lawsuits
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has voted to dismiss the county’s remaining five lawsuits against businesses that were not complying with COVID-19 regulations. The county brought lawsuits against 13 gyms and restaurants earlier this year when it found those businesses holding indoor or outdoor operations against local and state health orders. It dropped eight Read More →
Macy’s building in downtown Santa Barbara to become office space
The site of the former Macy’s in downtown Santa Barbara is going to be turned into office space, introducing more than 132,000 square feet into the area’s office market. The building is at 701 State Street, in the Paseo Nuevo shopping center. It has three floors, and more than 40,000 square feet of space per Read More →
Oxnard, Camarillo chambers plan merger
The Oxnard Chamber of Commerce has voted to merge with the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce and form the West Ventura County Business Alliance, a regional advocacy organization. Members of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce will be voting on uniting the organizations on March 22, according to a March 11 news release from the Oxnard chamber. Read More →
SLO County leaders eyeing Diablo Canyon site for green energy
With the decommissioning of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant approaching, a new partnership has been announced to try turn the site into a hub for clean energy on the Central Coast. REACH—the Regional Economic Action Coalition, an economic planning nonprofit for San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County—is working elected officials, county government and Read More →
State opens new round of small business aid
Small businesses that didn’t receive funding in earlier rounds of a state program designed to give those businesses a boost have additional chances to get help. On Feb. 23, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that provided an extra $2 billion for grants of up to $25,000 for small businesses impacted by the pandemic. The Read More →
Santa Maria farm pays $30k to workers to settle labor complaint
More than 200 Santa Maria farmworkers received settlement checks from Rancho Laguna Farms on Feb. 21, a day after the farm agreed to a $30,000 informal settlement of an unfair labor practice charge with the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board. The board distributed checks to 212 farmworkers at the Central Coast United for a Sustainable Read More →
