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 →
Faulkner Farm site in Santa Paula sells for $3.7M
Faulkner Farm in Santa Paula, the home of the University of California’s Hansen Agricultural Research and Extension Center, sold for $3,700,001, one dollar more than asking, when escrow closed on March 5. The farm was put up for sale in September, after the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources decided to move its agricultural 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 →
A new mourning, as funeral homes faced unwelcome surge in business
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Region’s unemployment rate flat in January as COVID surged
The tri-county region’s unemployment rate was 7.4% in January, the same as in December, as the region and state endured the second month of the winter COVID-19 surge. California’s unemployment rate was 9% in January, down from 9.3% in December, according to data released March 12 by the state Employment Development Department. The national unemployment 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 →
Limoneira reports shrinking losses, sees start of restaurant recovery
The pandemic’s effects have depressed the lemon market for a year, as full-service restaurants and bars were forced to close indoor operations in many parts of the country, but Limoneira is looking at strong tailwinds in the market as several regions start to reopen. In an earnings report released March 10, Santa Paula-based Limoneira reported Read More →
