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.
Farmers markets face more stringent regulations, higher fees
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Farmers markets face more stringent regulations, higher fees
Vendors at farmers markets all over the state will now pay a higher daily fee — $2 instead of the current 60 cents — and growers will face stricter inspections as part of a new state law going into effect Jan. 1, 2015.
‘Prost!’ Figueroa Mountain to trek from Buellton to Bavaria
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on ‘Prost!’ Figueroa Mountain to trek from Buellton to Bavaria
Buellton-based craft brewer Figueroa Mountain is headed across the pond with plans for a brewery and taproom in Germany.
$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 →
O’Connor recalls barriers women attorneys faced
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, October 31st, 2014 / Features, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on O’Connor recalls barriers women attorneys faced
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, recalled during an appearance at Cal State Channel Islands that in order to land her first job as an attorney after graduating high in her class at Stanford Law School, she offered to work for free and share Read More →
Amid falling energy prices, Venoco slims down
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, October 31st, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Amid falling energy prices, Venoco slims down
With revenue sagging and pressure mounting to reduce its debt load, Venoco agreed to sell the Oxnard field for $200 million to an unnamed buyer.
Munger on a mission: Housing for 21st century scholars
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, October 31st, 2014 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Munger on a mission: Housing for 21st century scholars
Munger made headlines nationwide when he gave $65 million to UC Santa Barbara to fund a planned scholars residence for the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, enlisting South Coast developer-financier-philanthropist Mike Towbes, whose Towbes Group will build the three-story project.