The Santa Maria Valley is on the upswing, and builders and businesses are taking note. In April, Santa Maria saw its unemployment rate dip below 10 percent for the first time in more than four years, according to a report released by the Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board on May 17. “Going below double Read More →
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 24th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on TrueVision Systems steps into world of 3D with Leica deal
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State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, has introduced a bill that would sharply limit the information that online sellers can gather and keep when customers use a credit card to pay for a transaction. The bill, SB 383, is designed to address the outcome of the California Supreme Court decision earlier this year in Apple Read More →
Why does a hospital in San Luis Obispo charge tens of thousands dollars more for major joint replacement surgery than one across the Santa Barbara County line? And what’s behind a hospital in the city of Santa Barbara asking twice as much as a facility in nearby Lompoc? And perhaps more puzzling, why is the Read More →
A radio battle is shaping up on the Central Coast, with two similar stations preparing to face off for audience share from the Santa Ynez Valley to San Luis Obispo. But it’s not another clash of commercial giants such as Cumulus Media and Clear Channel Communications. The contenders are KCBX and KCLU, two nonprofit public Read More →
By Dana Olsen / Friday, May 17th, 2013 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Tourism leaders play up Santa Barbara’s celebrity cred
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, May 10th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Top Stories / Comments Off on Strawberry growers brace for water restrictions
After two years of scant rainfall, strawberries may topple from their spot as the top crop in Ventura County as growers battle severely limited water supplies. Growers on the Oxnard Plain who depend on United Water Conservation District’s pipeline to water their strawberry crops will be down to less than half of their usual supply Read More →
