Diablo Canyon extension process hindered by federal regulators
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 / Energy, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Diablo Canyon extension process hindered by federal regulators

The plan to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant may have been put on hold, pending the filing of a revised application with federal regulators. On Jan. 24, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission denied a request to renew a review of an operating license application from Pacific Gas & Electric, operators of Read More →
Flying Solo: TruNorth Jets offers private flight experience to Central Coast
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, January 19th, 2023 / Features, Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Flying Solo: TruNorth Jets offers private flight experience to Central Coast

Since she was a kid, Sarah Oberman has been involved in the aviation industry. For nearly 50 years, her parents owned and operated Channel Islands Aviation. “As far as I can remember, I’ve been involved in airplanes, whether it was flying for family trips, or when I was old enough, I started washing airplanes for Read More →
Newsom, other local officials gather in Santa Barbara to support tri-county’s efforts
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, January 13th, 2023 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Newsom, other local officials gather in Santa Barbara to support tri-county’s efforts

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other elected officials were in Santa Barbara to support work underway that has made a difference following Jan. 9’s unprecedented storm and express the need to locals to stay vigilant as more rainfall is expected. Newsom, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Senators Monique Limon and Gregg Hart and other local officials were Read More →
Torrential rainfall brings drought relief to Central Coast
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, January 12th, 2023 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Regions, Top Stories, Top Story, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Torrential rainfall brings drought relief to Central Coast

Update: As of Jan. 12, no county in California is designated as an extreme drought area while locations that were in severe drought are down from 71% to 46%. Another storm has come and gone along the Central Coast — though another could be approaching soon — and luckily it seems the area has largely Read More →

Technology Forecast: Innovation will be the theme for 2023
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, January 5th, 2023 / Central Coast, Latest news, Regions, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Technology Forecast: Innovation will be the theme for 2023

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New firm wants to play ball at VC Fairgrounds
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, December 23rd, 2022 / Latest news, Regions, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County / Comments Off on New firm wants to play ball at VC Fairgrounds

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Humor us: How Central Coast Comedy clubs pivoted during pandemic
By Guest commentary / Thursday, December 15th, 2022 / Features, Small Business, Special Sections, Top 25 lists, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Humor us: How Central Coast Comedy clubs pivoted during pandemic
By Mark Miller Special to The Business Times Laugh and the world laughs with you. Maybe. Own a comedy club and you struggle during a pandemic. Perhaps no small businesses depend more on tightly packing large numbers of customers into small spaces and mightily attempting to provoke them to forcefully aspirate into the air than Read More →