Santa Barbara scrambles to regulate pot dispensaries
By pacbiztimes / Friday, November 27th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Santa Barbara scrambles to regulate pot dispensaries
Ryan Howe left a stable gig in the entertainment industry to vie for a coveted spot in Santa Barbara’s medical marijuana dispensary market. The former president of the Los Angeles-based production company Thunder Bay Pictures now aims to start one of three allowable dispensaries within city limits. “It was a philosophical change in my life,” Read More →
Plains ordered to purge oil from Line 903
By pacbiztimes / Friday, November 20th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Plains ordered to purge oil from Line 903
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Cybersecurity law aims to keep information safe
By pacbiztimes / Friday, October 9th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Cybersecurity law aims to keep information safe
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Gov. Jerry Brown signs oil pipeline safety bills
By Staff Report / Thursday, October 8th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Gov. Jerry Brown signs oil pipeline safety bills
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Oct. 8 that requires the California Fire Marshal to review oil pipeline conditions every year, rather than every two years or more. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline performed an inspection of its Line 901 about two weeks before May 19’s Refugio oil spill. But it was too Read More →
Brown signs bill to establish Isla Vista community services district
By Staff Report / Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Brown signs bill to establish Isla Vista community services district
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Oct. 7 that seeks to establish a local government for the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County known as Isla Vista. The bill would establish a community services district. AB 3 requires the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to submit an application to the Local Agency Formation Read More →
Buellton hotel project secures funding to begin construction
By pacbiztimes / Friday, August 28th, 2015 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Buellton hotel project secures funding to begin construction
A Buellton hotel project recently secured $14 million to start construction. The Los Angeles-based real estate investment company Lowe Enterprises Investors gave a $13.99 million construction loan to Ocean Park Hotels, a hotel construction company in Monterey, to fund building a Hampton Inn and Suites at 600 McMurray Road. The three-story, 99-unit property that will Read More →