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.
Governor signs gun bills introduced after Isla Vista mass shooting
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed into law a swath of new gun-control bills introduced in the wake of a mass shooting near UC Santa Barbara.
New Yorker faces SEC charges over Clean Diesel trades
A New York investor relations executive has been charged with insider trading for using knowledge gained preparing press releases for Oxnard-based Clean Diesel Technologies for personal profit.
Editorial: Wine-tasting law would provide early taste of entrepreneurship for students
Working its way through the state legislature is a bill that would open the taps just a bit to allow under-aged viticulture students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and other California campuses to sample a small amount of wine or craft beer that they’re producing for a class. The bill, officially known as AB Read More →
Attorney found passion for environmental law in Antarctica
Kristin Larson took the long route to the law and back to the Tri-Counties. Larson, who specializes in combing over deals for potential environmental law issues, spent a decade in Antarctica as a research scientist before heading off to law school and a career in M&A law.
Court rejects Central Coast landowners’ appeal in groundwater case
The Sixth Appellate District handed down a decision in a case that originally arose in 1997 as an effort to sort out groundwater rights in the Santa Maria basin
