It’s official: CKE moving headquarters from Carpinteria to Nashville
By Staff Report / Monday, March 7th, 2016 / Latest news / 1 Comment

CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Hardees and Carl’s Jr., is moving its Carpinteria headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee, the company announced March 7. The Business Times broke the news in its print edition March 4 that CKE was looking to consolidate the Carpinteria office and Hardee’s St. Louis office into one office in Nashville. A Read More →

Santa Barbara County to regulate short-term rentals
By pacbiztimes / Friday, February 26th, 2016 / Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County to regulate short-term rentals

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Refugio oil spill sparks federal resource reshuffling
By pacbiztimes / Friday, February 19th, 2016 / Energy, middle, South Coast / Comments Off on Refugio oil spill sparks federal resource reshuffling

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Study claims short-term rentals in SB County generated $471.6 million in 2014
By Staff Report / Thursday, February 18th, 2016 / Latest news, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Study claims short-term rentals in SB County generated $471.6 million in 2014

A new study backed by vacation rental owners and a popular vacation rental platform claims that short-term rentals accounted for more than $471.6 million in economic activity throughout Santa Barbara County in 2014. The study was commissioned by Home Away, an Austin, Texas-based vacation rental marketplace with more than one million vacation rental listings in Read More →

Growers urged to share information on crops, groundwater
By Marissa Nall / Friday, February 12th, 2016 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, left, South Coast, West Ventura County, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Growers urged to share information on crops, groundwater

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SOAR revisions needed for agribusiness to grow
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 12th, 2016 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on SOAR revisions needed for agribusiness to grow

SOAR, short for Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources, has had a big impact on land use in Ventura County. Up for renewal after two decades, a revised SOAR should go before voters this fall. Among other things, SOAR needs revisions that carve out exceptions for food processing facilities. It needs to recognize the growing Read More →
San Buenaventura’s 150th anniversary deserves celebration
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 5th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, West Ventura County / Comments Off on San Buenaventura’s 150th anniversary deserves celebration

You might say that the modern history of Ventura County began 150 years ago with the founding of the City of San Buenaventura. In April of 1866, Ventura was an emerging commercial center built around the mission. Cattle ranching was the biggest industry and the discovery of the prolific Ventura Avenue oil field was still Read More →