Action plan calls for food system reform
A group of area nonprofits are working with government to create a better food system in Santa Barbara County. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County and the Community Environmental Council spearheaded a new Food Action Plan formed more than two years in partnership with the Santa Barbara Foundation and the now closed Orfalea Foundation. They Read More →
Syrah not getting love it deserves in marketplace
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Hydrogen fueling station serves Central Coast
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New regulation allows everyone to invest in private companies
By Daniel S. Fabiano Until now, private businesses were banned from soliciting the public for equity investments. At the same time, individual investors were barred from trying their hand at investing in private businesses unless they were accredited investors (making $200,000 per year or possessing $1 million in personal assets) or had a relationship with Read More →
Federal regulators say Plains failed to prevent Refugio oil spill
Story updated at 5:20 p.m. May 19: Plains All American Pipeline did not adequately protect its lines from corrosion, properly measure the worn pipes nor respond quickly enough to the Refugio oil spill, according to a final report from the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued May 19. PHMSA, the federal entity that regulated Plains Read More →
NBC locks up Amgen Tour of California coverage through 2019
NBC Sports and AEG Worldwide agreed to a three-year media rights extension of the Amgen Tour of California on May 12. NBC started televising the Tour of California in 2007 during the second year of the weeklong bicycle race. With the extension, NBC Sports Group will retain U.S. media rights on all platforms and will Read More →
Santa Barbara’s MedBridge launches surgical concierge service Kinese
Santa Barbara-based ambulatory surgery center developer MedBridge launched a new health care service that connects patients with surgeons. Kinese is described as a surgical concierge service that’s rolling out in Santa Barbara, Beverly Hills and San Francisco. It provides immediate access to surgeons and facilities, bypassing expensive and ambiguous costs, waitlists and limited access to Read More →
