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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 →
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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 →
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By Staff Report / Monday, October 5th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Haggen lines up buyers for 10 stores in Tri-Counties
Haggen is looking to sell some of its soon-to-be vacant stores in the Tri-Counties to Gelson’s Markets and Smart & Final pending bankruptcy court approval, the company announced Oct. 5. Gelson’s and Smart & Final got the first pick of 127 shuttering Haggen stores. The high-end Encino-based grocer Gelson’s signed an asset purchase agreement Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, October 2nd, 2015 / Latest news / Comments Off on IDE Americas to refurbish, operate Santa Barbara desalination plant
Carlsbad-based IDE Americas will refurbish, operate and maintain Santa Barbara’s desalination plant. IDE’s reverse osmosis solution will help Santa Barbara’s Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant efficiently convert seawater to potable water, the company said. It would produce 3,125 acre feet of water per year initially, meeting 26 percent of the city’s water demand. The plant Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, October 2nd, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Feds propose tougher oil pipeline safety rules
The federal body governing pipeline safety has proposed new regulations that would change how oil and gas pipelines are operated, inspected and maintained. The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration came out with a draft of new rules on Oct. 1 in response to an oil spill in 2010 that leaked Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, October 2nd, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Haggen store closings taking toll in Tri-Counties
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, October 2nd, 2015 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ventura County lags in charitable giving compared to neighboring counties
Ventura County ranks far below neighboring counties and the state in per capita nonprofit revenue, according to a 2015 state of the region report by the Ventura County Civic Alliance. In 2014, Ventura County nonprofits raised $2,153 per capita compared to $5,356 in Los Angeles County, $5,366 in the state and $6,074 in Santa Barbara Read More →
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