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LTC earnings jump 14.7%

By   /  Friday, February 21st, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on LTC earnings jump 14.7%

LTC Properties’ fourth-quarter profits jumped 14.7 percent to $13.7 million, or 40 cents per diluted share, it said on Feb. 20.

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Santa Barbara City Council declares Stage One drought

By   /  Tuesday, February 11th, 2014  /  Agribusiness, Latest news, South Coast  /  Comments Off on Santa Barbara City Council declares Stage One drought

Santa Barbara City Council members declared a Stage One drought on Feb. 11, calling on residents and businesses to reduce water use by 20 percent.

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Solar pioneer Bill Yerkes dies

By   /  Monday, February 10th, 2014  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Solar pioneer Bill Yerkes dies

John W. “Bill” Yerkes, a Stanford-trained engineer who for decades championed the cause of solar cells for commercial use and was known as the “father of the solar industry,” has died in Santa Barbara.

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Amgen teams up with Merck on melanoma treatments

By   /  Thursday, February 6th, 2014  /  Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Amgen teams up with Merck on melanoma treatments

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and pharmaceutical giant Merck are working together to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of combined treatments for melanoma patients.

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Granada Theatre gets $1 million gift from local philanthropists

By   /  Wednesday, February 5th, 2014  /  Latest news, South Coast, Tourism  /  Comments Off on Granada Theatre gets $1 million gift from local philanthropists

The Granada Theatre and The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts have received a $1 million commitment to the theater’s endowment fund from Sarah and Roger Chrisman.

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Sierra Vista and Twin Cities offer online medical records access

By   /  Tuesday, February 4th, 2014  /  Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Sierra Vista and Twin Cities offer online medical records access

Patients at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton are now able to access some of their health information online, the hospitals announced Tuesday.

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Dry weather plagues Ventura County strawberries

By   /  Sunday, January 26th, 2014  /  Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Dry weather plagues Ventura County strawberries

Oxnard strawberry growers lost an average $10,000 to $15,000 per acre worth of crop last year because the berries died off prematurely in dry weather, and farmers could be in for a repeat of that scenario this year.

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