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By Staff Report / Thursday, October 7th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on 2011 Amgen tour to hit Paso, Solvang, T.O.
Paso Robles, Solvang and Thousand Oaks will all play host to parts of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California cycling race, Amgen and the race’s other organizers announced Oct. 7. The eight-day, 800-mile race starts May 15 in South Lake Tahoe and winds its way down the state to finish May 22 in Amgen’s home Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, October 4th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Copelands face fine in SLO election dispute
San Luis Obispo businessmen James and Thomas Copeland and banker David Booker were the anonymous backers of “No on J,” the campaign to stop rancher Ernie Dalidio from developing 131 acres outside the city, according to a report from state campaign regulators. The three face fines of up to $80,000. The California Fair Political Practices Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, October 4th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Firms to pay $5.4M for 2003 Piru fire
Two Ventura County companies accused of starting the 2003 Piru fire have agreed to pay the U.S. Forest Service $5.4 million to settle a federal civil suit, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Sept. 24. Ventura-based Berry Engineering General Contractors agreed to pay $5 million, and Santa Paula-based Mendez Concrete agreed to pay $447,423. Neither company admitted any Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, October 4th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara approves TBID
The Santa Barbara City Council voted Sept. 28 to establish a “tourism business improvement district,” which will collect fees from 88 different hotels and use them to fund a regional marketing campaign. The measure places a surcharge, on top of the existing bed tax, of between 50 cents and $2 per night, depending on the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, September 30th, 2010 / Green Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on SolarWorld announces new schools program
SolarWorld, a German company with a plant in Camarillo, unveiled a program Sept. 30 that could put solar panels on schools without charging the schools for any of the up-front costs. The move comes a few weeks after the Oxnard Union School District passed over SolarWorld and picked SunPower, a San Jose-based company, to put Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on CSUCI to offer business classes in Santa Barbara
CSU Channel Islands will offer undergraduate classes in business through the Santa Barbara City College Campus, under an agreement that officials from both colleges signed during a Sept. 29 news conference. The program will begin in fall 2011 with up to 30 students, who will take one or two courses per 12-week term at SBCC, Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County finds its CEO
Santa Barbara County will get its first woman CEO when Chandra Wallar replaces Mike Brown on Nov. 1. Wallar comes from San Diego County, where she has been deputy chief administrative officer and general manager over the Land Use and Environment Group since 1999 — experience that will come in handy in Santa Barbara County, where Read More →
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