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iCRco files for bankruptcy following lawsuit

By   /  Friday, October 14th, 2016  /  Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Law  /  Comments Off on iCRco files for bankruptcy following lawsuit

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Amgen spends big to defeat Proposition 61

By   /  Friday, October 14th, 2016  /  Central Coast Health Watch, Law, Top Stories, Top Story  /  Comments Off on Amgen spends big to defeat Proposition 61

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Brown vetoes bill to cap abandoned oil wells along coast

By   /  Thursday, October 6th, 2016  /  Energy, Latest news, Law  /  Comments Off on Brown vetoes bill to cap abandoned oil wells along coast

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would’ve capped abandoned oil wells along the California Coast. SB 900, authored by Santa Barbara Democrat Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, would’ve required the analysis of some 220 abandoned wells along the coast and capped the biggest leakers. This bill would’ve transferred $500,000 from the General Fund to the Land Read More →

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Kmart sued for violating UCSB patent on LED bulbs

By   /  Friday, September 30th, 2016  /  Columns, Law, right, Technology  /  Comments Off on Kmart sued for violating UCSB patent on LED bulbs

A South Korean semiconductor company recently sued Kmart for allegedly violating a UC Santa Barbara professor’s patent on LED light bulbs. Seoul Semiconductor sued Kmart Corp. in federal court in Los Angeles Sept. 9 for allegedly violating several patents, including one owned by UCSB Professor Shuji Nakamura. The lawsuit accuses Kmart of making, using, importing Read More →

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Suit against SLO County challenges water policy

By   /  Friday, September 30th, 2016  /  Agribusiness, Central Coast, Law, Real Estate, Top Story, Wine & Viticulture  /  Comments Off on Suit against SLO County challenges water policy

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Brown signs bill lowering blood alcohol content limit for ridesharing service drivers

By   /  Thursday, September 29th, 2016  /  Latest news, Law  /  Comments Off on Brown signs bill lowering blood alcohol content limit for ridesharing service drivers

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Sept. 29 that lowers the legally allowed blood alcohol content levels for drivers hired by ride-sharing services. Rep. Katcho Achadjian, D-San Luis Obispo, authored the bill, AB 2687, which says drivers hired by ride sharing services must follow the same blood alcohol content guidelines as commercial drivers. Under current Read More →

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Brown signs bill to streamline CEQA process

By   /  Friday, September 23rd, 2016  /  Latest news, Law, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Brown signs bill to streamline CEQA process

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that aims to expedite and add more transparency to environmental reviews. Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, authored Senate Bill 122 along with Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, which strives to streamline the California Environmental Quality Act process. CEQA requires state and local agencies to identify significant environmental impacts of Read More →

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