Cabbies hail help from Sacramento: Bills target Uber, Lyft
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, August 29th, 2014 / Central Coast, Law, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Cabbies hail help from Sacramento: Bills target Uber, Lyft
Two pending bills in the state Senate could significantly change the competitive landscape between booming ridesharing startups such as Lyft and Uber and the flagging taxi-cab industry in California.
Read More →Crunchies moves to block takeover bid with Chapter 11 filing
By Marlize van Romburgh / Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Crunchies moves to block takeover bid with Chapter 11 filing
Westlake Village-based Crunchies Food Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, alleging that one of its largest vendors has attempted a hostile takeover of the fast-growing freeze-dried snacks maker.
Read More →Clinicas sues Gold Coast Health, alleging loss of 20K patients
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 15th, 2014 / Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Law, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Clinicas sues Gold Coast Health, alleging loss of 20K patients
Ventura County’s largest system of nonprofit health clinics is suing the entity that oversees the county’s Medi-Cal dollars, alleging that a breach of two contracts caused the clinics to lose 20,000 patients and at least $74,600 per month.
Read More →Santa Barbara election lawsuit likely to turn into a numbers game
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Columns, Law, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / 1 Comment
The lawsuit brought against the city of Santa Barbara alleging that its at-large voting system for City Council seats locks Latinos out of the political process is likely to come down to dueling data and competing experts who have a track record in other cases.
Read More →Courts say electronic records are on the docket
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Law, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Courts say electronic records are on the docket
Coming soon to a courthouse near you: Electronic document filing, judges swiping through case files on touch pads and digital public access to court records.
Read More →Pension opponents won’t appeal court defeat
By Austen Hufford / Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Law, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Pension opponents won’t appeal court defeat
A proposal to overhaul Ventura County’s public pension system appears dead after the Ventura County Taxpayers Association said it will not appeal a judge’s Aug. 4 ruling that tossed the ballot measure.
Read More →Santa Maria farmer files Chapter 7 amid legal battle with bank
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, August 1st, 2014 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Law, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Maria farmer files Chapter 7 amid legal battle with bank
A Santa Maria produce broker and farmer has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with about $1 million in assets and $9 million in liabilities as his family companies sue the region’s largest bank on allegations that it failed to come through on millions of dollars in promised loans.
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