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Tri-county energy firms: our Monterey shale will pay off

By   /  Friday, June 6th, 2014  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Tri-county energy firms: our Monterey shale will pay off

Federal officials have slashed their estimate for how much oil is held in California’s Monterey shale by 96 percent, but energy companies working in the Tri-Counties say they have no plans to abandon their efforts in the long-producing formation or its rising competitor, the diatomite.

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SCOTUS ruling was key to firm’s patent victory

By   /  Friday, June 6th, 2014  /  Latest news, Law, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on SCOTUS ruling was key to firm’s patent victory

With a late-in-the-game assist from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, FindTheBest has won the right to recover its costs in what a federal judge called a “frivolous” and “objectively unreasonable” patent lawsuit brought against it.

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Amgen to cut 70 jobs

By   /  Thursday, June 5th, 2014  /  Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies  /  2 Comments

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen plans to lay off 70 people, primarily in its information systems department at its headquarters.

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Ventura County pension reform effort collects 40K signatures

By   /  Monday, June 2nd, 2014  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Ventura County pension reform effort collects 40K signatures

A grassroots effort to junk Ventura County’s defined-benefit pension plan and replace it with a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan took a step forward on June 2, when County Clerk and Recorder Mark Lunn certified that enough signatures have been collected to place the initiative on the November ballot. Advocates for the so-called Initiative for Pension Read More →

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Isla Vista tragedy shows the dark side of paradise

By   /  Friday, May 30th, 2014  /  South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Isla Vista tragedy shows the dark side of paradise

The densely packed student community has been rocked by two high-profile gang rapes, drunken riots quelled with tear gas and, on May 23, a bloody killing rampage that killed six innocent people and injured 13 others.

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Isla Vista shooting spree reignites gun control debate

By   /  Friday, May 30th, 2014  /  South Coast, Top Stories  /  1 Comment

Questions about guns and the ease with which mentally ill people can obtain them have been thrust into the center of the debate about what caused Friday night’s massacre in Isla Vista.

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In the line of fire: IV Deli owners vow to ‘be strong’ after tragedy

By   /  Friday, May 30th, 2014  /  Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on In the line of fire: IV Deli owners vow to ‘be strong’ after tragedy

“As much as our hearts are broken, it’s time to move on and be strong,” said store owner Sam Hassan. “If you fall down, just get up, lick your wounds and keep going. That’s how you defeat the evil of what happened here.”

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