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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 23rd, 2021 / Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Opinion: Doors are open at Ventura County hotels
By Victor Dollar After more than a year of restrictions, California’s tourism sector reopens for small gatherings, meetings and events this month — the first step on the state’s journey to economic recovery. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy” and “Beyond the Blueprint for a Safer Economy” lays out the COVID-19 safety requirements Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 / Latest news, Law, right, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Dispute between Biltmore hotel, furloughed employees headed to mediation
At the end of the month, the executives and furloughed employees from Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara will sit down for a mediation, the latest step in a conflict between the two parties over whether the workers are owed severance from the Biltmore’s closure. The hotel closed in March 2020 and has remained Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, April 19th, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on PCH mudslide area to reopen this week
Caltrans announced that Highway 1 at in Big Sur is reopening April 23 at noon, even sooner than the agency had previously expected. The new opening is a week ahead of what was previously announced, and months ahead of what the agency originally estimated. Pacific Coast Highway has been fully closed near Rat Creek, north Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 16th, 2021 / Columns, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Southwest’s arrival in Santa Barbara a bright spot after a dark year
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By Henry Dubroff / Monday, April 12th, 2021 / Central Coast, Destinations, Latest news, right, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on First Southwest Airlines flight lands in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara rolled out the red, yellow and blue balloons as Southwest Airlines made its Central Coast debut on April 12. The Dallas, Texas-based airline’s brightly painted Boeing 737 aircraft arrived on time or even a few minutes early from Oakland and Denver to start what is expected to be a busy season for Santa Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, April 9th, 2021 / Editorials, Latest news, Law, Opinion, Subscriber content, Tourism / Comments Off on Our View: Southwest’s arrival will give region’s flyers a big lift
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, April 8th, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, left, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on PCH to open months ahead of schedule
Highway 1 through Big Sur will reopen by April 30, two months earlier than expected, Caltrans announced April 8. The section of the highway near Rat Creek closed after a Jan. 28 mudslide that washed about 150 feet of roadway into the sea. Caltrans expected the road to reopen in early summer, but good weather Read More →
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