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2016 will be challenging for tri-county farmers

By   /  Friday, January 1st, 2016  /  Agribusiness, Latest news, left, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on 2016 will be challenging for tri-county farmers

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2016 expected to be good year for real estate in Tri-Counties

By   /  Friday, January 1st, 2016  /  Columns, Latest news, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on 2016 expected to be good year for real estate in Tri-Counties

Despite the slight increase of interest rates and the drought’s persistence, real estate brokers are bullish on 2016. The Federal Reserve’s decision to gradually raise interest rates throughout 2016 will not likely have a short-term impact on development and real estate activity, industry sources told the Business Times. And while the city of Pismo Beach Read More →

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Drought forces Pismo Beach to issue building moratorium

By   /  Friday, December 11th, 2015  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Drought forces Pismo Beach to issue building moratorium

  The city of Pismo Beach recently issued a tiered building moratorium aimed to conserve water during the state’s historic drought. The first tier is effective immediately — the city will not issue new building permits. Planning and building permits already in the pipeline will move forward and new planning applications will be accepted. But Read More →

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IDE Americas to refurbish, operate Santa Barbara desalination plant

By   /  Friday, October 2nd, 2015  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on IDE Americas to refurbish, operate Santa Barbara desalination plant

Carlsbad-based IDE Americas will refurbish, operate and maintain Santa Barbara’s desalination plant. IDE’s reverse osmosis solution will help Santa Barbara’s Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant efficiently convert seawater to potable water, the company said. It would produce 3,125 acre feet of water per year initially, meeting 26 percent of the city’s water demand. The plant Read More →

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Drought has nurseries, growers on Los Angeles Avenue saving water

By   /  Friday, September 18th, 2015  /  Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Drought has nurseries, growers on Los Angeles Avenue saving water

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California losing benefits of green landscape

By   /  Friday, September 18th, 2015  /  Op/Eds  /  Comments Off on California losing benefits of green landscape

With California now four years deep into a drought, and more than $350 million frivolously burned in turf removal rebates, Californians want to know … where is the water? At $4,073 per acre-foot, turf removal is the state’s most expensive and least reliable water supply source by far, almost twice as expensive as seawater desalination, Read More →

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CoBank predicts minimal drought losses for Central Coast farmers

By   /  Friday, July 10th, 2015  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on CoBank predicts minimal drought losses for Central Coast farmers

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