Our View: One-size-fits-all pandemic rules don’t fit the Tri-Counties
By Chris Officer / Friday, December 11th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Our View: One-size-fits-all pandemic rules don’t fit the Tri-Counties
It’s time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to rethink his Southern California Stay at Home order and create a sub-region for the Central Coast that is less burdensome on small businesses, especially restaurants that can safely operate outdoor dining areas.
Read More →Central Coast counties ask to go their own way on pandemic rules
By Amber Hair / Friday, December 11th, 2020 / Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Central Coast counties ask to go their own way on pandemic rules
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Read More →Tri-Counties will ask state to form separate region for shutdown rules
By Henry Dubroff / Monday, December 7th, 2020 / Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, Law, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Tri-Counties will ask state to form separate region for shutdown rules
In a show of rising frustration over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Southern California-wide “stay-at-home” order, the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo are jointly petitioning the state to loosen the rules for some 1.5 million residents. In a draft statement reviewed by the Business Times, the three counties said they will shortly be Read More →
Read More →Montecito Bank & Trust hands out nearly $1.2M in charitable grants
By Henry Dubroff / Monday, November 23rd, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, Nonprofits, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Montecito Bank & Trust hands out nearly $1.2M in charitable grants
Montecito Bank & Trust upped the ante for the 2020 round of its corporate philanthropy, giving away $1.175 million at its 18th annual Community Dividends program on Nov. 23. The program was presented virtually on Zoom, and around 350 people participated from 194 organizations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The program was the creation Read More →
Read More →Vandenberg advocates vow to keep fighting
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, November 20th, 2020 / right, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Vandenberg advocates vow to keep fighting
Advocates of Vandenberg Air Force base as the headquarters for the U.S. military’s new Space Command say they’re not giving up, despite the omission of the Lompoc-area base from the list of finalists for the site. The U.S. Air Force announced its finalists on Nov. 19. The six locations are in New Mexico, Nebraska, Florida, Read More →
Read More →Tri-county unemployment down to 6.8% in October
By Tony Biasotti / Friday, November 20th, 2020 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Tri-county unemployment down to 6.8% in October
The unemployment rate dropped by a full percentage point or more in each of the region’s three counties between September and October, according to data released Nov. 20 by the California Unemployment Development Department. Ventura County’s unemployment rate in October was 7.1%, down from 8.3% the previous month. In Santa Barbara County, the rate was Read More →
Read More →Newsom issues COVID curfew for most of state
By Amber Hair / Thursday, November 19th, 2020 / Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, Law, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Newsom issues COVID curfew for most of state
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health announced a limited “stay-at-home order” requiring all non-essential work, travel and gatherings to stop between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for the vast majority of the state’s population. The curfew order applies to all counties in California that are in the most restrictive, or purple, Read More →
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