Aera plans to drill 296 oil wells near Santa Maria
By Alex Kacik / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Aera plans to drill 296 oil wells near Santa Maria
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Read More →Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce gives out awards
By Staff Report / Thursday, August 13th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce gives out awards
The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce handed out its top awards at an Aug. 12 dinner that celebrated a rebounding economy for North Santa Barbara County. Commercial construction firm Halsell Builders was named Business of the Year, retired City Engineer Rick Sweet received the Robert F. Grogan Public Service Award and James E. Peterson, Read More →
Read More →Refugio oil spill shows companies haven’t learned lesson after 46 years
By Guest commentary / Friday, July 17th, 2015 / Columns, Energy / Comments Off on Refugio oil spill shows companies haven’t learned lesson after 46 years
Why does our collective memory seem so short? The gorgeous coast where we live and work was despoiled by a massive oil spill 46 years ago and we vowed never to let it happen again. That was in 1969, when a Union Oil Co. platform six miles off the Santa Barbara County coast suffered a Read More →
Read More →Los Olivos AVA to expand wine profile of Santa Ynez Valley
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, July 17th, 2015 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Los Olivos AVA to expand wine profile of Santa Ynez Valley
It won’t be long before the region’s wine map will be shaded in with Santa Barbara County’s newest viticultural area, the Los Olivos District, nearly completing a profile of the Santa Ynez Valley as a diverse wine producer. Fred Brander, one of the county’s most senior viticulturists, began exploring the idea of an American Read More →
Read More →Montecito Bank & Trust net income jumped 44 percent over prior year
By Staff Report / Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Montecito Bank & Trust net income jumped 44 percent over prior year
Montecito Bank & Trust said July 15 that net income jumped 44 percent from a year earlier as total assets reached $1.2 billion. The privately-held bank is the largest financial institution headquartered in Santa Barbara County and it said loans grew 23 percent to $662 million. “We continue to see an increased demand for financing Read More →
Read More →‘Making things right’ after Refugio oil spill more than lip service
By Glenn Rabinowitz / Friday, July 3rd, 2015 / Central Coast, Editorials, Energy, Opinion, South Coast, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on ‘Making things right’ after Refugio oil spill more than lip service
Plains All American Pipeline, the Houston-based company responsible for the oil spill near Refugio Beach on May 19, should stop the bullshit. Plains’ aversion to providing honest answers about the spill was on full display June 26 at a joint oversight hearing by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Select Committee on the Read More →
Read More →Vintners decry proposed changes to Santa Barbara County winery ordinance
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, July 3rd, 2015 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Vintners decry proposed changes to Santa Barbara County winery ordinance
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