Dubroff: Voters back green energy but may balk at higher bills
This has been a big year for green energy. Anti-nuclear groups are celebrating an agreement to close Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo, solar costs are on par with conventional resources and a big wind turbine project offshore at Morro Bay is moving rapidly through the approval process. The Public Policy Institute of Read More →
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Higher rents, home prices squeeze tri-county residents
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Read More →Judge keeps Plains oil spill grand jury transcripts sealed
Plains All American Pipeline and Plains employee James Buchanan pleaded not guilty to criminal charges regarding the Refugio oil spill and the court ruled on July 28 that the grand jury transcripts in the indictment will remain sealed until the trial’s completion. Houston-based Plains was charged with four felonies and 42 misdemeanors after its corroded Read More →
Read More →American Riviera Bank’s second quarter net income up
Santa Barbara-based American Riviera Bank reported net income of $1.425 million, or 33 cents per share, for the second quarter of 2016. That was up from $362,000, or 13 cents per share, over the same period last year. The bank finalized its merger with The Bank of Santa Barbara earlier this year. “We are very Read More →
Read More →Certification gives Apeel appeal
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Read More →Tri-county elder abuse ‘gut-wrenching’
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Read More →Some chambers back candidates, others neutral
As a blistering election year consumes the Central Coast, chambers of commerce are deciding their role in the political process. The chambers in the Tri-County area range in size from more than 1,400 members to smaller organizations of 200 and 300. These business networks advocate for local economic growth, which, for some, takes shape in Read More →
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