Judge upholds injunction against Sable Offshore
A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge on April 17 refused to end an injunction preventing Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting its Central Coast pipeline without required approvals. Judge Donna Geck’s ruling comes a month after Houston-based Sable restarted oil production at its Santa Ynez Unit in federal waters off Santa Barbara County’s coast at Read More →
Limoneira stikes deal with Oxnard-based Agromin
Diversified citrus grower Limoneira has announced a long-awaited agreement with Agromin to form a joint venture to develop an organic waste recycling facility on 70 acres in Santa Paula. Announced on April 15, the joint venture involved developing a composting facility capably of processing 295,000 tons of organic waste per year. The profits from the Read More →
AeroVironment hires Raytheon executive as COO
AeroVironment, a drone maker based in Virginia with major operations in Simi Valley, has appointed Robert Smith as its executive vice president and COO, effective April 13. In this role, Smith will oversee the company’s Autonomous Systems and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy business units, as well as the company’s global operations and manufacturing footprint. Read More →
SLO County Housing Summit focuses on supply, affordability
By Stephen Ellison Special to the Business Times Housing supply and affordability, issues that are all too familiar to Californians these days, were the underlying themes during the annual San Luis Obispo County Housing Summit on April 8. As real estate experts, homebuilders and housing advocates gathered for the sold-out event at the Embassy Suites Read More →
Street smarts: SBEF will host free financial literacy class for teachers
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Good works: Santa Barbara Humane raises over $130K in funds
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Guest commentary: Nonprofits don’t have a donor problem; they have a clarity problem
By Eric Knight Nonprofits are part of the Central Coast’s civic and economic infrastructure — delivering healthcare, food security, housing support, education and environmental protection in communities throughout the region. The people leading these organizations are among the most mission-driven professionals in our economy. Yet many nonprofit leaders are operating inside systems that make their Read More →
