June 8, 2026
Loading...
You are here:  Home  >  2008  >  June  -  Page 2
Latest

Rusnak makes Smart moves at Thousand Oaks Auto Mall

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2008  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Rusnak makes Smart moves at Thousand Oaks Auto Mall

Despite plans to add a few more seats, the Thousand Oaks Auto Mall is playing a tricky game of musical chairs. While city officials and auto mall tenants prepare to add parking and storage to the crowded Conejo Valley auto mall, major operators such as Rusnak Auto Group and Silver Star Automotive Group are busy Read More →

Latest

Limoneira: The long view pays off in the short term

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2008  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Limoneira: The long view pays off in the short term

Just a few years ago, pundits were writing off the tri-counties citrus industry arguing our lemon groves were too costly and too inefficient to survive amid rising land prices. But agriculture is a fickle business. And amid the doom and gloom, some plucky survivors didn’t throw in the towel. They survived freezes and droughts and Read More →

Latest

Having a blast

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2008  /  Small Business  /  Comments Off on Having a blast

Before the night draws to a close on the Fourth of July in the Tri-Counties, Santa Barbara resident Ron Smith will have highly stimulated the visual and auditory senses of thousands of tri-county visitors and residents. Smith is a veteran pyrotechnic show producer and director of sales and marketing for PyroSpectacular, which he said is Read More →

Latest

Motogiro to roll through

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2008  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Motogiro to roll through

Vroom vroom. The cycle tour slated to hit the Central Coast in July is nothing like what area residents have grown accustomed to in recent years. These bikes have engines. It’s called Motogiro America and is based on an Italian motorcycle race that dates back to 1914. By the mid-1900s, the race became a showcase Read More →

Latest

Legal experts wary of new cell law

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2008  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Legal experts wary of new cell law

The coming restrictions for on-the-road cell phone use may have teenagers angry and Bluetooth headset makers swimming in money like Scrooge McDuck, but the new laws have legal implications for businesses. The laws – which take effect July 1 – impose a $20 penalty for the first driving-while-talking offense and $50 for violations thereafter. But Read More →

Latest

McCain’s green agenda

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2008  /  Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on McCain’s green agenda

At times, it seemed like Sen. Barack Obama was talking to a group of some 150 guests at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on June 24, touting incentives to entrepreneurs who create zero-emission vehicles and replace the federal government’s vehicle fleet with fuel-efficient cars. But it was John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential Read More →

Latest

Eagle Ranch flying high in Atascadero

By   /  Friday, June 27th, 2008  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Eagle Ranch flying high in Atascadero

Plans for Atascadero’s 3,500-acre Eagle Ranch area could help the city soar to new heights. On May 27, the Atascadero City Council granted authorization to process the project application for a conceptual Eagle Ranch specific plan, the first step in a master plan that could create a major residential, commercial and tourism center in the Read More →