American Airlines, Delta cut SLO flights
American Airlines and Delta announced this week that they are cutting all flights from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport. American will also close a maintenance base there for its American Eagle operation. American Eagle currently operates four daily departures from the airport. The move will eliminiate about 100 jobs as the nation’s largest air Read More →
BofA gets OK for Countrywide acquisition
Countrywide Financial Corp. shareholders approved an estimated $2.8 billion takeover by Bank of America Corp. June 25, spelling the end of the home lending company, though not necessarily all its lawsuits and federal investigations. The Calabasas-based mortgage company held a closed meeting to decide its fate, with 69 percent of shareholders voting for the acquisition. Read More →
McCain highlights energy policy in Santa Barbara campaign stop
Sen. John McCain dropped by Santa Barbara June 24 to tout his support of entrepreneurship and nuclear energy as solutions to the United States’ energy problems. McCain spoke as one of five panelists, which included Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former CIA Director James Woolsey, to a packed room of about 150 guests at the Santa Read More →
McCaw loses appeal
An appeals court has ruled against Santa Barbara News-Press co-publisher Wendy McCaw’s libel suit aimed at an American Journalism Review 2006 magazine article. In a June 12 ruling, the court said McCaw failed to prove author Susan Paterno’s statements in the story were “provably false.” McCaw sued Paterno individually. That placed the burden of defense Read More →
Road work planned
Construction will begin June 30 along a section of Jalama Road about 7.7 miles west of Highway 1, south of Lompoc, Santa Barbara County Public Works Department officials said. Crews will repair a section of Jalama Road that was damaged and eroded by the rains during the 1995 winter storms. The project is supposed to Read More →
$4.3M highway contract awarded
The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments has awarded a construction contract for operational and safety improvements on Highway 154 from Santa Barbara north to the Highway 246 intersection. The contract was awarded to Granite Construction, which submitted the lowest bid at $4.3 million – about $2.3 million below the estimate prepared by engineers for Read More →
