CSUCI, Hartley put new spin on music
With the music industry fragmenting into smaller and smaller niches, a new generation of artists is looking for ways to make money by selling songs online for 99 cents a pop or getting corporate sponsors for free music sites on the Web. California State University, Channel Islands, wants to lure up-and-coming talent to its campus Read More →
As crush gets under way, labs try to limit production flaws
Wine goes back to biblical times, but today’s wineries are digging into the chemical properties and hi-tech tools of the future to transform their wine into precisely calculated products. Hundreds of wineries large and small across the Tri-Counties have been turning to two regional wine lab companies, Baker Wine & Grape Analysis and Vinquiry, to Read More →
McClatchy slashes workers
McClatchy Co., owner of the San Luis Obispo Tribune, cut its quarterly dividend in half to 9 cents a share and said it will eliminate 10 percent of its staff to lower costs and conserve cash. The workforce will be reduced by the equivalent of 1,150 full-time jobs, Sacramento-based McClatchy said Sept. 16. The Read More →
News operations chief hired
Former KEYT broadcast operationchief Donald Katich has been hired as director of news operations for Ampersand Publishing, owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press. According to a News-Press staff report, Katich is responsible for “integrated news gathering for all Ampersand media platforms, including the Santa Barbara News-Press, newspress.com, radio station KZSB AM 1290 and affiliated community Read More →
Highway work under way
A project to repave two sections of Highway 246 was scheduled to start Sept. 19 in the following locations, weather permitting: • from Hill Haven Road to Via Juana Road; • from Edison Street to the Highway 154 interchange. This work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Read More →
Commissioner eyes AIG
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said Sept. 17 monitoring the AIG issue is the No. 1 priority of his department. “The federal action offers maximum protection for AIG insurance customers in California and elsewhere,” Poizner said in a written statement. “The loan does not create any lien obligations on any of the AIG insurance assets, Read More →
