Ventura OKs projects
The Ventura City Council has approved three major improvement projects, including the first phase of a multimillion-dollar plan to relocate a decaying bike path and restore the beach near Surfers Point and the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The City Council also unanimously agreed to spend $1.2 million to repave Poli Street in the downtown area and Read More →
SLO Airport gets FAA nod
San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport was honored at the Federal Aviation Administration Contract Tower Program Workshop, held July 27-29 in Washington, D.C., with more than 100 delegates representing contract tower airports, ATC contractors and government officials in attendance. The 2009 Willie F. Card award, given in memory of former FAA Contract Tower Office Manager Read More →
Special Devices emerges from bankruptcy
Special Devices, one of Moorpark’s larger employers, has emerged from bankruptcy less than eight months after filing for Chapter 11 reorganization protection, said the Ventura County Star. During the restructuring, Special Devices closed its local auto operations, which employed about 120 employees. The company consolidated the division with the company’s Arizona location, The Star reported. Read More →
Dalidio
Ernie Dalidio has not always been lucky with his San Luis Obispo Marketplace project. He’s been thumped by bureaucrats, stumped by politicials, delayed, distracted and was forced to spend big bucks on a referendum to get his project passed. But Dalidio’s luck may be changing and the SLO Marketplace may yet come to fruition as Read More →
Santa Barbara weighs the meaning of high-rise
It’s the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, and all across the city of Santa Barbara, aging baby boomers are debating a serious question: How high can we get in this city? We’re not talking about the strength of the marijuana at the local dispensary or the true meaning of Sly and the Family Stone lyrics. We’re Read More →
UCSB
The next few months could make or break UC Santa Barbara’s new Economic Forecast Project. Currently operating with a skeleton crew, UCSB officials had hoped to hire a new executive director by early September. But now it looks like a rocky startup process might be in store for the project. When economic forecasting guru Bill Read More →
