Drug lord crackdown may be Oxnard
Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten made a splash in the newspapers on March 30 when he announced plans to extradite a jailed Mexican drug lord known as “Don Pepe” for trial on charges related to drug trafficking. If the extradition proceeds as planned, Jose Antonio Medina, 36, will face numerous charges in a Ventura Read More →
Rice Mercado Depot project leads Santa Maria
In keeping with its push towards mixed-use, Santa Maria has plans in the works for a six-acre commercial, residential and manufacturing site at the northwest corner of Depot Street and Morrison Avenue. Developers say the ambitious Rice Depot Mercado project will be a mixed-use hub, drawing pedestrian residential traffic from the densely populated area around Read More →
Recovery may mean the old is new again
Meet the new economy. Same as the old economy. It may just be that the rest of the country looks a lot more like the Tri-Counties as we bid farewell to the Great Recession. By that I mean slow growth, more government, a wider gap between haves and have-nots and a financial system that Read More →
UPDATE: Chumash buy Fess Parker land in $40M deal
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has bought a 1,390-acre ranch from Fess Parker Entreprises, the company of the late Fess Parker. The deal’s recorded value was $40 million. Charles Bargiel, an attorney for Fess Parker Enterprises, said negotiations for the property commonly known “Camp Four” went on for several months. “Mr. Parker himself Read More →
Hwy 101 improvement project kicks off
A $50 million project to replace an important link on the Highway 101 trade corridor is underway. Reps. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, and Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley, were on hand for the groundbreaking for an eight-lane interchange at the 101 and Rice Avenue. When completed in 2012, the interchange will complete a series of improvements Read More →
