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Figueroa Mountain says ‘Prost!’

By   /  Friday, October 31st, 2014  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Restaurants, Small Business, South Coast  /  Comments Off on Figueroa Mountain says ‘Prost!’

Buellton-based craft brewer Figueroa Mountain is headed across the pond with plans to open a new taproom and brewing operation in Germany. Brewbound, a source for all things beer industry related, dropped the news Oct. 30 that Figueroa is headed to the Bavaria region of the country and plans to start contract brewing there within Read More →

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O’Connor recalls barriers women attorneys faced

By   /  Friday, October 31st, 2014  /  Features, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on O’Connor recalls barriers women attorneys faced

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, recalled during an appearance at Cal State Channel Islands that in order to land her first job as an attorney after graduating high in her class at Stanford Law School, she offered to work for free and share Read More →

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Amid falling energy prices, Venoco slims down

By   /  Friday, October 31st, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Amid falling energy prices, Venoco slims down

With revenue sagging and pressure mounting to reduce its debt load, Venoco agreed to sell the Oxnard field for $200 million to an unnamed buyer.

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Munger on a mission: Housing for 21st century scholars

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Munger made headlines nationwide when he gave $65 million to UC Santa Barbara to fund a planned scholars residence for the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, enlisting South Coast developer-financier-philanthropist Mike Towbes, whose Towbes Group will build the three-story project.

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Santa Maria Valley awaits business park

By   /  Friday, October 31st, 2014  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Santa Maria Valley awaits business park

After more than a decade of processing, permitting and managing a salamander on the federal list of threatened species, the Santa Maria Airport District is expecting to receive final approval on its much-delayed specific plan at the center, which would allow for an expanded business park.

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Dubroff: A tale of turnout, transition and the state of tri-county politics

By   /  Friday, October 31st, 2014  /  Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: A tale of turnout, transition and the state of tri-county politics

Money and party lines still count. But in the end, turnout will matter most.

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Op/ed: Blaming QE for alien invasions and everything else

By   /  Friday, October 31st, 2014  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Blaming QE for alien invasions and everything else

An interesting conjecture shows some evidence that monetary policy changes can disturb the financial system.