Blue LED pioneer Nakamura becomes UCSB’s sixth Nobel laureate
Click here for the Business Times’ updated coverage. UC Santa Barbara professor Shuji Nakamura and two scientists based in Japan, Hiroshi Amano and Isamu Akasaki, were chosen as recipients of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics. The committee selected the team for its invention of the blue light-emitting diode, or LED, which allows white light to Read More →
Santa Maria gets big lift from Towbes
The Towbes Group is building nearly 500 new housing units in Santa Maria with two new apartment projects.
Chumash speed ahead with $112M hotel and casino
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians intends to break ground on its proposed $112 million hotel and casino expansion in October, just six months after the massive project was first announced.
San Luis Obispo discoveries expand citrus industry’s psyllid watch
The dreaded Asian citrus psyllid made its first appearance in San Luis Obispo County over the summer, making the pest truly a regional problem for tri-county agriculture.
Orcutt Marketplace moves ahead with PB at the helm
A 24.5-acre site in Orcutt near the Clark Street Exit off Highway 101 that’s been stuck in the development starting blocks since 2007 could soon find its legs.
Editorial: Area legislators step up after Isla Vista tragedy
The Isla Vista rampage happened four months ago, but legislators from the Central Coast have not let the issue fade away. On Sept. 30, Gov. Jerry Brown signed two new laws that, when they take effect early next year, will strengthen public protection from violent episodes like the Elliot Rodger killing spree that claimed seven Read More →
