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By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County Ag Summit panelist: Better processing, distribution needed
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Drought has nurseries, growers on Los Angeles Avenue saving water
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Columns, Energy / Comments Off on Dubroff: South Coast oil production could be off-line for very long time
Houston, we have a problem. More than three months after a Plains All-American Pipeline pipe burst, spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara, a big chunk of the region’s oil and gas industry remains shut down. That’s partly because there is simply no way for ExxonMobil, Venoco and Freeport-MacMoran Read More →
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By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Project to build hotel, housing in Carpinteria up for review
The Carpinteria City Council and Planning Commission will review a proposal next week for a 154-room hotel, 45 single-family houses and 40 multifamily apartments. The 23.4-acre project is slated for the Bluffs 1 property between the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve and city hall, which is currently home to a driving range and blueberry crops. Jack Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Columns, Small Business, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Vintner uncorks his best in second Santa Barbara venture
Synergy convinced David Potter to locate his second Santa Barbara wine venture at The Mill, a newly renovated 1904 building that has been converted into an artisan marketplace. Since 2007, Potter has owned Municipal Winemakers, whose no-frills tasting room in the city’s Funk Zone offers his everyday-priced wines. His new brand, named Potek after Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Ventura County Community Foundation will emerge from restructuring stronger
Ventura County Community Foundation, a flagship organization for philanthropy in the region, has cut staff, commenced a major audit and reduced some of its landmark programs. It owns a building that serves as a hub for nonprofit activity in the region. But that probably can’t be sustained without some increase in the deeply discounted rents Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Op/Eds / Comments Off on California losing benefits of green landscape
With California now four years deep into a drought, and more than $350 million frivolously burned in turf removal rebates, Californians want to know … where is the water? At $4,073 per acre-foot, turf removal is the state’s most expensive and least reliable water supply source by far, almost twice as expensive as seawater desalination, Read More →
