Marissa Wenzke

Marissa Wenzke | Friday, February 20th, 2015

Costs add up for business, port as White House urges talks

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More than two dozen ports along the West Coast have faced delayed shipments and oftentimes major financial losses as a result of work stoppages initiated by the Pacific Maritime Association.

Marissa Wenzke | Friday, February 13th, 2015

Pushing the boundaries: Santa Paula to decide on development

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After more than a decade of planning and $54 million in investment, Limoneira’s 500-acre, multi-phase development project, East Area One, could receive final approval for beginning development at a Santa Paula City Council meeting on Feb. 17.

Marissa Wenzke | Friday, February 13th, 2015

State files suit against Santa Paula environmental cleanup firm

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The California Water Resources Control Board has taken an environmental contracting firm in Santa Paula to court, claiming the company overcharged the public in collecting some $17 million in payments for petroleum cleanups during the past eight years.

Marissa Wenzke | Friday, February 6th, 2015

Goleta farm fishes for sustainability

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Along the oceanside bluffs just north of Goleta, one farm is producing 20 to 25 varieties of organic produce using a sustainable farming method that uses as little as 10 percent of the amount of water used in traditional agriculture. Working from two 10,000 square-foot greenhouses, Sustained Harvest Farms is a maze of commercial tubs Read More →

Marissa Wenzke | Friday, February 6th, 2015

Groundwater plan is serious business in Ventura County

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Officials in Ventura County are moving with deliberate speed to implement the three-bill package known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which took effect on Jan. 1.

Marissa Wenzke | Friday, January 30th, 2015

Wine firm wins crushing victory in tax case

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A Buellton wine company had a $400,000 tax bill erased in a Board of Equalization decision that could set a precedent for classifying “custom crush” producers and microbreweries that lease space and equipment to other vendors.

Marissa Wenzke | Friday, January 30th, 2015

Water shortage spurs string of tri-county drought dilemmas

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The emergency drought of 2014 and persistently dry conditions since then have made for difficulties in almost every industry, as the state has grappled with a way to resolve the issue of quickly depleting groundwater.