Fight over coastal Cayucos property could set precedent
ColumnsThe California Coastal Commission has stopped a Cayucos family from building a motel in the seaside town of 3,000, and the family is fighting back, launching a case that has captured attention across the Golden State. The DeCicco family spent 10 years dreaming up plans for an inn and four townhomes on their Highway Read More →
Constitutional convention would come with its risks
OpinionWhen it comes to cleaning up the fiscal mess that goes by the name “California,” there’s no shortage of proposed solutions. Two very different approaches were the subject of the Ventura County Economic Development Association’s 2009 Outlook Conference. Solution one is a series of targeted, single-purpose ballot initiatives aimed at ending the annual budget gridlock Read More →
Plastics firm moves in on market
FeaturesPaso Robles-based Lindamar Industries is angling to become one of the top suppliers of custom-made plastic bags to the California coast’s rich agriculture industry. With 70 employees and a 40,000-square-foot factory, the company cranks out nearly 1.5 million bags each day. Its core customers are agribusinesses from Salinas to Oxnard, and it supplies the kind Read More →
Tank Farm gets a makeover
FeaturesBy Sara Hamilton on October 18, 2009. San Luis Obispo residents may not recognize Tank Farm Road by this time next year. Chevron, owner of the vacant land on either side of the busy street, has extensive development plans for its former crude oil storage facility. The petroleum giant wants to restore the land, dedicate Read More →
Karl Willig takes the helm at Mission Linen
UncategorizedKarl Willig is the definition of a businessman. The 65-year-old has spent decades doing what he loves most — building companies — and now he’s coming out of retirement to take the helm of a Santa Barbara institution that’s been around longer than he has: Mission Linen Supply. The Idaho native has headed several national Read More →
