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Staff Report | Friday, October 17th, 2014

Air Force’s top-secret space plane lands at Vandenberg

The Habit aims to beef up sales with IPO filing

Lucia aquires West Coast Asset Management office, key staff

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Personal Finance, Top Stories

West Coast Asset Management, the alternative investment firm founded by Paul Orfalea and family member Lance Helfert, is merging with a San Diego-based money manager.

Staff Report | Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

Spacecraft set to land near Lompoc

Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories

An unmanned space plane resembling a miniature space shuttle is expected to end a nearly two-year classified mission with a not-so-secret landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, perhaps as early as Oct. 14. One of two X-37B robotic space planes in the Air Force fleet, the California landing may be one of the Read More →

Staff Report | Monday, October 13th, 2014

CircaTerra revives Magellan’s history in Santa Barbara

Latest news, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast

A former South Coast standard in travel gear is returning to its Santa Barbara roots and operating under a new name. CircaTerra Travel Outfitters is planning an Oct. 24-26 grand opening with former Magellan’s Travel Supplies CEO Mark Gallo and his wife Kathy at the helm. The pair bought the former Magellan’s retail store in Read More →

Staff Report | Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

Port heads to court in battle with city

Law & Goverment, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

The Oxnard Harbor District has asked the Ventura County Superior Court to intervene in an increasingly contentious battle over revamping a decades-old revenue agreement with the city of Port Hueneme. The district, which controls the Port of Hueneme, sought relief in court on Sept. 30 on a technical issue related to arbitration. The district has Read More →

Staff Report | Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

Governor signs gun bills introduced after Isla Vista mass shooting

East Ventura County, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Tri-County Economy

Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed into law a swath of new gun-control bills introduced in the wake of a mass shooting near UC Santa Barbara.