Lakers to hold training camp in Santa Barbara
The Los Angeles Lakers will hold training camp in Santa Barbara for the first time since 1999. The Lakers announced the news in a news release late Sept. 15. The six day camp will run from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2 at Robertson Gymnasium on the UC Santa Barbara campus. On Aug. 25 university official Read More →
Venoco offers early end to offshore oil production if it can draw more sooner
Updated Sept. 16 at 2:30 p.m.: Venoco has proposed to bring an early end to its offshore oil and gas production if the company’s Lease Line Adjustment Project is approved. Denver-based Venoco, which has significant operations in Santa Barbara County, proposed on Sept. 16 that it would hand its offshore oil leases back to the Read More →
Mayors urge CPUC to deny PG&E proposal to close Diablo Canyon
A group of mayors from six San Luis Obispo County cities asked the California Public Utilities Commission to deny a proposal to close the Diablo Canyon Power Plant because the proposal does not fully outline steps to be taken to mitigate effects of the closure. In a request filed with the utilities commission on Sept. Read More →
QAD announces quarterly dividend
QAD announced a quarterly dividend of 7.2 cents per share for Class A common stock and 6 cents per share for Class B common stock on Sept. 15. QAD has declared the same dividend for 13 of the past 14 quarters. Headed by QAD President and Chairman Pamela Lopker and her husband and CEO Karl Read More →
Rocket carrying satellite to launch Sept. 16 from Vandenberg Air Force Base
An Atlas V rocket once destined for Mars will instead carry an observation satellite into orbit when it blasts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sept. 16. The United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space and Security, will launch the WorldView-4 observation satellite into orbit on Read More →
Brown signs overtime bill for agriculture workers
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law the controversial Assembly Bill 1066, which phases in overtime pay for agriculture workers over four years starting in 2019. “This is very just,” said Rosario Castañeda, who has been an hourly strawberry worker in Oxnard for several years. “They owe us a lot. This is a just struggle, Read More →
Zodiac Seat Shells in Santa Maria laying off another 205 workers
Zodiac Seat Shells will lay off 205 additional workers at its Santa Maria facility, according to filings with the California Employment Development Department. The filing said the layoffs are expected to start Oct. 26. In April, Zodiac announced plans to lay off 168 employees in Santa Maria starting in June. Zodiac Seat Shells, a subsidiary Read More →
