PCH mudslide area to reopen this week
Caltrans announced that Highway 1 at in Big Sur is reopening April 23 at noon, even sooner than the agency had previously expected. The new opening is a week ahead of what was previously announced, and months ahead of what the agency originally estimated. Pacific Coast Highway has been fully closed near Rat Creek, north Read More →
Dubroff: Southwest’s arrival in Santa Barbara a bright spot after a dark year
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Orcutt wine bar owner faces criminal charges
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AeroVironment’s drone still grounded on Mars
Ingenuity, the helicopter drone developed by Simi Valley-based AeroVironment, has had its first experimental flight on Mars delayed after an error sequence during testing, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Ingenuity, which landed on Mars on the Perseverance rover in February, was scheduled for its first takeoff on April 11. NASA first rescheduled Read More →
Firestone Walker to buy a SLO Brewing beer
Two of the Central Coast’s biggest and oldest breweries announced a deal April 15 in which Firestone Walker will buy the Cali-Squeeze brand from SLO Brewing Co. No details were disclosed about the transaction, except that it is expected to close by July 1, according to a news release from SLO Brewing. Cali-Squeeze is a Read More →
Unemployment rate drops again in region and state
Unemployment in the tri-county region dropped to 6.4% in March, the second lowest rate since the pandemic began, according to Business Times analysis of data released by the California Employment Development Department on April 16. The regional and state job markets improved as COVID-19 declined from their January high mark. The tri-county unemployment rate was Read More →
Moorpark College interim president gets the job on permanent basis
The Ventura County Community College District has named Julius Sokenu as the new president of Moorpark College, the largest community college in the tri-county region. “Dr. Sokenu is a visionary leader who supports the college’s approximately 14,000 students and the faculty and staff,” said VCCD Chancellor Greg Gillespie, in an April 15 press release announcing Read More →
