Santa Barbara to probe alleged conflicts in cannabis permits
A Santa Barbara city employee who oversaw applications for cannabis dispensary licenses has been placed on leave while he is the focus of an outside investigation, the city said March 15. Anthony Wagner, a public information officer with the Santa Barbara Police Department, was the focus of a March 12 article in Los Angeles magazine Read More →
Lawmakers lay out agendas for Santa Barbara chamber
Everyone is rolling up their sleeves right now, but getting shots in arms isn’t the only challenge Central Coast leaders are facing. Several area political leaders came together on March 12 to talk COVID-19, housing, clean energy, wildfire resilience and other hot-button topics in the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update. Santa Read More →
SEC alleges history of concealment by Airborne Wireless insiders
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Opinion: It pays to stay out of family court
By Maya Shulma When clients meet with me to discuss their legal options for ending a marriage, the conversation frequently expands to matters of business assets and property. Beyond marital status, children, personal finances, and emotional entanglement, many couples I see in my family law practice also own businesses and commercial property together. In these Read More →
State opens new round of small business aid
Small businesses that didn’t receive funding in earlier rounds of a state program designed to give those businesses a boost have additional chances to get help. On Feb. 23, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that provided an extra $2 billion for grants of up to $25,000 for small businesses impacted by the pandemic. The Read More →
Simi Valley contractor sentenced for workers comp fraud
A general contractor in Simi Valley was sentenced March 3 for workers compensation fraud, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko’s office announced. David Burgmeier, who owned and operated Burgmeier Construction Company in Simi Valley, pleaded guilty in December to multiple counts of insurance and unemployment fraud. From March 2008 through March 2016, Burgmeier underreported the Read More →
SEC alleges pump-and-dump fraud at Airborne Wireless in Simi Valley
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit on March 2 against Simi Valley-based Airborne Wireless Network and seven of its shareholders and executives, accusing them of orchestrating a $45 million pump-and-dump stock fraud scheme. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in New York. The defendants are Kalistratos Kabilafkas, Timoleon Kabilafkas, Panagiotis Bolovis, Eric Read More →
