Banking roundup: Golden 1 expands business offerings; WCC announces uplist
Golden 1 Credit Union is expanding its business offerings, now providing services with business checking, savings and money market accounts at the core of a growing suite of services designed to support California businesses. Announced Sept. 15, the expansion is meant to deepen Golden 1’s commitment to entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, micro and small businesses, nonprofits Read More →

Street smarts: Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber announces endorsements
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CRE: State gives $42 million to protect thousands of acres in SLO County
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Environmental groups sue Trump administration over Sable’s restart of oil production
The Environmental Defense Center and other conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration on Sept. 22 to challenge a “special permit” allowing Sable Offshore Corp. to restart oil production at its Santa Ynez Unit off Santa Barbara County’s coast. The permit waives certain federal safety regulations for onshore pipelines CA-324 and CA-325, Read More →
Tri-county companies make key additions
• Santa Barbara-based Bitwarden announced the appointment of Mary Writz as chief product officer. Writz brings more than 20 years of cybersecurity and product leadership experience and will lead product strategy and portfolio development for the company, which serves more than 15 million users and over 80,000 businesses across 180 countries. • Westlake Village-based Turn Therapeutics, Read More →
Central Coast jobless rate continues rising
The Central Coast jobless rate is on the rise for the third consecutive month, jumping to 4.76% in August from 4.56% in July, according to the California Employment Development Department’s latest numbers released Sept. 19. All three counties saw their unemployment rate increase in July. Ventura County’s rate was the highest, jumping to 5%, up Read More →

Dubroff: The powerful forces that leave the Fed with few options
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