Flights to start in June between SLO and San Diego, Portland
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct a reference to Alaska Airlines’ Santa Barbara-San Diego route. That route has not begun service yet. Alaksa Airlines will begin flying between San Luis Obispo and both Portland and San Diego on June 17. Both routes were originally planned to start last year but were delayed Read More →
SLO Brewing incubates its first successful spin-off beer
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Community Bank of Santa Maria reports income decline, asset growth
Community Bancorp of Santa Maria saw its net income decline from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021, even though other financial measures soared year-over-year. The bank’s net income declined 7.2%, going from $609,521 to $565,683 in a year’s time, but during the same time total assets grew almost 37%, the Read More →
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 →
Orcutt wine bar owner faces criminal charges
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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 →
