Giving back: Montecito Bank & Trust gifts nonprofits $1 million
By Staff Report / Monday, November 24th, 2014 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Giving back: Montecito Bank & Trust gifts nonprofits $1 million
For the 12th consecutive year, Montecito Bank & Trust kicked off Thanksgiving week with $1 million in corporate gifts to regional nonprofits. Precisely 184 organizations received checks at a Nov. 24 luncheon at the Coral Casino at the Four Seasons Santa Barbara Biltmore under a program that the region’s biggest privately owned bank calls “Community Read More →
North American Oil warns it could run out of cash
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on North American Oil warns it could run out of cash
Unless North American Oil & Gas Corp. can raise enough capital to cover its operating expenses by Dec. 31, the Ventura company could be forced to close down.
Running on empty: Ventura County puts curbs on water well drilling
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Running on empty: Ventura County puts curbs on water well drilling
As the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act sits on the table for 2015, some water wells in the Tri-Counties are already facing new limitations after the Ventura County Board of Supervisors issued an emergency well-drilling moratorium on Oct. 28 with a 4-1 vote.
Edison taps area company to add storage
By Erika Martin / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Green Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Edison taps area company to add storage
Five companies received 260-megawatts’ worth of energy storage deals, with the other 2000-megawatts worth of contracts allocated toward energy efficiency, demand response, behind-the-meter renewables and gas-fired generation, with natural being the biggest winner.
Health-care giants tangle over emergency room billing
By Staff Report / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Health-care giants tangle over emergency room billing
In its suit, filed Nov. 12, Sierra Vista Hospital says that Oakland-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan owes it thousands of dollars for treating patients who showed up at its emergency room and were treated.
Allan Hancock College rolls out a new winery on campus
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Allan Hancock College rolls out a new winery on campus
This fall, students at the community college in Santa Maria moved to a new campus winery that has the look and scale of a commercial operation.
SLO land-use battle continues over update to general plan
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 21st, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on SLO land-use battle continues over update to general plan
Resident Kevin Rice announced recently that he is organizing a committee and seeking contributions to support a referendum election to overturn any future city council vote overruling the Airport Land Use Commission’s charge that the General Plan’s Land Use and Circulation Element doesn’t fit the Airport Land Use Plan.