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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Virginia REIT targets Central Coast ag land
Even in the face of the worst drought in decades, investing in California agricultural land is a hot real estate strategy for institutional investors. Land values continue to rise along with the rents, and REITs, or real estate investment trusts, are looking more to the shrinking supply of farmland for better-than-average fixed income returns. Read More →
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By Erika Martin / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Court levies $25M penalty on Conejo Valley firm
In a written opinion entered Sept. 18, the court found that 110,000 consumers had bought the defendants’ program and “more than 99.8 percent never earned any commission whatsoever.”
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Downtown group joins effort to promote shopping local
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on SB County District Attorney takes white-collar crime to task
After the 10-year sentence handed down to convicted ponzi-schemer David Prenatt on Oct. 9, and the more recent nine-plus-year sentence reckoned on former contractor David Lack, it’s clear that one county is sending a message that it has more than just a thing against guys named David. While a number of years behind bars might Read More →
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Groundbreaking is step forward for housing in SLO
The first shovel full of dirt for Terraza, a project billed as a cutting-edge sustainable housing community in San Luis Obispo, flew at a Nov. 12 groundbreaking.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Dubroff: Global upheaval may signal rebound for tri-county defense firms
Over the decades, it’s been hard for the Tri-Counties to escape the boom-bust cycles of military spending. Fasten your seat belts.
