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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 25th, 2013 / Columns, Real Estate, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Santa Barbara tourist hostel sells as developers eye lower State St.
“We were drawn [to the property] by the proximity to the Amtrak station and lower State Street, but really the hostel is in its own class for budget-savvy kinds of travelers and international students,” said Jared Filippone, a vice president with Capitoline Properties, which recently purchased the hostel.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, October 18th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Gov. Brown vetoes Amgen-backed anti-biosimilars bill
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill supported by Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and other biotechnology companies that would have made it more difficult for pharmacists to dispense so-called biosimilars, the biotech industry’s analogue to generic pharmaceuticals.
Senate Bill 598, approved by both houses of the legislature, looked mostly like a procedural change to state’s pharmacy laws. If it passed, the bill would have allowed pharmacists to fill prescriptions with biosimilars that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration deems “interchangeable” with brand-name counterparts.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 18th, 2013 / Central Coast, Latest news, Tourism / Comments Off on Central Coast opens doors for flood of Chinese tourists
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, October 4th, 2013 / Features, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on The Foley effect: Wine baron rolls out members-only club at Bacara
Foley launched the Food & Wine Society to take advantage of his diverse holdings in vineyards, wineries, vacation properties in Montana and his investment as a minority owner of Pacific Hospitality Group, which bought Bacara in February for an estimated $150 million to $180 million.
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By Staff Report / Friday, September 27th, 2013 / Central Coast, Columns, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Tourism roundup: Santa Ynez Valley tourism marketing groups combine forces
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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, September 20th, 2013 / Restaurants, Technology, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region’s restaurants brace for new tip tax
Restaurants across the region are preparing to take a hit from a new Internal Revenue Service policy that will all but end mandatory tipping for large groups of diners. The changes to taxing practices, which will go into effect in January of next year, will require any mandatory charges such as customary large-party tips at Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, September 20th, 2013 / Central Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Cities open door to Airbnb tourism taxes
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