As drones migrate from the military space into the private sector, their potential uses reach far wider than the home delivery efforts that made headlines a year ago.
The South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District has upped the ante in its battle with the State Water Resources Control Board over a $1.1 million fine the district received for a sewer spill in 2010.
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.
By Guest commentary / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: It’s time to throw the book at currency bid riggers
Fining institutions makes great headlines, but those billion-dollar penalties punish shareholders, not the wrongdoers, and won’t change the culture of banking.
Vendors at farmers markets all over the state will now pay a higher daily fee — $2 instead of the current 60 cents — and growers will face stricter inspections as part of a new state law going into effect Jan. 1, 2015.
