Discovery Ventura co-founder faces fraud, theft charges
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Read More →COVID-19 pandemic crushes the tri-county wedding industry
Hundreds of weddings in the Tri-Counties have been canceled or postponed since governmental orders forbade people from gathering in groups to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The ban cratered the industry on the Central Coast, which saw weekends in half of March, all of April and now parts of May become untenable. “It’s devastating to Read More →
Read More →Tri-county airports get federal grants as ridership plummets
Several tri-county airports received federal funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Airport Grant Program as they faced steep declines in ridership. Of the three largest airports, San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport received the most —$20 million. Santa Barbara Municipal Airport got $9.6 million, and Santa Maria Public Airport, which lost Read More →
Read More →Paso Robles distilleries donate sanitizer to SLO County
Paso Robles craft spirits makers Krobar and Willow Creek distilleries together donated 220 gallons of sanitizer April 13 to San Luis Obispo County first responders and health care personnel. The donation was made to the the county Office of Emergency Services, which plans to distribute the sanitizer to emergency response personnel and frontline health care workers. Read More →
Read More →T.O. office building buyer plans to convert it to medical campus
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Read More →Steinfeld and Werth: Cannabis businesses are essential
By Amy Steinfeld and Alina Werth As a result of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home executive order, all but “essential” businesses have closed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Cannabis dispensaries are one of a few retail operations deemed essential, along with pharmacies and grocery stores. And it’s not just dispensaries that have been Read More →
Read More →Our view: Progress with numbers but hard road ahead
The Central Coast is proving — along with much of California — that social distancing and restricted activity can bend the curve of the coronavirus pandemic. But the battle is far from over and there are troubling signs that the disease will double back with a vengeance once the rules are relaxed. At press time, Read More →
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