’Tis the season for everything except helping small business owners
So far the 2016 election campaign has been about a lot of things — immigration, treatment of Gold Star families, tax returns, emails and email hacks. But one thing it has not been about is enabling the real people who make America great, our more than 3 million small business owners. You get the feeling Read More →
Skies won’t be friendly in Santa Maria anymore
Santa Maria’s relationship with United Airlines was set up for a breakup a year ago when the Chicago-based carrier stopped flying to Los Angeles and shifted its connecting flights to San Francisco. The final blow came Aug. 1 when United announced a suspension of the SFO flights this fall. The Santa Maria-San Francisco service was Read More →
Heritage Oaks Bank beats second quarter projections
Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bank surpassed analyst estimates on both earnings per share and revenue in its second quarter earnings. The bank reported net income of $4.2 million, or 12 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2016 compared to $3.7 million, or 11 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2015. Read More →
Community West Bancshares second quarter income up over last year
Community West Bancshares, the parent company of Goleta-based Community West Bank, reported net income of $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2016, up from a net loss of $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2015. “Our momentum during the first half of the year has been fueled by robust loan and deposit growth, Read More →
Tax measures could alter tri-county marijuana market
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PG&E replacing Diablo Canyon power won’t be easy
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Dubroff: Voters back green energy but may balk at higher bills
This has been a big year for green energy. Anti-nuclear groups are celebrating an agreement to close Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo, solar costs are on par with conventional resources and a big wind turbine project offshore at Morro Bay is moving rapidly through the approval process. The Public Policy Institute of Read More →
