Our view: Shuttered oil pipelines too much for Venoco
Updated at 12:05 p.m. April 24: When a Plains All American pipeline broke, spilling 142,000 gallons near Refugio Beach two years ago, few would have foreseen the unintended consequence that played out in a Delaware bankruptcy court on April 17. Venoco, a capable operator and the largest corporate taxpayer in Santa Barbara County, announced it Read More →
Santa Barbara County launches website registry for cannabis growers
Santa Barbara County has launched a website to register cannabis growing businesses. The registry, created by an ordinance passed April 11, does not collect information about individuals growing cannabis for personal use or the six plants allowed under the Health and Safety Code for medical marijuana patients. The information will be held on a secure Read More →
Rain helps tri-county farmers but hurts crops
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Dubroff: Stormy weather, surging stocks plug one county’s fiscal pothole
The weather and the election of Donald Trump don’t appear to have much in common. But the rainstorms that struck over President’s Day weekend and the Trump bump in the stock market have had a big impact on the fiscal fortunes of Santa Barbara County. Hopefully, the powers that be will take advantage of a Read More →
Master sommelier pours talents into winemaking in Los Olivos
Anyone who has seen the 2012 movie “Somm” can appreciate how incredibly difficult it is to earn the badge of master sommelier. The documentary follows four candidates among more than 50 studying with near-fanatical devotion for the supremely challenging, three-part exam to become members of the Court of Master Sommeliers. Only six passed. That’s a Read More →
Santa Barbara city, county suing landlord Dario Pini for $8.1 million in penalties
Updated at 5:50 p.m. on Feb. 16: Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley and Santa Barbara City Attorney Ariel Calonne filed a lawsuit against infamous landlord Dario Pini seeking more than $8.1 million in penalties for alleged unfair business practices, the DA announced Feb. 16. The suit stems from the city’s inspection of the Read More →
Highway 101 widening on list of priority projects to be considered by Trump
President Donald Trump’s administration might include the South Coast’s Highway 101 HOV widening project as part of its Federal Transportation Investment Program. The state of California has included the massive transportation project on its $100 billion list of high priority transportation projects in the state. The state submitted the Highway 101 project to the National Read More →
