Santa Barbara County sues BIA to stop Chumash annexation
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Lima One targets tri-county home flippers, rental investors
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Our view: Chumash deserve chance to develop Camp 4 land
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians took a big step toward self-sufficiency on Jan. 23 when the Bureau of Indian Affairs placed a prime Santa Ynez Valley property into a trust that clears the way for housing, vineyards and open space development. Technically known as Camp 4, the 1,390-acre property is scheduled for 143 Read More →
Chumash reservation annexes Camp 4 in Santa Ynez
The Bureau of Indian Affairs placed the 1,390 acres in Santa Ynez known as Camp 4 into federal trust Jan. 23, which will allow the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to begin building homes for its tribal members, the Chumash said. After several appeals since the Chumash submitted the application in 2013, the BIA Read More →
Bookkeeper in Santa Maria gets year in jail for embezzlement
A former employee of Abacus Premier Property Management in Santa Maria was sentenced to a year in jail for embezzling $163,750 from her former employer, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley announced on Jan. 11. The former Abacus bookkeeper, Melissa Reynoso, pled to one count of grand theft by embezzlement and one count of Read More →
Proposed Central Coast winery rules likely to stay corked
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Supervisors nix updated winery ordinance
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors denied an update to the county’s winery ordinance. Despite more than four years of public meetings, deliberation and a recommendation for adoption from the planning commission, the board voted against the update 4-1 at a Nov. 22 meeting. The existing ordinance, implemented in 2004, will remain intact. The Read More →
