Oil pipeline owners may face more than fines for Santa Barbara County spill
By Staff Report / Friday, May 22nd, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Oil pipeline owners may face more than fines for Santa Barbara County spill

California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on Friday said her office is actively working with the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s office and state and federal agencies to investigate the incident.
Refugio oil spill raises important questions for South Coast
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, May 22nd, 2015 / Columns, Energy, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Refugio oil spill raises important questions for South Coast

The estimated 105,000-gallon oil spill that will ruin Memorial Day for thousands of visitors to Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County is a reminder of how much environmental issues have become economic stories. Santa Barbara County is so heavily dependent on hotel-related taxes that it literally can’t afford the kind of environmental disaster that Read More →

Recession’s legacy playing out as banking jobs disappear
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, May 15th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Recession’s legacy playing out as banking jobs disappear
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ERG Resources files bankruptcy, business for sale
By Staff Report / Thursday, May 7th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on ERG Resources files bankruptcy, business for sale
ERG Resources, a Houston-based independent oil and gas with major operation in northern Santa Barbara County recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Dallas. The company plans to sell the business. A Business Times previous report found that the company owed nearly $400 million on a loan with CLMG Corp., an agent holding lien on Read More →
Safeway to pay $9.9M after environmental probe
By Staff Report / Monday, January 5th, 2015 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Safeway to pay $9.9M after environmental probe
The agreement comes as Safeway is clearing the final regulatory hurdles to its sale to rival Albertsons.
Dubroff: With drought worries shelved, falling oil prices give region a break
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, December 19th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: With drought worries shelved, falling oil prices give region a break
On a drive throughout much of the Highway 101 corridor dodging rainstorms on Dec. 15, I learned a lot about how much the psychology of a return to normal weather is having on the region.
Editorial: Regional nonprofits star in California rankings
By Editorial Board / Friday, December 19th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Regional nonprofits star in California rankings
Recent reporting by the website Charity Navigator gives a bit of insight into how well the best-run nonprofits in the area fare when compared to their peers in California and nationwide.