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 →
Tri-county commercial real estate activity likely to grow in 2017
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Santa Maria’s Abel Maldonado potential Trump nominee for agriculture secretary
Story updated at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 29 Santa Maria farmer and former mayor Abel Maldonado met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Palm Beach Mar-A-Lago resort Dec. 28 to discuss Maldonado’s potential nomination as agriculture secretary, according to newspaper reports. Maldonado was lieutenant governor to Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2010 to 2011 after being elected to Read More →
Santa Clara Waste Water faces another lawsuit
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Santa Maria agents arrested for alleged real estate scheme
A Santa Maria real estate sales associate was arrested on five counts of grand theft for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley announced on Dec. 15 that Angelo Naemi allegedly conspired with Steven Gonzales to falsify documents regarding a number of short-sale transactions. Gonzales, owner Read More →
SLO County OKs pilot program to fast track middle class housing
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Foundation opens Santa Maria headquarters
The Santa Barbara Foundation took a big step in expanding its footprint in North Santa Barbara County on Nov. 30 with the opening of a regional headquarters in Santa Maria. The 2,600-square-foot facility at 2625 S. Miller St. will be staffed with full time community outreach members and an office manager. Foundation President Ron Gallo Read More →
