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Major Unemployment Drops Reported In Ventura, Santa Barbara Counties
Fri, May 18, 2012
Unemployment has made some major month to month drops in Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties, as well as statewide. In Ventura County, the number of people out of work went from 9.6% in March, to 8.7% in April. The reduction was even more dramatic in Santa Barbara County. Unemployment dropped from 8.9% in March, to Read the Rest…
Father, Son Both Plead No Contest To Cheating Clients At Santa Barbara Car Dealership
Fri, May 18, 2012
A father and son team which operated a Santa Barbara auto dealership are headed to prison, after entering no contest pleas to grand theft, and tax evasion charges. 72 year old Chester Lee Taylor, and his son, Chester Adam Taylor, ran Montecito Motors in Santa Barbara. Prosecutors say they cheated clients out of more than Read the Rest…
Four Arrested In Ventura County For Forgery, Identity Theft
Fri, May 18, 2012
Alert hotel staff members at a Camarillo motel discovered what they believed to be evidence of a counterfeiting, and identity theft operation, leading to four arrests. The evidence was discovered at a motel on the 900 block of West Ventura Boulevard around noon on Wednesday. The motel’s staff notified Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies, leading to Read the Rest…
Dozen Ventura County High School Seniors Share $50,000 in Scholarships From Reagan Foundation
Fri, May 18, 2012
A dozen high school seniors in Ventura County are sharing $50,000 in scholarships presented to them by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation in Simi Valley this week. The Foundation gives out the scholarships annually to students it believes show leadership qualities, and strong character in high school. The 12 students were from nine public, and Read the Rest…
California Strawberry Festival Set For This Weekend In Oxnard
Fri, May 18, 2012
Oxnard is gearing up for a weekend of all things strawberry. The California Strawberry Festival takes place this Saturday and Sunday, in a newly renovated part of Oxnard’s College Park. More than 60,000 people are expected to attend the two day event, which includes entertainment, hundreds of arts and crafts booths, and more than 40 Read the Rest…
Former Television News Anchor, News Director On South Coast Joins Congressional Staff
Fri, May 18, 2012
A woman familiar to thousands of Spanish language television viewers on the South Coast has joined the staff of a local congresswoman. Univision Santa Barbara anchor, and News Director Blanca Figueroa has been appointed as a District Representative by Democratic Congresswoman Lois Capps of Santa Barbara. Figueroa was with KPMR television since 2003. In her Read the Rest…
Santa Barbara County Based Fast Food Giant Announces Plans For Public Stock Offering
Fri, May 18, 2012
A Santa Barbara County based fast food giant that became a privately owned company less than two years ago is once again going public. Carpinteria based CKE Restaurants says it’s filed paperwork to do a $100 million dollar public stock offering. CKE is owned by Apollo Management. CKE is the parent of the Carl’s Junior, Read the Rest…
Six Arrested In Santa Barbara County Drug Sweep
Thu, May 17, 2012
An illegal drug sales investigation in Santa Barbara County led to six arrests, including one man who didn’t want to surrender, and held off authorities in a brief standoff. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives, and Santa Maria Police arrested four men, and two women in the Santa Maria and Orcutt areas. One man, Danny Chambers, Read the Rest…
MTD To Buy Large, Two Section Buses To Try To Relieve Overcrowding On Some Routes
Thu, May 17, 2012
Santa Barbara County’s Metropolitan Transit District is buying three of what will be the largest buses in use on the South Coast, to help meet the sometimes overwhelming demand on some routes. The MTD recently tested the 62 foot long, two part “articulated” buses on some of its routes. The buses can carry 112 passengers. Read the Rest…
Ventura County’s Head of Animal Control Services Resigns
Thu, May 17, 2012
The head of Ventura County’s Animal Control Services has resigned. Monica Nolan stepped down this week after three years of heading the agency, citing personal issues. During her tenure, Nolan worked to expand the use of volunteers, and expanded adoption efforts. While the shelter hasn’t been unable to reach an ideal goal no-kill policy for Read the Rest…
