Lompoc Cannabis Lab Granted Temporary Permit
APCD gives major polluter Central Coast Agriculture 180 days to install a critical piece of clean-air technology.
Melinda Burns
Recent Stories
An Odor-Control Pact with Carpinteria Cannabis Growers Breaks Down
“We kept our promises, and they broke theirs,” a citizens’ coalition says.
Lompoc Cannabis Lab Averts a Shutdown Order … for Now
Central Coast Agriculture, a major polluter, has 60 days to get clean-air permits, regulators say.
The Cuyama Valley Launches a Carrot Boycott
Farmers and ranchers take aim at Bolthouse and Grimmway, the carrot corporations that are suing all other landowners over water rights.
Feds Petition D.C. Judges to Find ‘Santa Barbara News-Press’ Owner in Contempt of Court
They cite Wendy McCaw’s “willful refusal to comply” with a 2017 court order.
A Water War Is Underway in Santa Barbara County’s Carrot Country
Faced with mandatory pumping cutbacks, the biggest water-guzzlers in the Cuyama Valley are forcing farmers, ranchers, water agencies, and the school district into an expensive battle over groundwater rights.
Amid Pot Glut on the Market, Santa Barbara Supes Back Stiffer Tax Penalties
At a June 6 hearing, county supervisors unanimously proposed not to renew business licenses if the grower misses one quarterly tax deadline.
Mixed Messages: County Sues a Carpinteria Valley Cannabis Grower, Then Okays a Permit
It’s been a smelly five years with little relief at the Polo Condos, neighbors of Island Breeze say.
Amid the Cannabis Glut, Growers Are Pulling Out of Santa Barbara County
North County operators with permits for more than 160 acres of pot walked away this month, as the Board of Supervisors sought a way to shore up slumping cannabis tax revenues.
Santa Barbara County Planners Deflect a Cuyama Valley ‘Water Grab’ by Harvard University
Local ranchers, joined by Harvard students, oppose the university’s plans to build reservoirs at its large vineyard off Highway 166.
