There's been a lot of choking in the nascent days of commercial cannabis growing in Santa Barbara County, especially as white-tented, periodically pungent farms expanded into the heart of wine country. As repeatedly covered in both this newspaper and much larger publications, this 21st-century cultivation conflict triggered lawsuits, contentious county hearings, and no shortage of seemingly endless squabbling, much of it between grape and cannabis growers themselves.
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Marc Menowitz Reveals Crucial Steps to Make Your Dream a Reality
Everyone wants a home they can call their own, a place of solace to return to at the end of each day. However, this dream is getting harder to reach for many as real estate prices skyrocket and economies crash. In such situations, it is agents like Marc Menowitz who come to the rescue of people to help them own their dream homes. Here, the real estate tycoon talks about his goals and fulfilling his clients' needs.
Jeff Lerner Advises Youngsters to Seize the Day, Rather than Waiting for the Perfect Time
Life seldom plays out the way we expect it to, but that is not always a bad thing. Sometimes a career shift is precisely what we need to find success or happiness. Jeff Lerner is an individual whose journey in life took him to deep lows and great heights, and today he stands as one of the most successful teachers guiding and inspiring the next wave of entrepreneurs.
Nathalie Nicole Smith: Meet the Advocating the "bold, beautiful, and bossy" Movement
As a rule, the world tends to have something of a hang-up when it comes to bossy people. They are seen as overpowering, domineering, and uncompromising.
Armin Misaghi Talks Career, Passion, Success and More
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With news that COVID-19 vaccines are on the horizon, the world has breathed a collective sigh of relief. The once-in-a-lifetime health crisis caused by the pandemic has left countries across the globe in a state of utter devastation. Yet hopefully, the best scientific minds have conspired to finally end the physical threat of the coronavirus.
The number of women-owned businesses has been exploding, but not in one part of the economy where you'd expect it to be: digital-only businesses. The number of women-owned businesses grew 58% between 2007-2018, according to the American Express 2018 State of Women-Owned Business, compared with 12% for all businesses.
Deliveroo doesn't have a presence yet in the United States, but if you live in London, you bump into the food delivery company all the time. Its drivers zoom around on motorbikes and scooters, dropping off breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks to homes and offices around the city.
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute today announced a partnership with Ngene Therapeutics Inc. (Ngene) to develop new disease treatments that leverage human stem cell research and novel gene editing techniques.
In a group of 12 nominees, Irina Borodina was selected as one of the three winners of the 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators, funded under the EU's Horizon 2020 program.
Softbank to invest 460 million euros in Germany's Auto1 Japan’s Softbank will invest 460 million euros ($561 million) in used-car dealing platform Auto1, marking the first investment in Germany by its Vision Fund, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Iceland Investing $1 Billion on Increasing Airport Capacity A tourist boom has caused traffic at Iceland’s Keflavik airport to grow more than five-fold over the past nine years, with a predicted 10 million passengers this year.
Ford to Invest $11 Billion by 2022 on New Electric Cars Ford Motor will increase to $11 billion its investment in electrified vehicles between now and 2022, saying it will introduce 16 battery-electric cars and 24 hybrids or plug-in hybrids around the world in the next few years.
Avril Lavigne calls out the CEO of Facebook for bringing up a joke about her ex-husband's band the Nickleback.
