Sidestepping the cannabis caps | News Channel 3-12 – KEYT

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. 15, the board voted 4-1 in concept, with Chair Joan Hartmann opposed, to remove buildings for the “drying, curing and trimming” of cannabis from the acreage caps for “grows” in the Carpinteria Valley and North County. Citing “very few existing or proposed processing facilities in the county,” the County Executive Officer […]

Village Properties celebrates 25th anniversary as housing market heats up | News Channel 3-12

Annual sales volume has multiplied exponentially, from $102 million during the brokerage’s first full year to $2.3 billion in 2021, now accounting for almost one-fifth of the region’s residential real estate market. Yet while other independent real estate firms have merged with or sold to national conglomerates over the years, Village Properties remains locally owned […]

Santa Barbara County approves “gargantuan” cannabis “grow” for the Sta. Rita Hills

Rita Hills, the county’s most successful wine region, was approved by the county Board of Supervisors this week with few concessions to the neighboring vintners. SFS Farms, owned by investors in Colorado and Manhattan Beach, is the largest “grow” approved by the county to date. Dan Gainey, the owner of the Gainey Vineyard just east […]

Here’s how to buy bitcoin without all the risk of buying bitcoin

Several companies that are cashing in on bitcoin’s rise are publicly traded, including Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange that made a splash with its direct listing in mid-April. But shares are trading more than 30% below their 52-week high since the stock has gone up and down with the price of bitcoin. Venuto likes Intercontinental […]