Central Coast

Return to Freedom's Wild Horse Sanctuary in Lompoc, Calif., to Celebrate Opening Day, Spirit's Birthday on May 4

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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LOMPOC, Calif., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- From 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, Return to Freedom's American Wild Horse Sanctuary will celebrate the start of its summer program season and the 29th birthday of Spirit.

Key Points: 
  • LOMPOC, Calif., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- From 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, Return to Freedom's American Wild Horse Sanctuary will celebrate the start of its summer program season and the 29th birthday of Spirit.
  • The Kiger stallion served as muse and model for the beloved animated film "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron."
  • The Opening Day event will feature: a Native American blessing the horses and land, staff-led walking tours, wine pourings from local wineries and eclectic locavore food, and shopping in RTF's store.
  • A national nonprofit wild horse and burro advocacy organization, RTF opened its first sanctuary in 1998 on 300 acres among the rolling hills of the Central Coast.

Central Valley Community Bancorp Completes Community West Bancshares Merger, Adopts Name, Announces Board and Executive Reorganization

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Monday, April 1, 2024
Banking, Professional Services, Finance, Community, EVP, Central Coast, Community West Bancshares, Community Bank, Region, Multimedia, Management

The Board of Directors of Central Valley Community Bancorp (Central Valley), the parent company of Central Valley Community Bank (CVCB), headquartered in Fresno, California, announced today the successful completion of the merger with Community West Bancshares (Community West), the parent company of Community West Bank (the Bank), headquartered in Goleta, California, effective April 1, 2024.

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  • The Board of Directors of Central Valley Community Bancorp (Central Valley), the parent company of Central Valley Community Bank (CVCB), headquartered in Fresno, California, announced today the successful completion of the merger with Community West Bancshares (Community West), the parent company of Community West Bank (the Bank), headquartered in Goleta, California, effective April 1, 2024.
  • Community West Bancshares merged with and into Central Valley Community Bancorp, and Community West Bank merged with and into Central Valley Community Bank, creating a combined company in an all-stock merger transaction.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240401047471/en/
    Central Valley Community Bancorp Completes Community West Bancshares Merger, Adopts Name, Announces Board and Executive Reorganization (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Community West shareholders receive 0.79 shares of Central Valley common stock for each share of Community West common stock, while Central Valley assumes Community West’s outstanding stock options.
  • Central Valley Community Bancorp assumes the name Community West Bancshares and its NASDAQ ticker symbol (CWBC), and Central Valley Community Bank assumes the name Community West Bank to reflect the combined company’s expanded territory.

Stem’s PowerBidder™ Pro Selected by Two CCAs in CAISO

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Alternative Energy, Energy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Utilities, Cloud, Electricity, Automation, Central Coast, BESS, Software, ERCOT, SVCE, Renewable energy

Under this software-only contract, the CCAs will use PowerBidder Pro’s advanced price forecasting and optimization features to manage and execute trading strategies for a growing portfolio of utility-scale assets in CAISO.

Key Points: 
  • Under this software-only contract, the CCAs will use PowerBidder Pro’s advanced price forecasting and optimization features to manage and execute trading strategies for a growing portfolio of utility-scale assets in CAISO.
  • SVCE selected Stem’s PowerBidder Pro for its superior customization and controls that gives us the oversight we need while honoring real-time BESS constraints in CAISO and existing resource agreements.
  • Available on the Athena platform, Stem’s PowerBidder Pro will be instrumental in managing the CCAs’ storage assets currently or soon-to-be online in CAISO.
  • PowerBidder Pro’s scalability is also expected to help the CCAs drive returns and manage risks effectively by seamlessly managing trading strategies as their BESS portfolio grows and evolves.

BurnBot Secures $20M in Series A Funding to Prevent Destructive Wildfires with Mechanized Vegetation Management

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Burn, PG&E, Entrepreneurship, Central Coast, Risk, SAN, Hupa, City, Smoke, Chewing, RX, CAL, Systematic, Fire, Workforce, Weather, Renewable energy

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BurnBot, today announced it has raised $20 million in financing to expand its mechanized vegetation management and fuel treatment solutions to prevent destructive wildfires. The round was led by ReGen Ventures, with participation from Toyota Ventures, AmFam Ventures, Convective Capital, Blue Forest Asset Management, Skip Capital, Overture Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital and Pathbreaker Ventures.

Key Points: 
  • BurnBot's technology enables 10X more acres to be treated, regardless of weather
    SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BurnBot , today announced it has raised $20 million in financing to expand its mechanized vegetation management and fuel treatment solutions to prevent destructive wildfires.
  • As the frequency and severity of wildfires increase, preventing mass devastation requires scalable, fuels treatment for brush clearance, prescribed burns, and forest restoration.
  • BurnBot exists to amplify efforts across all these areas," said Anukool Lakhina, Co-Founder and CEO of BurnBot.
  • Systematic use of beneficial fire plays a pivotal role in fostering a healthy ecosystem and mitigating the risk of devastating wildfires.

Electric Tractor Market worth $3.4 billion by 2030 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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>100 KWh is the fastest-growing battery capacity segment for the electric tractor market.

Key Points: 
  • >100 KWh is the fastest-growing battery capacity segment for the electric tractor market.
  • Moreover, a German startup named Tadus also showcased their prototype, E-Traktor, in August 2023, an electric battery tractor with a battery capacity of 130 kWh.
  • CNH Industrial developed the tractor in collaboration with Monarch Tractor, a California-based tractor manufacturer focusing on electrification and autonomy.
  • In August 2023, Solectac launched the eUT+ Narrow electric tractor, a zero-emission electric tractor.

Electric Tractor Market worth $3.4 billion by 2030 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Hydrogen, Lithium, Manganese, Carbon, LFP, Tractor, Investment, European, NCA, USD, Kubota, Automation, Original equipment manufacturer, Central Coast, Partnership, GPS, Utility, Electric tractor, Tourism, Exhibition, Safety, Torque, ROPS, CNH Industrial, Kilowatt-hour, Iron, DLL, Agriculture, Research, John Deere, CNHI, CES, Soil, LED, Monarch, Farmer, Growth, Nickel, Agricultural machinery, Battery, Cobalt, NMC, Heavy equipment

>100 KWh is the fastest-growing battery capacity segment for the electric tractor market.

Key Points: 
  • >100 KWh is the fastest-growing battery capacity segment for the electric tractor market.
  • Moreover, a German startup named Tadus also showcased their prototype, E-Traktor, in August 2023, an electric battery tractor with a battery capacity of 130 kWh.
  • CNH Industrial developed the tractor in collaboration with Monarch Tractor, a California-based tractor manufacturer focusing on electrification and autonomy.
  • In August 2023, Solectac launched the eUT+ Narrow electric tractor, a zero-emission electric tractor.

JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery Expands Portfolio to Sonoma County

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Wine, Philosophy, PASO, Marketing, System, History, Fruit, Palate, The, Heart, Sauvignon blanc, Central Coast

“JUSTIN has always been known for its pioneering spirit in winemaking and I’m proud of this evolution and next chapter.

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  • “JUSTIN has always been known for its pioneering spirit in winemaking and I’m proud of this evolution and next chapter.
  • The addition of the Sonoma County Chardonnay draws on that legacy from JUSTIN’s Paso Robles estate, while adding a new angle to the variety.
  • Sourced from Sangiacomo Family Vineyards in Sonoma and Flocchini Vineyards in Petaluma, the JUSTIN Sonoma County Chardonnay is a bright and highly aromatic wine with notes of spice-baked apple, Meyer lemon, ripe Bosc pear, and a touch of flinty minerality, which adds layers of complexity.
  • This is achieved by combining traditional old-world methods with grapes sourced from the new-world of Burgundian fruit, Sonoma County.

Sun Country Airlines Extends its Fall Booking Schedule

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) is extending its selling schedule through December 10, 2024, allowing customers to book fall travel including Thanksgiving and Minnesota’s popular Oct. 17-20 school break long weekend.

Key Points: 
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) is extending its selling schedule through December 10, 2024, allowing customers to book fall travel including Thanksgiving and Minnesota’s popular Oct. 17-20 school break long weekend.
  • In addition, Sun Country has bolstered its schedules to leading travel destinations starting later this summer.
  • Sun Country will add limited service to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) beginning in March 2024.
  • Sun Country also provides free in-flight entertainment to our guests’ devices and complimentary beverages including water, coffee, tea, juices, and soda.

Job Gains Boost Yardi Matrix' National Rent Forecast for 2024

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Inland Empire, Investment, Growth, City, Matrix, Mom, RBN, Housing, Central Coast

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Multifamily asking rents broke the five-month streak of sequential average declines in January, rising 0.07 percent, shows a new special report from Yardi® Matrix.

Key Points: 
  • Of the 142 markets tracked, last month 61 posted declines, 71 marked increases and 10 remained flat.
  • On a national level, by asset class, rents in the Renter-by-Necessity (RBN) segment rose 0.08 percent, outperforming Lifestyle (0.04 percent).
  • This has also impacted Yardi Matrix's national forecast for 2024, up from 0.8 percent to 1.8 percent, but the substantial influx of supply expected to come online this year will dampen rent growth in many of the larger Sun Belt markets.
  • Yardi Matrix covers multifamily, student housing, vacant land, industrial, office, retail and self storage property types.

Congressman Carbajal and FHLBank San Francisco Help Make Affordable Housing for Veterans a Reality

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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VENTURA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) previewed Ventura Springs, a newly constructed, soon-to-be-open, affordable and supportive multifamily housing development for California veterans.

Key Points: 
  • VENTURA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) previewed Ventura Springs, a newly constructed, soon-to-be-open, affordable and supportive multifamily housing development for California veterans.
  • Ventura Springs received a $1 million grant from FHLBank San Francisco’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP) in 2023 through its member institution Bank of America California, N.A.
  • The development features 122 affordable housing units spread across 11 buildings on the 10-acre site, designed as a traditional family-oriented community.
  • Since 1990, FHLBank San Francisco has awarded $1.3 billion in AHP grants, creating over 150,000 units of quality affordable housing.