Thousand Oaks approves Caruso apartment complex at The Lakes
A shopping center property owned by the city of Thousand Oaks will be sold to Los Angeles development mogul Rick Caruso, who plans to add a six-story apartment building to the site. The much-anticipated transaction required approval from the Thousand Oaks City Council, which voted 3-2 in favor of the deal on Nov. 30. The Read More →
Simi Valley industrial sale is city’s biggest ever
Topaz Business Park in Simi Valley (courtesy photo) A six-unit industrial building in Simi Valley Read More →Cal Poly uncorks new wine center
The Justin and J. Lohr Center for Wine and Viticulture at Cal Poly San Luis Read More →Cal Poly grads built ES Aero into an aerospace mainstay
A NASA project at the ES Aero headquarters in San Luis Obispo. (courtesy photo) In Read More →
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State Bar seizes law firm’s offices in Santa Barbara, Goleta
The State Bar of California has shut down a law practice with offices in Santa Barbara and Goleta because its owners were not licensed to Read More →
Simi Valley industrial sale is city’s biggest ever
Topaz Business Park in Simi Valley (courtesy photo) A six-unit industrial building in Simi Valley sold recently for $46.4 million, making it the “largest industrial Read More →
Dole shares down after earnings drop
Westlake Village-based Dole saw its stock fall 2.5% on Dec. 3 after the company revealed a big dip in earnings for the third quarter of Read More →
Dubroff: Investing means walking a tightrope, but cash can be a safety net
Two of the most difficult things for any investor to do are happening simultaneously. To wit: • Hold significant amounts of cash earning near-zero returns Read More →
Cal Poly grads built ES Aero into an aerospace mainstay
A NASA project at the ES Aero headquarters in San Luis Obispo. (courtesy photo) In 2003, Andrew Gibson and four of his friends graduated from Read More →
Santa Barbara’s Bexson Biomedical wants to kick our opioid habit
Since 1999, nearly 841,000 people have died from drug overdoses, and in 2019 alone, 70% of all drug overdose deaths involved at least one opioid. Read More →
Semtech tops expectations with record quarter
Camarillo-based Semtech topped analysts’ expectations on Dec. 1 with an announcement of record net sales and net income in the third quarter of its 2021-22 Read More →
Real Estate: Apartment complex in South Oxnard fetches nearly $40M
The Ocean Villas, a 119-unit apartment complex in Oxnard, recently sold for $39.75 million. (courtesy photo) Institutional Property Advisors, a division of the Calabasas-based commercial Read More →
Thousand Oaks health care provider closes $50M funding round
Inside an Infusion for Health clinic. (courtesy photo) Infusion for Health, a Thousand Oaks-based medical and health care company providing infusion therapy, recently closed a Read More →
Second major energy storage project planned for SLO County
As California continues its trend of moving away from oil and gas and toward electric power, San Luis Obispo County is feeling the effects. Hydrostor, Read More →
Opinion: California Lutheran must make good on its Gallegly Center commitment
By Michael Bradbury California Lutheran University should honor its commitment to former United States Congressman Elton Gallegly and fully establish the Gallegly Center for Public Read More →
Cal Poly uncorks new wine center
The Justin and J. Lohr Center for Wine and Viticulture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo opened recently for special events and is set to Read More →
Street Smarts: New farmworker study gets $50K government grant
The nonprofit House Farm Workers! has received a $50,000 grant from the Southern California Association of Governments to conduct an in-depth study of Ventura County’s Read More →
Our View: New desalter marks a true watershed moment in Ventura County; Remembering Bob Gonzales
Camarillo Mayor Charlotte Craven speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Camarillo's new groundwater desalter on Nov. 30. (courtesy photo) The Oxnard Plain took a big Read More →
CSUCI gets $10.5M from heirs of developer Bud Smith
A foundation created by the late Ventura County developer Martin V. “Bud” Smith and his wife has donated $10.5 million to CSU Channel Islands in Read More →People’s Self-Help Housing secures $50K Bank of America grant
People’s Self-Help Housing, the longest-serving affordable housing nonprofit on the Central Coast, has received a $50,000 grant from Bank of America to scale its programs. Read More →
Thousand Oaks approves Caruso apartment complex at The Lakes
An artist's rendering of The Lakes shopping center with the six-story apartment building behind it that developer Rick Caruso plans to build. (courtesy image) A Read More →
Bank of the Sierra gives $1M to Housing Trust Fund Ventura County
Walnut Street Apartments in Moorpark is one of the affordable housing projects funded by Housing Trust Fund Ventura County. (file photo) The Housing Trust Fund Read More → Dubroff: Searching for a new model to fund the arts in Ventura County
Ventura County has a storied history as the home of pioneering companies in the music and entertainment industries. It’s hillsides and valleys have been the Read More →
Transphorm powers its way to new heights
Shares of Transphorm are up around 80% over the past month, as the Goleta-based company appears to be hitting its stride, hitting earnings highs and Read More →
Street Smarts: Santa Barbara hotelier to lead statewide association
Tom Patton, general manager and partner at the Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara, is taking the reins as board chair of the California Hotel & Read More →
Real Estate: Potential office glut in Santa Barbara; Landmark restaurant for sale in Carpinteria
The Santa Barbara commercial real estate market has faced its ups and downs this year, according to Radius Commercial Real Estate General Manager Brian Johnson. Read More →
Opinion: Reflecting on 30 years of service at Center for Nonprofit Leadership
By Dena Jenson Preparing for the Center for Nonprofit Leadership’s upcoming 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Sector has been quite a walk down memory lane. Read More →
From Goleta, Vitamin Angels fights malnutrition around the world
A mother and her child in Guatemala, both of whom received vitamins from Vitamin Angels. (courtesy photo) Young children and pregnant women in underserved communities Read More →
Santa Barbara wine bar translates ‘happy hour’ to Italian
Andrea Girardello, left, is the wine expert at Aperitivo in Santa Babarara, and Brian Dodero, right, is the chef. (courtesy photo) Under the lapis-colored waves Read More →
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