Sonos cranks up the volume in its patent dispute with Google
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Our View: Averting a port strike is paramount for our vulnerable economy
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Deckers names new president for group that includes Ugg
Goleta-based Deckers Brands has hired a former Nike executive to take over the business unit that includes Ugg, its top footwear brand. Anne Spangenberg will take over on July 11 as president of Fashion Lifestyle brands at Deckers. Fashion Lifestyle includes both Ugg and Koolaburra, a line of boots and shoes similar to Ugg but Read More →
Sientra wins new FDA approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new breast implant on July 6 made by Goleta-based Sientra. Sientra’s Low Plus Profile Projection Breast Implant will be commercially available to plastic surgeons in the United States in late July, the company said in a news release. It is for cosmetic surgery for women at least Read More →
Cal Poly professors tackle agricultural supply chain problems
In 2019, Cyrus Ramezani, a professor at the Orfalea School of Business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, was studying the effects on the agricultural industry of new tariffs on exports to China. That disruption was small compared to what came next, as the COVID-19 pandemic shook up supply chains around the world and then Read More →
State budgets funds to keep Diablo Canyon open
California decided to retire the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant six years ago, but state and federal officials and the plant’s operator have taken new steps toward potentially keeping it open past its scheduled 2025 closure date. Located on San Luis Obispo County’s coast, Diablo Canyon powers two water reactor units licensed until 2024 and Read More →
Opinion: Supreme Court’s EPA case a step back for all of humanity
By Sigrid Wright Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an extremely controversial ruling on the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants. Siding with coal-mining companies, the majority of justices swiftly dismantled the EPA’s charge of capping one of the most destructive causes of climate change. The ruling Read More →
