May 16, 2026

		

Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado is a staff writer with the Business Times. His beats include technology, agriculture, cannabis, energy and the environment, and higher education.


| Friday, May 15th, 2026

Local entrepreneurs detail life in family-founded businesses

Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Friday, May 15th, 2026

Trade Desk ‘transition’ takes toll on stock

Earnings, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County

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| Friday, May 15th, 2026

Poppy Bank opens first Central Coast location in Santa Barbara

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content

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| Friday, May 15th, 2026

Cal Poly study details reasons behind L.A. fires

Higher Education, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, May 14th, 2026

Atara sees signs of life after FDA reversal

East Ventura County, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

Salem Media Group fetches $31.7M in sale to WaterStone

Latest news, left, Tri-County Public Companies

Salem Media Group, a conservative, Christian media network, will be under new ownership after the  Camarillo-based company announced it has been sold to The Christian Community Foundation, also known as WaterStone, in a deal worth approximately $31.7 million. Announced May 13, Salem, which has traded on the OTCQX Market since early 2024 after being delisted Read More →

| Wednesday, May 6th, 2026

UCSB, CSUCI embrace teaching how to use AI in jobs of the future

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

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