September 8, 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.


| Saturday, May 2nd, 2026

805 tech: UCSB’s New Venture Competition heats up with finalists 

Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Saturday, May 2nd, 2026

Our view: Sable wins, offshore wind loses as Trump admin impacts Central Coast

Columns, Editorials, Latest news, Opinion, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, April 30th, 2026

Offshore wind firm drops Morro Bay in latest setback

Columns, Energy, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Thursday, April 30th, 2026

Ventech’s PitchFest showcases startup talent from the region

Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Technology

Hundreds of members from the Santa Barbara community — from investors to business owners to curious parties — packed into the Cabrillo Pavilion on April 22 to see four executives duke it out in the third annual PitchFest thrown by Ventech, an emerging technology forum. After the dust settled, the winner of the whole event Read More →

| Thursday, April 30th, 2026

2 Ventura ag farms, Carp tech firm announce layoffs

Agribusiness, Latest news, left, Technology

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| Monday, April 27th, 2026

AppFolio shares pop 11% after strong Q1 earnings

Earnings, Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Sunday, April 26th, 2026

From wealth to waste: Project ReWear impacting closets and the environment

Columns, East Ventura County, Latest news, left, Subscriber content

After 24 years, Kimberly Lau decided she wanted to leave the wealth management business. Nothing was particularly wrong; she just knew she wanted to make a bigger difference. And she ended up finding that passion in an unexpected place — her teenage sons’ closets. “Especially a few years ago, I would help them clean up, Read More →