April 26, 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, November 7th, 2025

Street smarts: Santa Maria Regional Transit achieves fully electric fleet

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Tourism

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| Friday, November 7th, 2025

CRE: SLO County property values increase 4.7%

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, November 6th, 2025

AppFolio shares recover after big selloff from earnings miss

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

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| Thursday, November 6th, 2025

Sovato raises $26M in Series B round

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Tuesday, November 4th, 2025

Amgen delivers earnings beat in Q3

Earnings, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen delivered a sound third-quarter earnings beat when it announced financial results on Nov. 4, highlighting big sales beats from blockbuster drugs Repatha and Prolia. Amgen, one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world, announced that revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 reached $9.6 billion, a 12% year-over-year increase, driven by Read More →

| Tuesday, November 4th, 2025

St. John’s Hospitals appoint new president

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, middle, Ventura County

Just one month after the departure of Patrick Caster, St. John’s Hospitals in Ventura County has announced plans for its next chief executive. Announced Nov. 4, Dignity Health St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard and St. John’s Camarillo Hospital have appointed Doug Kleam as their new president, effective Dec. 1. Kleam currently serves as Read More →

| Tuesday, November 4th, 2025

American Riviera reports higher net income in Q3

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Santa Barbara-based American Riviera Bank saw net income of $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2025, a $300,000 increase from the same quarter a year ago. Through the first nine months, ARB has generated $7.9 million in net income, up from $6.7 million in the same time period a year ago.  Total deposits were Read More →