May 20, 2025

		

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.


| Monday, May 12th, 2025

HRL shifts production to Camarillo

East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Monday, May 12th, 2025

Good works: Direct Relief welcomes new CEO; Hope Awards raise $278K

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

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| Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

Craig Case sentenced to 26 years in state prison for embezzlement of elderly Montecito woman

Latest news, Law & Goverment

Former private investigator and TV personality Craig Alan Case has been sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for his role in defrauding an elderly woman from Montecito. Announced May 6, Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch sentenced Case to 26 years and eight months in state prison after being found guilty of Read More →

| Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

Nipomo woman pleads guilty to falsifying hundreds of immigration forms

Latest news, Law & Goverment

A San Luis Obispo County woman pleaded guilty to multiple crimes on May 7, related to her misuse of doctor credentials to create hundreds of false medical records for immigrants seeking legal permanent residency. Chantelle Lavergne Woods, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of presentation of false immigration document or application and one count of Read More →

| Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

LTC Properties reports first quarter earnings

East Ventura County, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Westlake Village-based LTC Properties, a real estate investment trust that primarily invests in seniors housing and health care properties, announced operating results for the first quarter ended March 31. LTC generated revenues worth $49 million in the first quarter of 2025, down from $51.3 million in the first quarter of 2024, which the company attributed Read More →

| Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

Mission Wealth receives investment from PE firm

Economy, Latest news, Personal Finance

Mission Wealth, a Santa Barbara financial planner firm celebrating its 25th year in business, announced it received a minority investment from private equity firm Great Hill Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Known for investing in high-growth companies, the partnership will help Mission Wealth’s client service offering and support the firm’s national expansion Read More →

| Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

Amy Weaver officially steps into CEO role at Direct Relief

Latest news, middle, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County

Former Salesforce CFO Amy Weaver is officially launching the next stage of her career, taking over as CEO of Direct Relief. Though the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit announced Weaver’s hire a few months ago, she officially started in the role on May 5. Weaver joins Direct Relief from Salesforce, where she served since 2020 as President Read More →