SLO County homeless shelter to receive major expansion
Latest news, middle, Philanthropy, San Luis Obispo County, Tri-County EconomyThe Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, which serves the region’s homeless population at its facility at 40 Prado Road, will be expanding its home base after closing escrow on the next-door property, the nonprofit announced on March 22. With the purchase, it is CAPSLO’s first step in the plan to expand its Read More →
UC Santa Barbara, Goleta reach settlement agreement on student housing
Higher Education, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County EconomyGoleta and the UC Regents have reached a settlement on the 2021 lawsuit in which the city alleged UC Santa Barbara was not building student and faculty housing as provided for in the university’s 2010 long range development plan. Announced March 22, the city alleged that the lack of long range housing plans negatively impacted Read More →
Quintessent’s $11.5M raise indicative of Santa Barbara’s impressive tech scene
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Tri-county colleges expand degree programs
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Santa Barbara semiconductor firm raises $11.5M
Latest news, Technology, Tri-County EconomySanta Barbara-based Quintessent, a semiconductor company that specializes in heterogeneous silicon photonics and quantum dot laser technology, announced it raised $11.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round, it said in a March 14 press release. The round was led by Osage University Partners along with new investors including M Ventures. Santa Barbara-based Entrada Ventures also Read More →
Nuclear AI firm emerges from stealth in SLO
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Mense, Kind Cup create menstrual product alternative
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County EconomyIn 2020 — the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic — there were already plenty of reasons to be scared for a loved one’s health. McCall Brinskele of San Luis Obispo had one more reason to worry about her sister, who suffers from endometriosis and uterine fibroids. “She had been suffering from painful periods and when Read More →
