February 9, 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.


| Thursday, January 1st, 2026

Limoneira’s revenues down in 2025, Mission’s up

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Wednesday, December 31st, 2025

Economy stays in wait-and-see mode in 2026

Economy, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Wednesday, December 31st, 2025

Lucidean raises $18M in seed round

Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Monday, December 29th, 2025

Leeta Materials moves to new Goleta lab

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

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| Sunday, December 28th, 2025

Direct Relief ranked No. 5 largest U.S. charity

Latest news, middle, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County

It has been a big year of change for Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief, welcoming a new chief executive, but the global humanitarian nonprofit is still helping people all around the world at a massive scale. That is why the nonprofit ranked as the fifth largest charity in the United States and one of the most Read More →

| Sunday, December 28th, 2025

Covered CA faces big hurdles in 2026, says executive director

Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Subscriber content

The holiday season usually brings a lot of light and joy, but for a majority of Americans, decisions in regards to healthcare in 2026 will also need to be made. Affordable Care Act subsidies, or tax credits, that went into effect in 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan Act are set to expire Read More →

| Friday, December 19th, 2025

PBS Biotech CEO excited for challenge

Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology

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