May 5, 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.


| Wednesday, March 4th, 2026

Semtech makes $34M data center purchase

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

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| Wednesday, March 4th, 2026

MannKind shares fall 20% despite strong sales in 2025

Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Wednesday, March 4th, 2026

Defense stocks see volatility following Iran strike

Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content

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| Wednesday, March 4th, 2026

Wyatt family makes historic $5M donation to SB Neighborhood Clinics

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content

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| Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026

Santa Barbara Rental Property Association files legal challenge to halt city’s temporary rent freeze

Latest news, Santa Barbara County

In an effort to call the city of Santa Barbara’s temporary rent freeze ordinance illegal, the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association is taking legal action against the city to invalidate the freeze, according to Cappello & Noël LLP, the Santa Barbara-based law firm representing the association The move comes after the Santa Barbara City Council Read More →

| Monday, March 2nd, 2026

CCIA 2026: Longtime friends find niche in logistics

East Ventura County, Latest news, left, Technology

Matt Lafferty and Brian Gonzalez have been doing things together for a long time. The two met through some like-minded friend groups while Gonzalez was attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and stayed connected even when the early parts of their career took them to other places. Even with Lafferty living in Southeast Asia for Read More →

| Saturday, February 28th, 2026

CCIA 2026: Finding opportunity in climate science

Education, Higher Education, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County

By Paula Aven Gladych The Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UC Santa Barbara continues to innovate when it comes to climate science, sustainability, resource management and policy, even in the face of federal funding cuts and a national anathema to environmental problems and concerns.  Sarah Anderson, interim dean of the school, said Read More →