April 20, 2026

		

Mike Harris


| Sunday, April 19th, 2026

Elder fraud can have dire health consequences for victims

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

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| Friday, April 17th, 2026

Judge upholds injunction against Sable Offshore

Latest news, Law & Goverment

A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge on April 17 refused to end an injunction preventing Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting its Central Coast pipeline without required approvals. Judge Donna Geck’s ruling comes a month after Houston-based Sable restarted oil production at its Santa Ynez Unit in federal waters off Santa Barbara County’s coast at Read More →

| Friday, April 3rd, 2026

Beacon Photonics becomes newest member of UCSB’s Oasis R&D facility

Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Friday, April 3rd, 2026

Economist spotlight: Housing forecasts earn awards for CLU’s CERF

East Ventura County, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, April 2nd, 2026

Ventura County to pay $3 million to settle sexual harassment suit against former CEO

Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Ventura County

Ventura County will pay $3 million to a former employee who sued her boss, then-county CEO Mike Powers, for alleged sexual and racial harassment and discrimination from 2019 to 2021. A notice of a conditional settlement of the lawsuit between the county and the plaintiff was filed in Ventura County Superior Court Feb. 24. But Read More →

| Sunday, March 29th, 2026

Top women 2026: Melinda Cabrera

Latest news, left, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County

Nonprofit veteran passionate about youth development Melinda Cabrera says her brand-new job as CEO of the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County is going great. “There’s a lot to learn, but I’m excited to jump in and really understand the organization, understand the needs of our families and just really devote myself Read More →

| Saturday, March 28th, 2026

Top women 2026: Leila Noël

Latest news, Law & Goverment, middle, Santa Barbara County

Meaningful impacts at the heart of her law practice Leila Noël, name partner at business litigation law firm Cappello & Noël, has certainly had her share of accolades during her 40-year career at the Santa Barbara-based organization. She was named one of the “Top 75 Women Litigators” in California for 2011 and one of the Read More →