March 6, 2026

		

Mike Harris


| Friday, March 6th, 2026

Healthcare jobs juggernaut plows ahead

Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Friday, March 6th, 2026

Former Ventura County CEO settles sexual harassment lawsuit

Latest news, Law & Goverment, middle

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| Wednesday, March 4th, 2026

Former Ventura County CEO settles sexual harassment lawsuit

Latest news, Law & Goverment, middle, Ventura County

Ventura County and its former CEO, Mike Powers, have agreed to a settlement with a former employee who sued him for alleged sexual and racial harassment and discrimination from 2019 to 2021. A notice of a conditional settlement was filed in Ventura County Superior Court Feb. 24. Terms of the settlement are not disclosed in Read More →

| Monday, March 2nd, 2026

CCIA 2026: Area 805 Advanced Air Mobility Test Range poised for takeoff

Latest news, Technology, Ventura County

Waiting for FAA approval, the Area 805 project is expected to launch into the skies over Ventura County later this year. The enterprise consists of 500 square miles of proposed airspace that would serve as a primary site for advanced air mobility testing for both commercial and defense industry partners. Encompassing airspace over Camarillo, Oxnard, Read More →

| Tuesday, February 24th, 2026

Updated: Ventura County growth again forecast to be sluggish

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Ventura County will continue to see anemic economic growth for the foreseeable future. That’s according to the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting’s 2026 Ventura County outlook unveiled Feb. 24 at the Scherr Forum Theatre in downtown Thousand Oaks. “There’s little change in the forecast from a year ago in that we’re anticipating anemic growth Read More →

| Sunday, February 22nd, 2026

CLU conference focuses on solutions to state’s housing crisis 

Higher Education, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Ventura County

Obstacles to building more, much-needed housing in California include regulatory and legal barriers, economic and financial risks and production costs. Solutions to the state’s housing crisis include tougher rent controls and increased public investment in homes. That’s according to a new study by California Lutheran University economist Jamshid Damooei, who presented it at a Feb. Read More →

| Friday, February 20th, 2026

805 law: Siblings challenge state law over Santa Barbara mineral rights

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Subscriber content

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