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| Sunday, December 28th, 2025

CRE: Santa Barbara holds groundbreaking for 63 units of affordable housing

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content

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| Monday, December 22nd, 2025

Keep a pulse on heart health this holiday season

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news

December and January are known for holiday festivities and family get-togethers, but they’re also known for stress and weight gain. And those two — stress and diet — lead to heart attack risk. The American Heart Association reports that cardiac mortality is higher around Christmas and New Year’s than at any other time of the year, according Read More →

| Monday, December 22nd, 2025

Street smarts: Westmont receives $5M for Sacred Stories project

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| Monday, December 22nd, 2025

Good works: Ventura College Foundation dishes out $1.1M

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| Friday, December 19th, 2025

Wells Fargo’s 2026 outlook report sees gains for equities

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| Thursday, December 18th, 2025

Citizens Business Bank announces $811M deal

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, middle

The pace of California bank merger announcements picked up in December with CVB Financial Corp., parent of Citizens Business Bank announcing an $811 million del to acquire  the parent of Heritage Bank of Commerce. The all stock merger will result in a bank with roughly $22 billion in assets; prior to the merger Citizens had about Read More →

| Wednesday, December 17th, 2025

Community West Bank acquires United Security Bank

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, left, Tri-County Public Companies

Community West Bancshares will substantially grow its footprint in the Central Valley with the acquisition of United Security Bank in an all-stock transaction. The combined bank will operate under the Community West name, and assets will total around $5 billion, according to a statement announcing the merger on Dec. 17.  Both bank boards have approved Read More →