
Street Smarts: UBS brings new wealth management team to Santa Barbara
Columns, Latest newsUBS continues to raise its profile in the region, recruiting a new wealth management group for its Santa Barbara office. Leading the UBS effort are Mark Brenner, financial advisor and portfolio manager and First Vice President Harrison Croff. According to a UBS news release, Brenner is a 30-year veteran of the industry who joined UBS Read More →

Teledyne Chairman Mehrabian will step back into CEO’s office
Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesTeledyne Technologies Chairman Robert Mehrabian, who spent two decades as the company’s CEO, will step back into that post when Teledyne’s current CEO, Al Pichelli, retires on Oct. 15. Mehrabian is Pichelli’s predecessor as well as his successor — Pichelli took over as CEO on Jan. 1, 2019 when Mehrabian stepped down. Mehrabian was president Read More →

Jena Acos: Tracing a path through international environments
Special SectionsJena Acos Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Santa Barbara City Attorney, Carpinteria Age: 37 Education: UC Berkeley, Georgetown Law Jena Acos’ journey has taken her from her hometown of Bend, Oregon to Berkeley, Brazil, Washington, D.C. and now Santa Barbara, where she is a shareholder with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and the city attorney for Read More →

Street Smarts: Santa Barbara Prayer Breakfast plans its in-person return; Economist recognizes Apeel
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Central Coast Health Watch: Ventura County masks up; Cottage honored; CenCal pays for senior meals
Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsVentura County’s public health officer, Dr. Robert Levin, issued an order requiring masks indoors in most public settings starting Aug. 23, joining a mask mandate already in effect in Santa Barbara County. San Luis Obispo County is not requiring masks, though it has the region’s highest rate of new COVID-19 cases and lowest vaccination rate. Read More →

Arcutis starts new Phase 3 trial
Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesArcutis Biotherapeutics announced Aug. 25 that it has enrolled the first patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate ARQ-154, its topical foam, as a treatment for scalp and body psoriasis. The foam is a once-daily formulation of roflumilast, a phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitor that the company is developing to treat two skin conditions: Read More →