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200 people arrested by federal agents following Glass House raid
The fallout from the federal agent’s raid of Glass House Farms’ operations in both Carpinteria and Camarillo is still being felt, with approximately 200 people across both sites being arrested, the Department of Homeland Security announced on July 11. Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security agents stormed both Glass House Read More →
Read More →Susan Andrzejewski in as interim CSUCI president
California State University Chancellor Mildred García announced July 10 that she has appointed Susan Andrzejewski to serve as CSU Channel Islands’ interim president. Andrzejewski, who currently serves as the university’s dean of the Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics, will begin her new appointment Aug. 4. Richard Yao, who has served as the Read More →
Read More →Feds raid area cannabis operations
Federal agents took aim at one of the Central Coast’s publicly traded companies on July 10 when a Homeland Security Investigations unit raided Glass House Farms, a cannabis farm with operations in both Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Raids at Glass House’s farms in Carpinteria and Camarillo were conducted concurrently on July 10. Glass House Read More →
Read More →Santa Barbara’s El Encanto Hotel sells for $82.2M to Tinder co-founder
Santa Barbara’s five-star gem El Encanto Hotel is under new ownership after Justin Mateen, Tyler Mateen and the Cayton family combined to purchase the historic estate for $82.2 million. Announced July 8, the Mateen’s and Culver Capital, which is represented by principal Garrett Cayton, purchased El Encanto from Belmond, a luxury hospitality brand owned by LVMH. LVMH Read More →
Read More →Saalex expands software development capabilities with acquisition
Saalex Corporation, which was founded in Camarillo and still houses major operations in the area, announced it has acquired Greenfield Engineering Corporation for an undisclosed amount on July 7. Greenfield is a software and systems engineering firm specializing in avionics software development for the U.S. Navy. Saalex is a federal services contractor, providing a slew Read More →
Read More →Guest commentary: Population trends threatening U.S. prosperity
By Vlad Vaiman In recent years, birth rates dropping well below replacement levels has caused a worldwide seismic demographic change. Despite increased life expectancy, many nations — including the United States — are currently seeing a fast demographic transition toward “youth scarcity,” where fewer young people must sustain a fast-growing retiree population. Historically, global social and economic systems have relied on a steadily rising Read More →
Read More →Guest commentary: Santa Barbara is quietly building the future of Artificial Intelligence
By Starr Hall While Silicon Valley often dominates the headlines, the real story of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation is quietly taking root on the Central Coast, from Ventura to San Luis Obispo. Local startups are using AI to tackle real-world business challenges, ranging from marketing and customer feedback tocybersecurity, and even sustainability efforts. These diverse applications of AI are reshaping industries and Read More →
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Wilshire Health shutters as buyout deal collapses
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Santa Barbara’s El Encanto Hotel sells for $82.2M to Tinder co-founder
Santa Barbara’s five-star gem El Encanto Hotel is under new ownership after Justin Mateen, Tyler Mateen and the Cayton family combined to purchase the historic estate for $82.2 million. Announced July 8, the Mateen’s and Culver Capital, which is represented by principal Garrett Cayton, purchased El Encanto from Belmond, a luxury hospitality brand owned by LVMH. LVMH Read More →
Read More →CRE: Agoura Hills business park switches hands
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Read More →CRE: SBNC breaks ground on new flagship facility
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Read More →CRE: Carpinteria embraces a new era with Linden Square opening
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Read More →CRE: Multifamily rents see growth in April; New hotel opens in SLO County
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Read More →CRE: CCAV opens its doors in Carpinteria
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Read More →CRE: HRL Laboratories opens new manufacturing plant in Camarillo
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Read More →CRE: Over 100 affordable housing units to be built in Santa Paula
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805 Tech: Cal Poly’s new economic development director is up to the task
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Read More →Dubroff: UCSB names engineering school for former dean
When I met Teledyne executive chairman Robert Mehrabian at his office in Thousand Oaks earlier this year, I came away thinking I had just been introduced to a multi-talented scientist-entrepreneur. So, it was not entirely surprising to learn that UC Santa Barbara’s world-class engineering school will now be called the Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering, Read More →
Read More →Umbra launches new manufacturing facility in Goleta
Santa Barbara-based Umbra is furthering its investment in the region with the opening of its new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Goleta. Umbra is a space technology company that came out of stealth mode in 2021. The company provides access to satellite images and offers dedicated satellite missions. Announced June 25, the new space will boost Read More →
Read More →Camarillo company locks down deal with Derco
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Read More →TicketManager prepared to accelerate growth
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Read More →Atomic Canyon closes $7 million round
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Read More →2025 New Venture Finals showcases student innovation, RazeMath wins 1st place
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Read More →Invoca makes 2nd acquisition to bolster AI capabilities
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Wilshire Health shutters as buyout deal collapses
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Read More →Cal Poly spinout sells to leading healthcare company
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s startup scene has only gotten stronger over the past decade and another example of that is De Oro Devices, a company founded by students in 2018 that sold to Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare in early June for an undisclosed amount. “I feel excited for the future. Honestly, I think Drive is an incredible Read More →
Read More →Los Robles Health purchases T.O. surgical building for $70M
HCA Healthcare and Los Robles Health System are now the owners of Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital after finalizing a $70 million purchase this spring, the healthcare entities announced May 28. No interruptions or changes in operation have resulted in the purchase of the Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital building by Los Robles Health System, the healthcare system said Read More →
Read More →New Gold Coast CEO lives ‘life of purpose’
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Read More →OpenMinds brings affordability to people seeking mental health services
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Read More →Ridley-Tree Cancer Center announces greater prostate cancer treatments
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Read More →Central Coast healthcare organizations share cancer care practices
A cancer diagnosis is one of the scariest things a person can experience, regardless of what stage it is caught at. However, advancements in treating all different types of cancers are happening at a rapid pace, and Central Coast healthcare organizations are trying to stay at the forefront as well. Matt Baumann, vice president of Read More →
Read More →New Cottage CEO comes from healthcare lineage
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200 people arrested by federal agents following Glass House raid
The fallout from the federal agent’s raid of Glass House Farms’ operations in both Carpinteria and Camarillo is still being felt, with approximately 200 people across both sites being arrested, the Department of Homeland Security announced on July 11. Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security agents stormed both Glass House Read More →
Read More →Feds raid area cannabis operations
Federal agents took aim at one of the Central Coast’s publicly traded companies on July 10 when a Homeland Security Investigations unit raided Glass House Farms, a cannabis farm with operations in both Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Raids at Glass House’s farms in Carpinteria and Camarillo were conducted concurrently on July 10. Glass House Read More →
Read More →Central Coast agriculture gross value up in 2024
The gross value of agriculture in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties increased by 7% in 2024 over 2023, according to their recently released annual crop and livestock reports. In 2024, Ventura County’s estimated gross value was $2.3 billion, its findings, made public June 24, said. Santa Barbara County’s was $2 billion, its report, released July Read More →
Read More →Former Dole owner David Murdock dead at 102
David Murdock, the last of the old-school Los Angeles developers who helped transform greater Thousand Oaks into a major corporate center, has died at age 102. Murdock, a high school dropout from Missouri, built homes in Phoenix and Los Angeles in the boom years of the 1980s. After observing the growing use of leverage in Read More →
Read More →Summit addresses need for affordable farmworkers housing
The lack of affordable housing for Ventura County’s thousands of farmworkers was the focus of a May 8 conference aimed at developers. “We’re trying to bring awareness to local developers to keep their minds open to serving farmworkers in their projects,” Ken Trigueiro, who sits on the board of House Farm Workers, which put on Read More →
Read More →Summit addresses need for affordable farmworkers housing
The lack of affordable housing for Ventura County’s farmworkers was the focus of panel discussions at a May 8 program in Santa Paula. “We’re trying to bring awareness to local developers to keep their minds open to serving farmworkers in their projects,” Ken Trigueiro, who sits on the board of House Farm Workers, which put Read More →
Read More →Food Bank CEO gives talk at Apeel HQ on food insecurity
For the longest time, Erik Talkin, the CEO of the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County, thought ending hunger was as simple as just giving people more food. “But just giving people more food does not end hunger… hunger is complicated, hunger is hard because being poor is hard,” Talkin said in a 2019 TedX Read More →
Read More →Agromin, Limoneria partner on commercial-scale composting facility
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