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From wealth to waste: Project ReWear impacting closets and the environment

Project ReWear in Thousand Oaks only sells items between $8 and $18 to “keep fashion Read More >

Sable continues oil production despite court upholding injunction

Sable Offshore Corp. is continuing oil production at its Santa Ynez Unit off Santa Barbara Read More >

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CRE: Radius Q1 report highlights record-breaking sales volume

Real Estate

Staff Report | 10 hours ago

CRE: Radius Q1 report highlights record-breaking sales volume

By Staff Report Santa Barbara County’s South Read More >

Jorge Mercado | 1 week ago

Radius Q1 report highlights record-breaking sales volume

An aerial view of the Tech Park Read More >

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CRE: CHC breaks ground on senior healthcare facility

Community Health Centers of the Central Coast Read More >

Staff Report | 3 weeks ago

CRE: Santa Maria apartments open for move-ins

Las Brisas, a 340-unit apartment community in Read More >

Technology

Mike Harris | Thursday, April 23, 2026

Amgen executive VP/chief tech officer retiring after 21 years

Biotech giant Amgen on April 22 announced the retirement of David Reese, executive vice president and chief technology officer, who has been with the Thousand Oaks-based company for 21 years. Reese, an M.D., joined the global life sciences powerhouse in 2005 as a clinical development leader in oncology and later served as executive vice president of research and development from 2018 to 2023. His retirement is effective June 30. During his tenure, he led Read More >

AeroVironment hires Raytheon executive as COO

Health Care & Life Science

Jorge Mercado | Sunday, April 19, 2026

CHC embraces new facility to help seniors in Santa Maria

In an effort to better care for its aging population, Read More >

Elder fraud can have dire health consequences for victims

Staff Report

Top women 2026: Arianna Castellanos

Turn Therapeutics secures $25M in financing

Healthcare jobs juggernaut plows ahead

Agribusiness

Staff Report

Limoneira stikes deal with Oxnard-based Agromin

Diversified citrus grower Limoneira has announced a long-awaited agreement with Read More >

Avocado pricing hurts Mission Produce sales, stock

Hub International high on Central Coast ag sector

Henry Dubroff

Dubroff: Nine lessons from one of the Central Coast’s premier leaders

Peter Jordano made his presence felt not too long after Read More >

Henry Dubroff

Dubroff: Mission’s strategic move caps decades of innovation

When I visited with Mission Produce Executive Chair Steve Barnard Read More >

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