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Mercado: TIME Magazine’s best inventions of 2025 have UCSB ties
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Vital signs: J.P. Morgan releases 2026 outlook report
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Calavo ponders buyout as CEO retires
Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers announced that Lee Cole will retire as president and CEO on Dec. 8 — his second retirement in five years — as the company ponders an unsolicited proposal. Announced Nov. 12, this was Cole’s second stint as CEO, as his first go-round was from 1999 until 2020, and he also served as Read More →
Lompoc councilman charged with alleged misuse of city funds
Lompoc City Councilman Stephen Bridge has been charged with eight felonies involving the alleged misuse of city funds and conduct related to a city rebate program. Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch announced the charges Nov. 19. They include forgery, grand theft by embezzlement, fraudulent use of a contractor’s license number and Identity theft. Read More →
Hardy Diagnostics founder retires after 45 years
It has been more than four decades since Jay Hardy first founded his manufacturing company, Hardy Diagnostics, in Santa Maria, and along the way, there have been a slew of victories. But after 45 years, Hardy decided to take a step back. Announced Nov. 19, Hardy officially announced he has stepped down as founder and Read More →
