Transphorm reports shrinking loss, rising revenue
Goleta-based Transphorm just missed analysts’ expectations when it reported its first quarter earnings on Aug. 15. Transphorm, a supplier of gallium nitride power conversion products, reported an adjusted earnings per share loss of 8 cents for the quarter ended June 30, one cent higher than Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company also reported a loss of Read More →
Opinion: Carmen Ramirez’s death is a wake-up call for street safety
By Rick Cole “We have breaking news tonight where a deadly vehicle vs. pedestrian accident has claimed the life of Carmen Ramirez,” the Channel 7 anchor announced. “She’s the chair of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors.” Ramirez was using the crosswalk at the intersection of 7th and A streets in Oxnard’s downtown when she Read More →
List of fastest growing private companies includes 22 from tri-county region
The Central Coast showcased the diversity of its companies in the latest edition of the Inc. 5000, as 22 companies based in tri-county region made the magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest growing privately held companies in the country. Of those 22 companies, seven were in the top 1,000, and they come from a variety Read More →
Newsom proposes $1.4B to keep Diablo Canyon open
Keeping Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open could cost California as much as $1.4 billion, under new legislation proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on the eve of a hearing to discuss the contested future of the plant on the San Luis Obispo County coast. On Aug. 11, Newsom proposed, through draft legislation distributed to lawmakers, Read More →
Ventura County mourns Supervisor Carmen Ramirez
Ventura County leadership was in a state of shock as news spread that Carmen Ramirez, chair of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, was struck by a pickup truck and killed in downtown Oxnard on Aug. 12. Ramirez, 73, was leaving an evening meeting and crossing a street when the accident occurred. Among the business Read More →
Sientra lowers guidance, shares drop 20%
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Dubroff: David McCullough made an impression on the South Coast
It was not his engaging and insightful talk at the inaugural Westmont College breakfast in February 2005 that made me a David McCullough fan. It was a casual meeting on State Street the morning after his speech. I noticed him walking toward me with his wife and I acknowledged him with a nod and said, Read More →
