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By Guest commentary / Friday, October 8th, 2021 / Government, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Letter to the Editor: Save a life by becoming an organ donor
Dear Editor, Kudos to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who signed into law Assembly Bill 1374, a critical step in the effort to increase the number of registered organ donors in California. The new law creates a pathway to improve the language of the DMV donor registration with the goal of ensuring public trust and encouraging Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, October 8th, 2021 / Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Opinion: How to make media interviews work for you
By Lois Phillips and Anita Perez Ferguson To sell your services or product or promote your charity or your candidacy, you want to get the word out to thousands of people, rather than just a few at a time. Local editors, podcasters, and talk show hosts are always looking for interesting guests who know what Read More →
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By pacbiztimes / Thursday, October 7th, 2021 / Government, Higher Education, Latest news, right, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on CSUCI wins $5M federal grant
CSU Channel Islands has received a nearly $5 million federal grant to help a new initiative aimed at boosting diversity and enhancing success for students seeking to pursue a degree in science, technology, engineering or math. The competitive $4,999,990 grant was open to the nation’s colleges and universities designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions from the United Read More →
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By Tony Biasotti / Thursday, October 7th, 2021 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, middle, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Trade Desk CEO is region’s richest, at $4.4B
The 2021 edition of the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans has just one person whose primary residence is in the tri-county region: Jeff Green, the CEO and co-founder of The Trade Desk in Ventura, with a net worth of $4.4 billion. Green is No. 253 on the Forbes list, which was released Oct. 5. Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, October 7th, 2021 / Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen invests $100M in startup pursuing brain treatments
An Amgen-funded biotech company launched Oct. 7, announcing a strategic partnership between the two companies that includes $100 million in funding and global rights to develop and sell some of Amgen’s experimental drugs for neurodegenerative diseases. Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, one of the largest biotech companies in the world, committed $100 million in equity investment to Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Monday, October 4th, 2021 / Government, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Opinion: Santa Barbara County’s redistricting hinges on your participation
By Glenn Morris and Megan Turley The right to vote is one of our most foundational rights as Americans — we have the right to be equally and fairly represented. Santa Barbara County is redistricting, which means that we are assessing current supervisorial district boundaries and redrawing all five districts based on the federal 2020 Read More →