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By Jorge Mercado / Friday, July 11th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Street smarts: Cottage Health expands access to specific surgical care
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By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, July 10th, 2025 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on 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 →
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By Jorge Mercado / Monday, July 7th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Subscriber content, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Street smarts: SLO Chamber CEO preps run for County Board of Supes
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By Staff Report / Monday, July 7th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content / Comments Off on CRE: Agoura Hills business park switches hands
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By Mike Harris / Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County / Comments Off on 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 →
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By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 / Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Major indices hit record highs, Central Coast stocks benefit
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By Jorge Mercado / Monday, June 23rd, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county unemployment rate down from April, up year-over-year
The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties saw continued declines in May from April, but the jobless rate is still higher than at this time a year ago. According to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department on June 20, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast was 3.8% in May, down below 4% for the Read More →