Opinion: State must find a way to protect both our health and our small businesses
On Dec. 5, I woke up to the news that almost the entire state of California was once again shutting down a significant portion of the alcohol industry—indefinitely.
Opinion: The latest on COVID compliance for employers
It’s exhausting for employers to try to keep up with all the sometimes inconsistent and contradictory federal and state rules for employer COVID-19 compliance.
Central Coast counties ask to go their own way on pandemic rules
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Ventura County Health Care director to step down in March
Ventura County Health Care Agency Director Bill Foley is retiring on March 6, 2021. Foley, who took on the role of director in December 2018, has worked in public safety net health systems for decades. When he came to Ventura County he brought experience from working with the Chicago-based Cook Count Health and Hospitals System, Read More →
InTouch founder Yulun Wang joins Cottage board
Yulun Wang, the head of research and development at Teladoc Health and a pioneer in the field of remote and robotic surgery, has joined the volunteer Board of Directors for Cottage Health. Wang has deep roots in the area, having earned his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from UC Santa Barbara. He then spent Read More →
Tri-Counties will ask state to form separate region for shutdown rules
In a show of rising frustration over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Southern California-wide “stay-at-home” order, the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo are jointly petitioning the state to loosen the rules for some 1.5 million residents. In a draft statement reviewed by the Business Times, the three counties said they will shortly be Read More →
MannKind makes $12.5M pharma buy
MannKind Corp., a biotech company based in Westlake Village, announced Dec. 7 that it has acquired a QrumPharma, a privately held biotech company, in a $12.5 million deal. MannKind has purchased all outstanding capital stock of QrumPharma for $3.5 million in cash and just over 3 million shares of MannKind common stock. At MannKind’s stock Read More →
