SLO County Housing Summit focuses on supply, affordability
By Stephen Ellison Special to the Business Times Housing supply and affordability, issues that are all too familiar to Californians these days, were the underlying themes during the annual San Luis Obispo County Housing Summit on April 8. As real estate experts, homebuilders and housing advocates gathered for the sold-out event at the Embassy Suites Read More →
CSUCI professor accused of assaulting a federal officer acquitted
Jonathan Caravello, a CSU Channel Islands lecturer facing charges of assaulting federal officers, was acquitted by a Los Angeles jury on April 9. The jury returned the verdict in a matter of hours at the end of a trial that lasted two days, according to reporting by LAist and Huffington Post. Caravello, 38, was among Read More →
Fielding Graduate, Excelsior University outline merger plans
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Tri-county unemployment rent climbs in first month of new year
After a few months of delays, the California Employment Development Department has released unemployment numbers for the month of January. Announced April 3, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast saw a significant shift in the month of January, climbing to 5.03% compared to an unemployment rate of 4.63% in December and 4.73% in November. Read More →
Economist spotlight: Housing forecasts earn awards for CLU’s CERF
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Top women 2026: Leila Noël
Meaningful impacts at the heart of her law practice Leila Noël, name partner at business litigation law firm Cappello & Noël, has certainly had her share of accolades during her 40-year career at the Santa Barbara-based organization. She was named one of the “Top 75 Women Litigators” in California for 2011 and one of the Read More →
Top women 2026: Arianna Castellanos
Central Coast native learned to think globally By L. Wayne Hicks Special to the Business Times Arianna Castellanos saw from a young age the importance of good vision. Her father had a glass contact lens shatter in his eye, putting him out of work for months while he recovered his sight. Her mother was born Read More →
