Former Ventura County CEO settles sexual harassment lawsuit
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Former Ventura County CEO settles sexual harassment lawsuit
Ventura County and its former CEO, Mike Powers, have agreed to a settlement with a former employee who sued him for alleged sexual and racial harassment and discrimination from 2019 to 2021. A notice of a conditional settlement was filed in Ventura County Superior Court Feb. 24. Terms of the settlement are not disclosed in Read More →
CCIA 2026: Workforce doubles at automation pioneer
By L. Wayne Hicks Special to the Business Times The business of Trust Automation is looking up, literally. The San Luis Obispo company has secured a U.S. Air Force contract worth as much as $490 million for drone detection and drone mitigation systems, which has propelled Ty Safreno’s employee count skyward. Safreno, who founded the Read More →
CCIA 2026: Unraveling the puzzle of ALS with AI
By Paula Aven Gladych Special to the Business Times Santa Barbara-based Cognixion is making a name for itself in the AI-powered accessible communication technology space with Axon-R, a headset that combines augmented reality goggles with EEG brain-sensing capability and artificial intelligence that can aid people with neurological disorders that impact speech and communication. It is Read More →
Updated: Ventura County growth again forecast to be sluggish
Ventura County will continue to see anemic economic growth for the foreseeable future. That’s according to the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting’s 2026 Ventura County outlook unveiled Feb. 24 at the Scherr Forum Theatre in downtown Thousand Oaks. “There’s little change in the forecast from a year ago in that we’re anticipating anemic growth Read More →
CLU conference focuses on solutions to state’s housing crisis
Obstacles to building more, much-needed housing in California include regulatory and legal barriers, economic and financial risks and production costs. Solutions to the state’s housing crisis include tougher rent controls and increased public investment in homes. That’s according to a new study by California Lutheran University economist Jamshid Damooei, who presented it at a Feb. Read More →
Melinda Cabrera to lead Santa Barbara Boys & Girls clubs
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