Limoneira stock jumps with possible sale announcement

Santa Paula-based Limoneira’s stock price has jumped about 24% since Dec. 1 when it announced it’s looking into selling some or all parts of the company to maximize value for its stockholders. The 130-year-old company, one of Ventura County’s largest agribusinesses, said another possibility could be a merger. Limoneira is a producer of lemons, avocados and other Read More →

Santa Maria living community sold to undisclosed buyer

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AeroVironment crushes expectations but stock still falls

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Lompoc pilot sentenced to federal prison for intentionally crashing plane in Santa Barbara County
A Central Coast-based YouTuber pilot was sentenced to six months in federal prison for deliberately crashing a plane in Santa Barbara County and obstructing the subsequent federal investigation, the U.S. attorney’s office announced. Trevor Daniel Jacob of Lompoc, an experienced pilot, skydiver and former Olympic athlete, was sentenced to prison by United States District Judge John Read More →

Cal Lu’s sports management program drafts top talent

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Two Ventura County law firms merging
Two Central Coast law firms, Lowthorp Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman, and The Hathaway Law Firm, will merge effective on Jan. 1. The combined firm will operate as Lowthorp Richards, LLP, the practices announced on Nov. 30. Lowthorp Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman is based in Oxnard. The Hathaway Law Firm is in Ventura. The Read More →
Charlie Munger dies at 99, leaves behind a lasting legacy on Central Coast
The late Charlie Munger never got to build the controversial mega-dorm he envisioned for UC Santa Barbara. But before he died in late November at age 99, he did leave quite a legacy. He teamed up with the late Michael Towbes to build a state-of-the-art residence for scholars at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Read More →