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By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, January 8th, 2026 / Latest news, middle / Comments Off on Congresswoman Julia Brownley will not seek re-election in 2026
Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-26) announced that she will not seek re-election in 2026. Announced Jan. 8, Brownley did not give an exact reason for her departure, but expressed gratitude to the people of Ventura County and the Conejo Valley “Serving our community and our country has been the honor of my lifetime. Every step of Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Friday, January 2nd, 2026 / Central Coast, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Mixed bag: Amgen is a star among region’s large caps
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By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 / Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology / Comments Off on Lucidean raises $18M in seed round
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By Jorge Mercado / Sunday, December 28th, 2025 / Latest news, middle, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on Direct Relief ranked No. 5 largest U.S. charity
It has been a big year of change for Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief, welcoming a new chief executive, but the global humanitarian nonprofit is still helping people all around the world at a massive scale. That is why the nonprofit ranked as the fifth largest charity in the United States and one of the most Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Friday, December 19th, 2025 / Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology / Comments Off on PBS Biotech CEO excited for challenge
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By Staff Report / Thursday, December 18th, 2025 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, middle / Comments Off on Citizens Business Bank announces $811M deal
The pace of California bank merger announcements picked up in December with CVB Financial Corp., parent of Citizens Business Bank announcing an $811 million del to acquire the parent of Heritage Bank of Commerce. The all stock merger will result in a bank with roughly $22 billion in assets; prior to the merger Citizens had about Read More →
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By Mike Harris / Monday, December 8th, 2025 / Higher Education, Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on New Antioch head marks 100 days, touts Santa Barbara campus
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