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By Staff Report / Monday, June 1st, 2026 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content / Comments Off on CRE: Trumark Homes opens new community in Paso
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By Mike Harris / Saturday, May 30th, 2026 / Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tourism / Comments Off on High gas prices not likely to derail Central Coast tourism in 2026
2025 was a strong year for tourism in the tri-county region, with direct travel spending and other economic indicators up from 2024, according to the latest tourism impact report from Visit California. Central Coast travel marketers are optimistic that visitations will remain strong in 2026, including the peak summer season, despite soaring gasoline prices due Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 / Economy, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on AI, housing dominate discussion at Santa Barbara County Economic Summit
Artificial Intelligence was the main talking point at UC Santa Barbara’s Economic Forecast Project’s annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit held at the Granada Theatre on May 21. One of the keynote speakers was Zack Kass, the former Go-To-Market at OpenAI, who held an event at the same location a few months earlier to talk Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Monday, May 25th, 2026 / Earnings, Latest news, middle, Retailing, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Hoka sales continue fueling Deckers growth, strong earnings
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By Staff Report / Monday, May 25th, 2026 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on Flying Goat Cellars files lawsuit
Attorneys for Flying Goat Cellars, an independent winery based in Lompoc, have made good on their promise to sue Santa Barbara County and the Santa Barbara Vintners Association over the county’s Wine Business Improvement District. The suit was filed May 21 in the U.S. District for the Central District of California. It claims the winery’s Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Sunday, May 24th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Kamran & Co. taps Tim Welsh as CEO
Santa Barbara-based Kamran & Company, a provider of custom foodservice equipment and integrated fabrication solutions, announced the appointment of Tim Welsh as CEO. He succeeds Founder Kamran Amiri, who will continue to serve as President and Chairman. “Tim brings a unique combination of operational leadership, development expertise, and strategic vision,” said Amiri. “As we enter Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Sunday, May 24th, 2026 / Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, left, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Central Coast jobless rate continues declining in April
The tri-county unemployment rate in April was 4.1%, down from 4.4% in March and 4.8% in February, according to the California Employment Development Department’s latest numbers released May 1. This was the third consecutive month that the unemployment rate has fallen in the tri-counties. Ventura County’s rate was 4.2% in April compared to 4.4% in Read More →
