Community West earnings nearly double in first quarter
Community West Bancshares saw its net income rise by almost 90% year-over-year as it decreased its provision for loan losses and increases its dividends. The Goleta-based parent company of Community West Bank released its first quarter earnings on May 3, including $3 million in net income for the quarter, or 35 cents per diluted share. Read More →
805 Law Roundup: Santa Barbara firm disbands
The Santa Barbara law firm of Fell, Marking, Abkin, Montgomery, Granet & Raney closed effective Feb. 28. It was a “natural winding down,” according to a news release from Frederick “Rick” Montgomery, one of the firm’s co-founders. Montgomery, a family law specialist, opened his own firm in Santa Barbara after Fell Marking closed. Other attorneys Read More →
LTC Properties reports income drop
LTC Properties saw its net income drop almost 80% in a year as it missed estimates and saw decreased rental income. The Westlake Village-based real estate investment trust, which specializes in health care and senior living properties, reported $13.6 million in net income, or 35 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2021. Read More →
Thousand Oaks biotech firm closes $140M funding round
Capsida Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology startup based in Thousand Oaks, announced April 29 that it is emerging from “stealth mode” with a $140 million funding round led by Westlake Village BioPartners and Versant Ventures. The Series A round includes $50 million from Westlake Village BioPartners, a venture capital firm in Thousand Oaks focused on biotech startups Read More →
Cal Poly to get $5M in federal funds for drone project
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will get $5 million in federal funds to form a partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory to study drone technology. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, was one of three reps who helped direct $10 million to Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona in the Consolidated Appropriations Act Read More →








