5 Central Coast businesses selected for state funding
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, March 5th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County / Comments Off on 5 Central Coast businesses selected for state funding
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $2 million in funding for 37 startups across the state, five of which reside on the Central Coast. The funding is through California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate’s (CalOSBA) Innovation Grant Awards, as the state is looking to invest in firms in health technology, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, artificial Read More →

Wyatt family makes historic $5M donation to SB Neighborhood Clinics
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Wyatt family makes historic $5M donation to SB Neighborhood Clinics
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Santa Barbara Rental Property Association files legal challenge to halt city’s temporary rent freeze
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on Santa Barbara Rental Property Association files legal challenge to halt city’s temporary rent freeze
In an effort to call the city of Santa Barbara’s temporary rent freeze ordinance illegal, the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association is taking legal action against the city to invalidate the freeze, according to Cappello & Noël LLP, the Santa Barbara-based law firm representing the association The move comes after the Santa Barbara City Council Read More →
CCIA 2026: Finding opportunity in climate science
By Jorge Mercado / Saturday, February 28th, 2026 / Education, Higher Education, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on CCIA 2026: Finding opportunity in climate science
By Paula Aven Gladych The Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UC Santa Barbara continues to innovate when it comes to climate science, sustainability, resource management and policy, even in the face of federal funding cuts and a national anathema to environmental problems and concerns. Sarah Anderson, interim dean of the school, said Read More →
CCIA 2026: 25 years later, the Inogen ‘kids’ are alright
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, February 27th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on CCIA 2026: 25 years later, the Inogen ‘kids’ are alright
Most college students who go home for winter break are excited to celebrate the holidays, see some old friends, and, most importantly, avoid doing any work for the next couple of weeks. But in 2000, UC Santa Barbara students Ali Bauerlein, Brenton Taylor and Byron Myers had some homework — they tasked themselves to come Read More →

CCIA 2026: Unwrap.AI delivers insights into AI impact
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, February 27th, 2026 / Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Technology / Comments Off on CCIA 2026: Unwrap.AI delivers insights into AI impact
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CCIA 2026: Unraveling the puzzle of ALS with AI
By Staff Report / Friday, February 27th, 2026 / Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Technology / Comments Off on 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 →








