
Dubroff: Upstarts challenge SB Vintners over meeting access
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 10th, 2026 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Dubroff: Upstarts challenge SB Vintners over meeting access
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Glimmer Wish strikes a deal on Shark Tank
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, April 9th, 2026 / Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Startups / Comments Off on Glimmer Wish strikes a deal on Shark Tank
A young startup from Santa Barbara County captured the eyes of millions when it appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank and managed to swim away with a deal. Glimmer Wish, a beauty products company founded by Sydney Myers, the 16-year-old daughter of Inogen co-founder Byron Myers, appeared on Season 17, episode 16 of Shark Tank, which Read More →

Fielding Graduate, Excelsior University outline merger plans
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, April 9th, 2026 / Higher Education, Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Fielding Graduate, Excelsior University outline merger plans
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4 UCSB professors earn science fellow status
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, April 9th, 2026 / Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on 4 UCSB professors earn science fellow status
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Sovato’s new CEO embraces future of telesurgery
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, April 9th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Sovato’s new CEO embraces future of telesurgery
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Beacon Photonics becomes newest member of UCSB’s Oasis R&D facility
By Mike Harris / Friday, April 3rd, 2026 / Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology / Comments Off on Beacon Photonics becomes newest member of UCSB’s Oasis R&D facility
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Founders share secrets to launching successful companies
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, April 3rd, 2026 / Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Technology / Comments Off on Founders share secrets to launching successful companies
Santa Barbara is known for several things, but it’s not seen as a startup hub like its neighbors to the south, Los Angeles, or the north, San Francisco. But Dan Engel, the founder of FastSpring, a software e-service platform, sees Santa Barbara’s quietness as a positive, not a negative. When he founded FastSpring in 2005, Read More →









