Wendy Foster’s State Street location closing
By Staff Report / Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 / Economy, Latest news, middle, Retailing, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on Wendy Foster’s State Street location closing

State Street icon Wendy Foster is becoming the latest casualty of Santa Barbara’s retail apocalypse. The trend-forward fashion retailer said May 14 that it was closing its location at 1220 State Street after a nearly 40-year run that featured some of the most iconic apparel on the Central Coast. Although technically a “pause,” according to a statement, Read More →
Conception captain sentenced to 4 years
By Mike Harris / Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 / Law & Goverment, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Top Story / Comments Off on Conception captain sentenced to 4 years

The captain of a dive boat that caught fire in the Santa Barbara Channel in 2019, resulting in the deaths of 34 people, was sentenced to four years in federal prison on May 2. Jerry Boylan of Santa Barbara was convicted in a federal jury trial in November of one count of misconduct or neglect Read More →
State of the City: Santa Barbara South Coast officials adapt to ‘changing landscape’
By Amber Hair / Friday, April 12th, 2024 / Central Coast, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on State of the City: Santa Barbara South Coast officials adapt to ‘changing landscape’
The theme of the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce State of the City was adaptation to a changing landscape. Several city officials from Santa Barbara, Goleta and Carpinteria spoke, and one overarching idea in each presentation was that the landscape – in housing, in financial security, in workforce development – had changed drastically Read More →
Greater Central Coast becomes Sutter Health’s sixth community market
By Mike Harris / Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Greater Central Coast becomes Sutter Health’s sixth community market

Sutter Health, a Sacramento-based nonprofit integrated health system, announced on Jan. 31 that its sixth community-based market will be the Greater Central Coast. The market will be anchored by Sansum Clinic, a 103-year-old nonprofit outpatient healthcare organization based in Santa Barbara, which officially became part of Sutter Health in October. “Our community-based markets allow us Read More →
MB&T gives away $1.1M, Benefits 195 Orgs
By Amber Hair / Monday, November 20th, 2023 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, middle, Philanthropy, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on MB&T gives away $1.1M, Benefits 195 Orgs

Janet Garufis, CEO and chairwoman of Montecito Bank & Trust, gathered dozens of representatives from local nonprofits and organizations to celebrate the season of giving with a bang at the 2023 Montecito Bank & Trust Community Dividends event Nov. 20. During the event, the bank announced it was donating $1.1 million to nonprofits based in Read More →
Meet the 2023 Fastest Growing Companies!
By Amber Hair / Monday, October 2nd, 2023 / Central Coast, Economy, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Special Sections, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County / Comments Off on Meet the 2023 Fastest Growing Companies!

The 2023 chapter of the Pacific Coast Business Times’ Fastest Growing Companies special report is here! This year, the company that’s shown the most revenue growth from 2020 to 2022 is Pashion Footwear, a company the Pacific Coast Business Times knows well. We’ve been following the story of CEO Haley Pavone since 2017, when she Read More →
Sansum, Sutter Health finalize partnership
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, September 29th, 2023 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Sansum, Sutter Health finalize partnership

A deal more than a decade in the making came to fruition on Sept. 29, when CEOs for both Sansum Clinic and Sutter Health announced the finalization of a partnership between the two nonprofit health care entities. Based in Santa Barbara, Sansum is now part of Sutter Health, a Sacramento-based organization that operates a network Read More →