Carpinteria coalition study finds ICE has hurt business, workforce
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, September 11th, 2026 / Economy, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Carpinteria coalition study finds ICE has hurt business, workforce
Businesses throughout the Central Coast, especially in Carpinteria, continue to feel the negative economic impacts of the ongoing presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents throughout the region. A recent study from the Carpinteria Immigrant Rights Coalition, a nonprofit bilingual organization founded in the spring of 2025, published the results of a survey of local businesses, Read More →

Quintessent aims to take advantage of AI, data center market size
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, September 8th, 2026 / Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology / Comments Off on Quintessent aims to take advantage of AI, data center market size
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Direct Relief stepping up aid to devastated Nepal
By Mike Harris / Tuesday, September 8th, 2026 / Latest news, left, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Direct Relief stepping up aid to devastated Nepal
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Calico’s Santa Barbara team excited to grow brand after $15M raise
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, September 8th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Calico’s Santa Barbara team excited to grow brand after $15M raise
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A sitdown with Santa Barbara County’s new executive officer
By Henry Dubroff / Monday, August 31st, 2026 / Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on A sitdown with Santa Barbara County’s new executive officer
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Goleta retail center sells for $11.3M
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, August 24th, 2026 / Latest news, left, Real Estate, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Goleta retail center sells for $11.3M
Kellogg Square, a retail center located at 5555-5585 Hollister Avenue in Goleta, fetched $11.3 million in a sale brokered by Colliers, the national commercial real estate firm announced Aug. 24. The Colliers advisory team, made up of Vice President Miles Waters, Executive Vice President Austin Herlihy, Vice President Chris Parker, and Associate Mike Chung, represented Read More →
Santa Barbara-based Quintessent raises $40M in Series A
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, August 24th, 2026 / Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Santa Barbara-based Quintessent raises $40M in Series A
Santa Barbara-based Quintessent, a semiconductor company that specializes in resilient and low-cost AI datacenter optical interconnect products, announced it has raised $40 million in an oversubscribed Series A investment round. Announced Aug. 24, Quintessent also announced the start of a customer sampling of its single-chip quantum dot-based DWDM comb laser — a new class of light Read More →







