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By Mike Harris / Monday, September 14th, 2026 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on Man pleads guilty in 2024 bombing of Santa Maria courthouse
A man pleaded guilty on Sept. 14 to detonating a bomb at the Santa Maria courthouse in 2024, injuring three people and damaging the building. Federal prosecutors said defendant Nathaniel James McGuire, 22, of Santa Maria, intended to kill law enforcement officers in retaliation for local law enforcement seizing his firearms earlier that year. They Read More →
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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 →
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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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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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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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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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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 →
