Mission Produce buying Calavo for $430M
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 / Agribusiness, Latest news, middle, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County / Comments Off on Mission Produce buying Calavo for $430M
Two publicly traded Ventura County agribusinesses will be combining operations after Oxnard-based Mission Produce announced it is purchasing Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers in a cash-and-stock transaction worth $430 million. Under the terms of the deal announced Jan. 14, Mission agreed to pay Calavo stockholders $27 per share, comprised of $14.85 in cash and 0.9790 shares Read More →

Ever the optimist: Former OpenAI exec believes AI gains for entrepreneurs
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, January 9th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Ever the optimist: Former OpenAI exec believes AI gains for entrepreneurs
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AppFolio sues competitor for false advertising, $7M in losses
By Mike Harris / Friday, January 2nd, 2026 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on AppFolio sues competitor for false advertising, $7M in losses
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Economy stays in wait-and-see mode in 2026
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 / Economy, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Economy stays in wait-and-see mode in 2026
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Leeta Materials moves to new Goleta lab
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, December 29th, 2025 / Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Leeta Materials moves to new Goleta lab
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805 law: Santa Barbara Women Lawyers name attorney of the year
By Mike Harris / Sunday, December 28th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on 805 law: Santa Barbara Women Lawyers name attorney of the year
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AppFolio sues competitor for alleged false advertising
By Mike Harris / Monday, December 22nd, 2025 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on AppFolio sues competitor for alleged false advertising
Santa Barbara-based AppFolio, a provider of cloud business management solutions for the real estate industry, has sued a competitor, Beagle Inc., for alleged false advertising and more. “Defendant Beagle, Inc. is named for a pet but runs its business like a parasite,” Appfolio’s lawsuit, filed Dec. 9 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, says. “In Read More →







