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Harrison Industries matriarch dies at age 99

By   /  Thursday, May 29th, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Harrison Industries matriarch dies at age 99

Myra Harrison, co-founder and matriarch of E. J. Harrison & Sons, one of the largest private enterprises in Ventura County, has died at age 99. A news bulletin from the Harrison family said she died in her sleep on May 25. She was the daughter of Francisca Moraga Velarde and Elias Velarde and her ancestors Read More →

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Thousands turn up in show of solidarity in Isla Vista

By   /  Sunday, May 25th, 2014  /  Features, South Coast, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Thousands turn up in show of solidarity in Isla Vista

Thousands of community and family members affected by Friday night’s tragedy in Isla Vista assembled in UC Santa Barbara’s Storke Plaza on Saturday evening to hold a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Elliot Rodger’s victims.

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Injuries rise as Isla Vista rampage details revealed

By   /  Saturday, May 24th, 2014  /  Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Injuries rise as Isla Vista rampage details revealed

The gunman in the shooting spree that left six people in Isla Vista dead had three semiautomatic handguns and more than 400 rounds of ammunition left in his black BMW coupe after he crashed it.

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South Coast grieves as horror of Isla Vista tragedy sinks in

By   /  Saturday, May 24th, 2014  /  Top Stories  /  2 Comments

Students mourn outside the Alpha Phi sorority house in Isla Vista on Saturday after a shooting spree left six people plus the gunman dead. (Erika Martin / Business Times photo)

“There is no way you would ever think that is going to happen,” said I.V. Deli Mart owner Michael Hassan. One of the victims was fatally shot inside the store.

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Attorney General goes after Distenfield venture in N.Y.

By   /  Friday, May 23rd, 2014  /  Law & Goverment, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Attorney General goes after Distenfield venture in N.Y.

The New York State Attorney General has sent a cease and desist letter to a legal documents business run by a member of Santa Barbara’s Distenfield family, alleging the firm is illegally practicing law in the Empire State. The order is the first deep scrutiny of the newest document filing venture by a new generation Read More →

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Central Coast banks on startups to drive growth

By   /  Friday, May 23rd, 2014  /  Central Coast, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Central Coast banks on startups to drive growth

Cal Poly’s successful SLO Hot House program is welcoming its fourth cohort of companies, and the Goleta Entrepreneurial Magnet will soon open its doors.

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Snapwire connects amateur photographers and publishers

By   /  Friday, May 23rd, 2014  /  South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Snapwire connects amateur photographers and publishers

Chad Newell, founder of Santa Barbara-based Snapwire, a mobile stock photography company. (Nik Blaskovich / Business Times photo)

Snapwire is hoping to solve several problems that plague stock photography, chief among them the issue of freshness. I