
Region’s nursing schools filling needs of growing sector
By Mike Harris / Friday, July 17th, 2026 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Region’s nursing schools filling needs of growing sector
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Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation taps Ouellette as CEO
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, July 16th, 2026 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation taps Ouellette as CEO
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Thousand Oaks city manager is key player in downtown plan
By Mike Harris / Sunday, July 12th, 2026 / Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County / Comments Off on Thousand Oaks city manager is key player in downtown plan
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Santa Barbara quantum computing startup raises $54.2M
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Santa Barbara quantum computing startup raises $54.2M
Quantum computing will continue to make leaps in Santa Barbara after startup Qolab announced it had raised $54.2 million in Series B financing on July 2. Qolab is a leader in quantum computing hardware and was co-founded by Alan Ho, Robert McDermott, Britton Plourde and John Martinis. Martinis is a professor at UC Santa Barbara Read More →
Sonos trims 3% of all jobs, cuts hit Santa Barbara HQ
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, June 29th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Sonos trims 3% of all jobs, cuts hit Santa Barbara HQ
Sonos, a maker of audio products, is trimming its workforce by 3% after the company confirmed it would be laying people off, including some positions at its headquarters in Santa Barbara. First reported by Bloomberg on June 25, the job cuts would affect the company’s user experience, product, and design teams to save on costs. Read More →

Never dull moment for California Economic Forecast founder
By Mike Harris / Friday, June 26th, 2026 / East Ventura County, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Never dull moment for California Economic Forecast founder
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$89M error crashes drone firm’s shares
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 / Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County / Comments Off on $89M error crashes drone firm’s shares
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