Stephen Nellis
Senior editor
- Groundwater rules and mandatory sick leave in spotlight
- Nellis bids farewell with final thoughts about tech corridor
- ParentSquare software helps connect classrooms
- News Corp. to buy Move for $950M
- SLO telecoms to merge
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Marlize van Romburgh
Managing Editor
Marlize van Romburgh covers banking, finance, agricultural and viticulture. She writes a weekly column on commercial real estate and a monthly column on the restaurant industry. Follow her at @marlizevr
- Crunchies tightens its belt in Ch. 11
- Crunchies moves to block takeover bid with Chapter 11 filing
- A fungus among us: Team hopes to cultivate truffles on Central Coast
- OCB Bancorp taps Ortega to open Santa Barbara branch
- Ventura County’s ripe farm loan market drives $15.3M bank deal
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Henry Dubroff
Chairman & Editor
- Dubroff: From check fraud to ID theft, small firms feel the heat
- Dubroff: A look behind the scenes at the latest ‘Civil Dialogues’
- Analysis: Yang’s vision created an innovation hub
- Dubroff: What to remember during this latest market tumble
- Dubroff: What to remember during this latest market tumble
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Editorial Board
- Our view: Copeland shaped the future of downtown San Luis Obispo
- Our view: It’s time to greenlight Hancock, Cuesta degrees
- Our view: The 2028 Olympics will bring more than just games
- Memo to Santa Barbara County: Let Vandenberg launch
- Our view: Lake Fire response highlights preparedness
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Staff Report
- Street smarts: Santa Barbara hotels see positive summer bump
- CRE: Goleta celebrates new homeless housing project
- Portfolio watch
- Vital signs: Unemployment rate continues climbing along the Central Coast
- Street smarts: GiGi’s Playhouse to open 60th location in Simi Valley
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Tom Bronzini
- Two Central Coast Wine legends to receive major Wine Enthusiast awards
- Former Daou ambassador accused of misconduct
- Santa Barbara County wineries drop bid for BID
- Santa Barbara County wine group abandons bid for BID
- Central Coast vintners report minimal crop damage from fires
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Director of Circulation
Dana Olsen
- Waterfront Hyatt in Santa Barbara sells for $61M
- Settled in: Rooms & Gardens celebrates 20 years of interior design
- Analysis: Region’s students take on less college debt than peers do
- Bacara is home to new Foley wine ‘experience’ and tasting room
- New DenMat HQ fuels Lompoc jobs
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Guest commentary
- Guest commentary: Legislative deal on California Private Attorneys General Act is a win for Ventura County businesses
- Guest commentary: Pacifica’s promise to supply the community with professional mental health experts
- Guest commentary: Preparation trumps prediction, learn from endowments
- Guest commentary: Home insurance is skyrocketing, but here’s what you can do about it
- Guest commentary: New bill helps volunteers re-coop their charitable efforts
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Dara Barney
- Blow dry on the fly: Quick-fix salons invade upscale locales
- 30 tri-county companies make the cut for Inc. 5000
- Small wetfish to fry: Region at heart of $73M squid industry
- High-tech chalk: Startup offers digital alternative to slate signs
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Patrick Kulp
- The new Black Friday: Small businesses rely on Saturday promotion to boost sales
- Study: Skilled workers priced out of San Luis Obispo
- Refinery rail project would ease crude oil supply concerns
- Ratings agencies unfazed as county pension costs rise
- First coffee, then the world: Teeccino breaks into breakfast market
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Mary Ann Norbom
Contributer
- ‘Sideways’ and up: Santa Ynez Valley readies for film’s 10th anniversary
- The venture capitalist of the vineyards: Terroir’s investments range from Santa Ynez to South Africa
- The maverick of the valley: New Vintners’ chief has bold plan for Santa Barbara wine country
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Christine De La Cruz
Senior Editor
- South Coast golfers trod parched courses amid drought
- Business is brewing: Firestone Walker climbs in craft beer rankings
- Templar banks on grapes: Asset-based lender launches winery arm
- Hotel developers embrace Paso Robles wine boom
- Labor of love: Nonprofit celebrates 30 years of teaching compassion
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Elijah Brumback
- Oriental rug store may be razed for 4-story mixed-use project
- Minus a plus for South Coast organization advocating workforce housing
- Who’s next after Firestone Walker investment deal
- Texas taxes too tempting for Ventura bra maker
- Cal Lutheran student working on long distance wireless power transfer
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Austen Hufford
- After Ventura County court battle, pension tensions endure
- Startup Weekend, en Español: Entrepreneurs pitch in Santa Maria
- A heartbeat away: Advances in diabetes tech promise better self-care
- Pension opponents won’t appeal court defeat
- Keeping Score: Nonprofit business advisers celebrate 50 years
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- Vital Signs: Small business path to higher holiday sales
- Trash all the trash talk
- Montecito Bank opens branch in Santa Maria
- A little creativity can go a long way toward success
- Investor Roundtable
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Manny Araujo
- Santa Barbara prime location for Tesla Motors showroom
- Help Unlimited celebrates 40 years of pairing caregivers with patients
- New Cancer Center of Santa Barbara aims for better collaboration
- Electrician turns Santa Barbara building into gallery
- Vapur relocates distribution center from Midwest to Oxnard
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Natasha Moss
Supriya Yelimeli
- Businesses in the Tri-Counties want to keep 805 area code
- Tax measures could alter tri-county marijuana market
- Some chambers back candidates, others neutral
- Habit markets burger everywhere except Santa Barbara
- Persona Pizzeria’s fast oven, Italian training leads to expansion
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Katie Swalm
- Tri-county hospitals fill new wings with art
- CSUCI nursing graduates score perfect test pass rate again
- Westmont takes on global leadership training
- Yes Store celebrates 50 years as showcase for artists
- Titanic exhibit boosts attendance at Reagan library and museum
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Amanda Rosengarten
- Pedego trying to dominate e-bike market
- Santa Barbara doctor writes memoir of Vietnam War
- Enegren lager lauded at Casa Pacifica’s beer competition
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Matt Ackerman
- 29 companies on Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing list
- Santa Barbara photographer turns love of sailing into business
- Bill fast-tracks highway repairs throughout the Tri-Counties
- Tri-county art museums raising the stakes with visions of the future
- Port of Hueneme prefunding retiree health care debt
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Megan Mineiro
- Business picking up at Seymour Duncan in Goleta
- Assessors moving paper property records into cyberspace
- State Street becoming a hot spot for pot shops
- Use of pesticides growing at Central Coast strawberry farms
- Tri-county employees look for flexible work environments
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Vianna Mabanag
Sanya Kamidi
- Sohn says longevity of economic recovery a surprise
- SLO County scenery makes great backdrop for shooting movies
- Western art show SLOPOKE popular with tri-county collectors
- 31 tri-county companies on the Inc. 5000 fastest growing list
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Daniel Kong
- Startup wins $100,000 in Cal Poly SLO competition
- Startup founder goes from dropout to inventor and CEO
- Butterfly population dwindling in Pismo Beach
- Goleta startup Ferno Grills founder fired up about ‘firewheel’ feature
- New West Symphony helps community overcome crises
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Veronica Graff
- San Luis Obispo County homeless population growing
- DA sues company over claims that product protects homes from fires
- Cannabis firm Canndescent raises $25 million for expansion
- Institutional investors pile into tri-county stocks
- Cannabis firm Green Flower Media raises $20 million
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Elizabeth Braun
- Tri-county Christmas tree sellers have fewer days, fewer trees
- South Coast auto body shop driven to donate
- SLO County hospitals get ‘A’ grades for safety
- Panelists ponder gender bias and inclusion
- EVC celebrates 25th anniversary
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Cage Englander
- Concerns raised over consumer privacy law
- PennyMac shares soar after earnings beat estimates
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Jade Martinez-Pogue
- Direct Relief and FedEx Cares partner to distribute PPE
- LifeCube, ShelterBox pivot for pandemic
- Empowered Bakery helps fund fight against domestic violence
- Tri-county chocolate stores get ready for Valentine’s Day
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Abigail Napp
- Wine Buzz: Central Coast ripe for women in wine
- Wine Buzz: Wine loses its way among consumers younger than 60
- Area‘s ghost kitchens’ prosper by appearing and disappearing
- Here are unique recipes for toasting the holidays
- Retailers Cautious as Season Opens
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Pat Maio
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Jorge Mercado
- The Trade Desk explores breaking into new space
- AeroVironment starts fiscal year strong with record sales
- Atara looks to add $36M to its runway via direct offering
- Making an impact: Latinas contribute $1.3T to U.S. GDP, report finds
- Large multifamily property in Simi nets $95M in sale
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Jake Piazza
- SixPoint Materials wins $50K semiconductor research
- Santa Barbara Airport welcomes back Delta flights
- Sales take a dip: Avocado pricing fluctuations hurts area ag companies
- Wireless treatment: No-cord cameras help hospital staff quicken surgery process
- State of the County: Santa Barbara shares troubles with providing affordable homes
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Anabel Costa
Katie Mullen
- Michelin lists six new restaurants in region
- Region’s foundations enter next phase of pandemic relief
- Santa Barbara nonprofits close COVID relief fund
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Grace Kitayama
Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf
JACOB SHEFFIELD
Stratton P. Constantinides, Alison B. Torbitt
Luc Le
Courtney Abercrombie
Graphic Artist at PCBT
Jennifer Carusa
Julia Staley
- GCHP’s new CEO reveals plan to expand
- Inogen stock pops after earnings beat
- Santa Barbara, Ventura to keep streets closed, outdoor dining open through at least 2024
- Ventura County to invest $1M more in EV chargers
- Thousands of new homes in pipeline in Moorpark
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Carolyn Burt
Lauren Yoon
Robert Marich
Mike Harris
- Ventura County’s new EDD aims to improve quality of life
- CLU interim president says ‘hard decisions’ likely coming
- Crime tourism group that targeted Central Coast indicted
- AI pluses, minuses in business sectors focus of CSUCI forum
- 805 law: Bloom firm settles federal suit over PPP allegations
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Amber Hair
- Announcing this year’s Latino Business Awards recipients
- Pride month’s tri-county success relies on community support
- Santa Barbara, Ventura counties file lawsuit against Kroger
- Announcing this year’s Central Coast Best Places to Work
- State of the City: Santa Barbara South Coast officials adapt to ‘changing landscape’
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