By Vlad Vaiman Artificial intelligence may be the most significant workforce transformation since the advent of electricity. But while earlier waves of automation replaced human muscle, today’s shift ...

I had been hearing that the City of Ventura was making progress in moving homeless people to permanent housing and that it was experimenting with public/private partnerships for affordable housing. So ...

Matthew Fienup (left) and Dan Hamilton of California Lutheran University's Center for Economic Research and Forecasting. (courtesy photo) California Lutheran University economists Matthew Fienup and ...

By John La Puma We live in one of the most envied regions on Earth. From the tech corridors, beaches and foothills of Santa Barbara to the agricultural powerhouses and beautiful landscapes of San Luis ...

Las Brisas, a 340-unit apartment community in Santa Maria, has begun leasing activity, said MBK Rental Living, the developer of the property. (courtesy photo) By Staff Report Las Brisas, a 340-unit ...

California represents the final hurdle for completing the $34.5 billion merger of Cox Communications and Spectrum, a national cable company. As we’ve written before, the deal would provide business ...

Members of Beacon Photonics outside UC Santa Barbara’s Oasis facility, where the company has established “Beacon West” at the innovation and translational research hub. (courtesy photo) Virginia-based ...

Just last week, we highlighted Megan Tremer, the president of Space Imaging at Teledyne, as our special honoree and keynote speaker for our annual Top 50 Women in Business list. It was a cool ...

It has been seven months since Pacific Premier Bank’s merger with Columbia Bank closed and in that time, the financial institution has set its sights on the impact it wants to have on the Central ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum announced its latest exhibition, Aquean, which will be open beginning April 9 and run through July 26. The new series will explore time, tides, and transformation ...

Transphorm was one of the startups born out of UCSB's patents. It was bought out in 2024 or $339 million. (courtesy photo) The region’s leaders in patents are usually some of the most innovative tech ...

R, Ventech board member Marcus Chevitarese, Sonos Founder John MacFarlane, Seek Thermal Co-Founder Bill Parrish and Founder of Santa Barbara Venture Partners and FastSpring, Dan Engel. Santa Barbara ...