CalPrivate Bank, based in La Jolla but with an office in Montecito, announced that it has appointed Angel Martinez to its board of directors. Announced Aug. 21, Martinez is the former president and ...

Simi Valley-based Chatsworth Products is looking to expand its manufacturing capabilities to meet the growing demand for hyperscale, AI-driven, and enterprise data center infrastructure, the company ...

By Staff Report A.T. Still University of Health Sciences has signed a lease for a campus in San Luis Obispo. Located at 651 Tank Farm Road, the campus includes a 65,000-square-foot building and a ...

Tia Kordell Community Environmental Council It’s official: when it comes to protecting us from the growing threat of a climate crisis, the federal government is not just asleep at the wheel — it’s ...

By Jonathan Fraser Light Bonuses and commissions continue to be a troublesome topic because employers often enter into these arrangements without thinking about collateral issues. DISCRETIONARY VS.

As someone who follows the markets carefully, I’ve been surprised at the relative calm over the past couple of weeks. Markets are notoriously hard to predict, and forecasting how this period of ...

When the California Coastal Commission voted 11-0 against a proposal to double the number of SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, it knew its actions were useless and subject to ...

Pete Parker, the former executive director of the Oxnard College Foundation, is staying local as he has been named the Ventura College Foundation’s Director of Development. Parker’s role will have him ...

Biotech giant Amgen is being sued by four healthcare providers, including the largest Medicaid provider in the country, for allegedly unlawfully excluding competition for its drug Enbrel. Also named ...

He liked to play the role of the small-town lawyer who practiced out of modest digs near the edge of downtown San Luis Obispo. But Michael Morris was anything but small in his thinking about life, ...

By Vlad Vaiman California Lutheran University The year 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most disruptive and consequential years in the history of modern work. Business strategy, talent and technolo ...

Jackpocket opened its Santa Barbara headquarters in 2021. Santa Barbara Venture Partners invested in Jackpocket during a Series F raise. (courtesy photo) Local venture capital firm Santa Barbara ...