By Martha Salas After reading The Atlantic’s “America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy,” I couldn’t help thinking — some of us saw this coming years ago. We said that lowering standards was not compassion ...

By Starr Hall The holidays used to run on intuition. Store owners would stock up based on gut feeling, handwrite notes to loyal customers, and pray that the weather, the locals, and the tourists ...

Federal immigration raids at Glass House Farms’ cannabis facilities in Camarillo and Carpinteria on July 10 led to a temporary labor shortage. As a result, the Long Beach-based company’s third-quarter ...

Lompoc City Councilman Stephen Bridge has been charged with eight felonies related to the alleged misuse of city funds and misconduct involving a city rebate program. Santa Barbara County District ...

A 295-acre parcel being proposed for industrial development adjacent to the Paso Robles Municipal Airport is up for investment, according to Colliers. (courtesy photo) By Staff Report Colliers, a ...

Just a few months ago, the environmental movement was on its back foot. Aggressive action by the Trump Administration to walk away from renewables and EVs, and open public lands to all sorts of ...

Small and mid-sized businesses throughout the country are “cautiously optimistic” as the new year approaches, according to Bank of America’s 2025 Business Owner Report. Released on Nov. 18, the report ...

In the aftermath of January’s Los Angeles County wildfires, Direct Relief is supporting Venice Family Clinic by providing emergency funding, medications, and critical medical supplies. (courtesy photo ...

Fabien Reille (second row, center) is the CEO and founder of Steady Solutions, a commercial contractor based in Westlake Village. (courtesy photo) Small businesses have shown a lot of resilience in ...

Hundreds gathered at the Cabrillo Pavilion to listen to the panel. (Jorge Mercado / PCBT Staff) A good venture capitalist doesn’t let the deals they missed out on define them — but that doesn’t mean ...

Montecito Bank & Trust honored the legacy of its late founder and provided major grants to blunt the impact of budget cuts on the most needy at its 23rd annual Community Dividends awards luncheon.

Community Memorial Healthcare has received two grants totaling over $9 million to increase mental health and psychiatry services for children, teens, and adults, as well as expand the health system’s ...