1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (192+ words) By Mike Harris Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 Ventura County has settled a second sexual harassment lawsuit against it and former CEO Mike Powers, agreeing to pay the alleged victim $285, 000. The settlement agreement was signed by the parties April 14. The plaintiff is a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (491+ words) By Staff Report Friday, April 10th, 2026 Special to the Business Times Housing supply and affordability, issues that are all too familiar to Californians these days, were the underlying themes during the annual San Luis Obispo County Housing Summit on April 8." Jordan…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (30+ words) Pacific Coast Business Times Street smarts: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum to unveil new series By Staff Report Friday, April 3rd, 2026...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (194+ words) By Mike Harris Thursday, April 2nd, 2026 Ventura County will pay $3 million to a former employee who sued her boss, then-county CEO Mike Powers, for alleged sexual and racial harassment and discrimination from 2019 to 2021. A notice of a conditional settlement of the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (607+ words) By Guest commentary Friday, March 27th, 2026 By Anne Paul King Think back to when you attended college. The costs were high, but not insurmountable. Community colleges were an option that offered post-secondary education close to home with affordable tuition. Today, while…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (95+ words) The Santa Barbara Education Foundation celebrated a milestone year for its Teacher Grants program, awarding a record-breaking $228, 000 to educators across the Santa Barbara Unified School District at its annual Teacher Grants Awards Reception, which was held on Jan. 28. According to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (601+ words) By Guest commentary Friday, February 13th, 2026 Drive down West Grand Avenue in Grover Beach today, and it is hard to remember that this corridor once sat quiet and overlooked." For decades, the "West End" of Grover Beach was an area locals…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (72+ words) Visit Santa Barbara president and CEO Kathy Janega-Dykes gave welcoming remarks during the annual tourism summit on Jan. 28. (courtesy photo) Visit Santa Barbara, which promotes travel to Santa Barbara County's South Coast region, is scheduled to launch Symphony, a tourism…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (74+ words) Blosser Ranch. (courtesy photo) By Staff Report Zachary Streit, the founder and president of Priority Capital Advisory, announced the closing of a $174 million loan on behalf of the ownership for Blosser Ranch, a 160-acre master-planned development in Santa Maria, California,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (70+ words) Ventura County is comprehensively reforming its planning and zoning regulations for unincorporated areas. The goal is to modernize and streamline county permitting and land-use processes to improve efficiency, transparency, and responsiveness. "What we're doing is really historic," Ventura County Supervisor…...