By Staff Report Commercial sales activity in Santa Barbara County’s South Coast surged in the first quarter of 2026, producing one of the highest-volume quarters on record by dollar value, according ...

By John Grace For years, investors were told one simple story: own U.S. stocks, add bonds, and relax. That worked, until leadership changed and the script flipped. In 2025, U.S. equities delivered ...

By Greg Bland & Luiz Vilera Anticipation is building for another dynamic year in global mergers and acquisitions (M&A). According to a January 2026 Boston Consulting Group report, global M&A values ...

Dr. Howard Chang, fourth from left, Amgen's senior vice president global research & chief scientific officer, with fellows in the biotech company's new postbaccalaureate fellowship program. The ...

It’s certainly true that the City of Santa Barbara has used being late to adapt to change as a way of preserving its character. It was among the last major cities to remove a stoplight on Highway 101 ...

While Santa Barbara County vintners are feuding over a wine taxing district that may or may not be an illegal taking, something very different is happening in Paso Robles. The Paso Robles Cab ...

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) In an effort ...

Biopharmaceutical MannKind, which has its headquarters in Westlake Village, is positioning itself as a med-tech platform. (Courtesy photo) MannKind shares skyrocketed as much as 26% on May 6 after the ...

California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild will headline Unite to Light’s 2026 International Day of Light “Illuminating Impact Symposium” on May 15 at Henley Hall on the UC Santa Barbara ...

A Santa Barbara County real estate broker is ordered to pay a $1.065 million fine for embezzling funds from his clients’ trust accounts. An employee of a law firm steals $84,110 in surplus funds owed ...

The 9th Annual American Riviera Classic, a spring pickleball tournament, is returning to Santa Barbara and will take place from May 15 through May 17. The event will be held at 1414 Park Place in ...

With National Small Business Week just around the corner, I wanted to devote this column to the thousands of companies that are the bedrock of the region’s economy. Small Business Week is the kickoff ...