San Luis Obispo County has always been known for its great beauty and even better wine, but for the past decade-plus, Cal Poly has been embracing innovation and entrepreneurship. We here on the ...

Here’s a report from the Business Times newsroom as we head into the second half of 2025 and offer a sneak peek at what’s ahead for the rest of our 25th anniversary year. There has been plenty of dram ...

By Vlad Vaiman In recent years, birth rates dropping well below replacement levels has caused a worldwide seismic demographic change. Despite increased life expectancy, many nations — including the ...

By Starr Hall While Silicon Valley often dominates the headlines, the real story of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation is quietly taking root on the Central Coast, from Ventura to San Luis Obispo ...

There are two good reasons to believe the recent ICE activity in Ventura is not based on any actual plan or strategy to improve public safety. The first is crime statistics. A look at California’s ...

Dantona, a lifelong Democrat, is running for the County's Second District — a district currently held by the retiring Supervisor Bruce Gibson. “I’m running for Supervisor because I ...

A Royal Arroyo escrow firm is suing its former escrow manager for allegedly embezzling $545,557 from it. Opus Escrow’s suit also names a second defendant, Qualia Labs, a digital real estate closing ...

Weeks after a deal to buy it fell through at the last minute, nonprofit Wilshire Health & Community Services in San Luis Obispo closed June 30. With the purchase off the table, the home healthcare and ...

Many of the major indices are hitting record highs the week of June 30 and, as a result, some of the tri-county's biggest stocks are also seeing some of that payoff. The end of the fiscal year for ...

The Covid-19 pandemic ruined Santa Maria Airport's plans to have more commercial flights. But five years later, those plans are starting to come back into the fold. American Airlines will be launching ...

The gross value of agriculture in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties increased by 7% in 2024 over 2023, according to their recently released annual crop and livestock reports. In 2024, Ventura ...

As CSU Channel Islands prepares for the departure of President Richard Yao on August 1, some Ventura County insiders think former President Dick Rush could provide an interim solution. Yao stunned ...