Celebrating three women who met their marks
Op/Eds, OpinionBy Dianne McKay Now that we know who will be filling leadership positions in many of our Ventura County agencies, I reflected on late Ventura County Supervisor Carmen Ramirez and how I felt the day of her celebration of life. I thought about her death as a pedestrian in an Oxnard crosswalk in August and Read More →
O’Dowd’s fight against Tesla, Musk continues
Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, TechnologyElon Musk has been making headlines, mostly at his expense, nearly every day since his $44 billion purchase of Twitter. But for Dan O’Dowd, Musk’s Tesla software is no laughing matter. It has been nearly a year since Dan O’Dowd took out his first full-page newspaper advertisement, highlighting his disdain for Tesla’s assisted-driving technology. But the Read More →
Atara receives first drug approval
Latest news, Regions, Technology, Ventura CountyThousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics announced on Dec. 19 that the European Commission has approved its drug, Ebvallo. Ebvallo, also known as tabelecleucel, has been Atara’s main product development in its pipeline since 2015. It is the first time Atara has received approval for one of its treatments. The drug is a monotherapy for the treatment Read More →
Farming First expands Central Coast’s booming cannabis presence
Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, middle, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Ventura CountyThe Central Coast has the potential to be the premier place to grow cannabis, especially if the federal market ever comes into play — that is what Will Terry believes. A fifth-generation farmer, Terry founded a new operation, Farming First Holdings in 2019 and invested his time, money, and effort into building a robust setup. Read More →
Region’s unemployment rate rises slightly in November
Latest news, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Ventura CountyThe unemployment rate in the tri-county region has ticked up steadily over the past couple of months, rising to 3.2% in November, according to data released Dec. 16 by the California Employment Development Department. San Luis Obispo County continues to post the region’s lowest unemployment rate, currently sitting at 2.8%. In Santa Barbara County, the Read More →
Amgen buys Horizon Therapeutics for $27B
Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top 25 listsBy Jorge Mercado Senior Staff Writer Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has announced its largest acquisition in company history, $27 billion for Horizon Therapeutics, positioning itself with a pipeline of treatments that could pay dividends over the coming decades. Amgen, one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world, beat out competition from Sanofi and Johnson and Read More →
