Stephen Nellis | Friday, August 15th, 2014
Central Coast,
Technology,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Economy TechPitch, the annual business plan contest held in San Luis Obispo, is calling for Central Coast startups to apply for this year’s competition. Now in its fourth year, TechPitch has become a must-attend event that draws hundreds of business, technology and civic leaders. It’s organized through a collaboration between Cal Poly’s Small Business Development Center Read More →
Stephen Nellis | Friday, August 15th, 2014
Technology,
Top Stories When employees take a break at work, 92 percent of them check Facebook. OK, that statistic is made up. But the number is surely high, and what isn’t in dispute is that several well-conducted psychological studies at the University of Missouri, the University of Michigan and other institutions have found that Facebook has the potential Read More →
Stephen Nellis | Friday, August 8th, 2014
Columns,
Law & Goverment,
South Coast,
Tri-County Economy The lawsuit brought against the city of Santa Barbara alleging that its at-large voting system for City Council seats locks Latinos out of the political process is likely to come down to dueling data and competing experts who have a track record in other cases.
Stephen Nellis | Friday, August 8th, 2014
Central Coast,
East Ventura County,
Law & Goverment,
South Coast,
Technology,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Economy,
West Ventura County Coming soon to a courthouse near you: Electronic document filing, judges swiping through case files on touch pads and digital public access to court records.
Stephen Nellis | Friday, August 1st, 2014
East Ventura County,
Technology,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Economy Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen has entered a new era in which a leaner organization focuses on shepherding 10 late-stage molecules into an increasingly competitive global market. Amgen said July 29 that it will cut staff at its Conejo Valley headquarters and consolidate into fewer buildings as part of a company-wide restructuring plan that Read More →
Stephen Nellis | Friday, August 1st, 2014
Columns,
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