Cal Poly professors team with Hardy Diagnostics on new COVID test
Two professors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo developed a new COVID-19 test that will be brought to market by Hardy Diagnostics, a Santa Maria-based medical device manufacturer. The test uses saliva collected from the mouth on a strip, rather than a sample from a nasal swab. It was developed by Nathaniel Martinez, an associate Read More →
Real Estate: Office campus in Ventura sold; AIA Santa Barbara honors year’s best buildings
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Street Smarts: Patagonia’s CEO talks business, environment with NYT
Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert has landed in the New York Times “Corner Office.” A mountain climber with a business degree from Florida Institute of Technology and a law degree from the University of Utah, Gellert had a career in retail and a love of extreme climbing before he landed the top job. The Times describes Read More →
Our View: An entrepreneurial legend moves on from Inogen
Among the rock stars of the Central Coast innovation culture, Inogen co-founder Ali Bauerlein will always be near the top of our list. It was her grandmother’s health problems that sparked the idea for a new type of oxygen concentrator more than 20 years ago. And Bauerlein followed the company from an award-winning student business Read More →
Opinion: This holiday season, take care when giving to charity
By Rob Bonta The holidays are all about giving, and your donations make all the difference. That’s why it is important to always take the necessary steps to protect yourself, and the donations that California charities depend on, from those who might take advantage of your generosity. As you celebrate the holiday season by supporting Read More →
Letter to the Editor: Gallegly deserves better from CLU
Dear Editor: As a longtime supporter of Congressman Elton Gallegly, I was pleased to hear that California Lutheran University was going to honor the congressman by establishing the Gallegly Center for Public Service. Our grandson had worked for the congressman, so when CLU announced plans to build the center that would include an exact replica Read More →
Unemployment drops in state and region
Unemployment in the tri-county region dropped to near pre-pandemic levels in November, at a combined rate of 4.1% for Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, according to data released Dec. 17 by the California Employment Development Department. All three counties had significantly lower unemployment rates than the state as a whole, which reported Read More →
