Expond continues expansion across SB County
It has been about three years since Expond — short for Experience on Demand — first jumped onto the scene to fill a void left by the Covid-19 pandemic. But even now, as the pandemic becomes more a thing of the past, Expond continues expanding. “Coming out of Covid, everybody is looking to connect, and Read More →
A taste of community for seniors
Food not only tastes good and satisfies hunger, but it can be medicinal as well. So said the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, which issued a call to action to end hunger and reduce the prevalence of chronic disease in the U.S. by 2030. Access to nutritious food is critical to health and resilience, according to Read More →
Oxnard accused of mismanaging sweepers’ pay
The Ventura County Taxpayers Association is alleging that the city of Oxnard had no legal justification to give its street sweepers an enormous pay raise to almost $200,000 annually in salary and benefits. “We’re at a loss as to why the city of Oxnard would so dramatically increase the cost of this service for apparently Read More →
Bold action by Fed increases odds of soft landing
The Federal Reserve began its historic pivot on Sept. 18 moving to unwind interest rates and stave off recession. The 50-basis point move on Sept. 18 met Wall Street expectations for bold action and was greeted with relief and rising stock prices. In remarks after the meeting Chair Jay Powell talked about the Fed’s confidence Read More →
Judge rules in favor of Gallegly, against CLU
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Sept. 19. A judge ruled Sept. 17 that there is a contractual basis for the establishment of a replica of former Congressman Elton Gallegly’s office on the California Lutheran University campus in Thousand Oaks. “The court has been asked to determine if there is a contractual basis for Read More →
Agilent doubles down on Carpinteria presence
Agilent Technologies, a supplier of laboratory medical equipment to the biotechnology industry, is an extremely largecompany headquartered in Santa Clara — but to the people of Santa Barbara County, the company has long had a presence in Carpinteria. On Sept. 9, the company decided to double down on that presence announcing the opening of its Biopharma CDx Read More →
Mission Produce leads tri-county ag companies in successful third quarter
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