Ventura County CEO was accused of harassment before he abruptly retired
NOTE: This article was posted March 15, 2022 and updated March 16 to add information about allegations of misconduct by Mike Powers, originally reported by the Thousand Oaks Acorn. The Ventura County Board of Supervisors may have violated state open meetings law when it put County Executive Officer Mike Powers on administrative leave on March Read More →
Granny flats take off in region, with nearly 1,000 permitted in 2020 alone
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Goleta solar window company adds Inogen co-founder, ramps up toward commercialization
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Limoneira shares drop 10% after earnings report
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Deadline extended: Take our Central Coast Best Places to Work survey
Update: Our Best Places to Work employee survey was originally scheduled to close on April 1. We have extended the deadline and will close the survey during the day on April 11. Do you love where you work? Merely like it? Whatever the answer, the Pacific Coast Business Times wants to hear about it. On Read More →
Region’s unemployment rate climbs to 4.6% in January
The unemployment rates in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties all ticked up between December and January as the omicron wave of COVID-19 worsened, according to data released March 11 by the California Employment Development Department. The combined unemployment rate for the tri-county region was 4.6% in January, up from 4% in December. Read More →
Ventura County supervisors plan search for successor after CEO Mike Powers retires abruptly
NOTE: This article was posted March 10 and updated March 11 with comments from members of the Board of Supervisors. Ventura County Executive Officer Mike Powers suddenly retired on March 10 after nearly 11 years as the county government’s top executive. Ashley Bautista, the county’s public information officer, said Powers told the Ventura County Board Read More →
