Totten to retire after 18 years as Ventura County district attorney
Ventura County will get just its third district attorney in the past 42 years next year, when Greg Totten retires from the post he has held since 2003. Totten announced his retirement on Nov. 10. It will take effect Jan. 9 After he leaves office, he will take the job of chief executive for the Read More →
Read More →Figueroa Mountain Brewing announces Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
Buellton-based craft brewer Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Oct. 5, as the region’s second largest craft brewer announced plans to restructure its debts and bring in a new financial partner. “While it is a difficult decision to go down this path, we believe this will be the best direction Read More →
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New family leave law covers thousands more businesses
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Read More →AppFolio to sell legal unit for $193M
In a move that reflects a shifting landscape for the software business, Goleta-based AppFolio said Sept. 8 that it is selling its MyCase legal practices suite of services for $193 million to a group of private equity funds. The all-cash deal concentrates AppFolio’s services in the real estate management field, where it has carved out Read More →
Read More →UC files new complaint in lightbulb licensing dispute
Efforts to secure licenses for UC Santa Barbara’s LED lighting patents entered a new chapter on Aug. 31, with the launch of a second round of complaints against major retailers. Filed by Nixon Peabody on behalf of the Regents of the University of California, the complaint calls for an ITC investigation of imports by General Read More →
Read More →Montecito man gets 3 years for stock fraud scheme
Efstratios “Elias” Argyropoulos of Montecito was sentenced Aug. 31 to three years in federal prison for defrauding 130 investors out of more than $3.4 million, federal prosecutors announced. Argyropoulos was the president and sole shareholder of the financial services firm Prima Ventures from 2010 to 2015. During that time, he told investors he had the Read More →
Read More →Direct Relief benefits from settlement over overpriced, counterfeit masks
Amazon and 3M teamed up to fight back against sellers who price-gouge essential personal protective equipment supplies, and they’re donated the results of that lawsuit to Direct Relief, the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit. 3M filed the lawsuit June 8, asserting that third-party sellers used Amazon to defraud customers by misrepresenting the condition of fake respirators, as Read More →
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