Op/ed: Supporting our innovation economy is the key to prosperity
Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, on economic development.
Editorial: Simi Valley sights its economic future
Since the deep recession of the early 1990s triggered by post-Cold War defense cuts, Simi Valley has evolved from industrial center to bedroom community to small-business hub. Now, Mayor Bob Huber wants to reinvent the city as what you might call Simi Valley 4.0, combining the best parts of its past but bringing more of Read More →
Connexity powers up for profitability with new funds
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As recession financing fallout continues, big bankruptcies emerge
When an economy is shifting gears, strange events are likely to take place. Those words of wisdom came to me decades ago courtesy of Eugene Berman, a bankruptcy attorney in Springfield, Mass. But they seem to ring true as far as a pair of high-profile bankruptcies are concerned. For legendary pinot noir pioneer Richard Sanford, Read More →
Editorial: Ventura County rolls up its sleeves on job creation
Ventura County has taken some first steps toward setting an economic vitality framework into place. A plan presented to the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 7 brings the issue of economic vitality to center stage in a county that’s experienced a very slow recovery from the Great Recession. The plan, presented by the office of Read More →
Editorial: Don’t get your feathers too ruffled over Chick-fil-A kerfuffle
There is a disturbing rush to judgment going on when it comes to Chick-Fil-A. In light of anti-gay-marriage comments by the company’s president, Dan Cathy, protests and counter-protests have sprung up at the fast-food restaurants across the country. In our region, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, a public university, is rethinking its vendor contracts in Read More →
Retiring Teledyne counsel reflects on a decade of transition
The legal guard is changing at Teledyne Technologies.
