How to do more than survive in a pandemic and recession
Banking & Finance, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Michael Mierau Even if all you had to worry about were the quality of your company’s products or services and continued growth of its customer base, running a business would be challenging enough. No one can precisely predict what factors can impact the economy. Sometimes, they seem to come out of nowhere, as with Read More →
California has a lot to lose if Supreme Court kills Obamacare
Editorials, OpinionBy Angela Hart California Healthline SACRAMENTO — Of any state, California has the most to lose if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act. Health care coverage for millions of people is at stake, as are billions in federal dollars. Yet Democratic California leaders don’t have a plan to preserve the broad range Read More →
If you think you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re wrong
Op/Eds, OpinionBy Greg Steiner Whenever I took on a new role, I started out by sharing “ground rules” with my new team. This was a set of guidelines on how we were going to operate. One such rule was that each staff member’s opinions and recommendations were not limited to their specific role or functional area. Read More →
Opinion: Biden’s big health agenda won’t be easy to achieve
Editorials, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, OpinionBy Julie Rovner California Healthline If Joe Biden wins the presidency in November, health is likely to play a high-profile role in his agenda. Just probably not in the way he or anyone else might have predicted. Barring something truly unforeseen, it’s fairly certain that on Jan. 20 the U.S. will still be in the Read More →
Opinion: Ventura County labor agreement would cost taxpayers millions
OpinionBy David Grau Recently, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors was told that a proposed Community Workforce Agreement on county projects would likely increase project costs more than $75 million over the next five years. Their own staff recommended that the board reject the proposed CWA. However, an undeterred Supervisor John Zaragoza, along with Supervisors Read More →
Opinion: Santa Barbara didn’t help property owners
OpinionBy Jim Knell At some point—and no one really knows when—the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic will end and life will go back to normal. We’ll walk the streets again without masks. Shops and dine without restriction. And go back to work in offices. What will remain is the memory of how our government treated Read More →
When Congress took action to save the railroads and help the Port of Hueneme
OpinionBy Will Berg Forty years ago, Congress took bipartisan action to address a critical issue decisively and effectively, providing an example for today’s leaders and setting a key piece of the foundation for the ongoing success of the Port of Hueneme. This is why I have joined with over 1,000 local, county, state and national Read More →
