Virtual currency is finding global niches
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Lisa Spiwak This month, there has been a major event in the world of American finance. On May 7, itBit became America’s first national regulatory-compliant Bitcoin exchange. This is a very big deal because it paves the way for customers to now feel more comfortable with virtual currency, which appears to be one of Read More →
State of region report pinpoints dwindling middle class
Latest news, OpinionAs any regular reader of the Pacific Coast Business Times knows, there is no shortage of experts and organizations churning out reports and studies and economic forecasts for our region. Why, then, did the Ventura County Civic Alliance decide to add to this plenitude by turning its State of the Region Report from an every-five-years Read More →
Why opportunity matters
Latest news, OpinionBy Adam Hill I recently had the privilege of honoring MindBody at the opening of their campus in San Luis Obispo. As I gazed out at a sea of people — most in commemorative T-shirts identifying them as employees — my throat swelled with excitement. Why was I overcome in that moment, and why have Read More →
A message for Mother’s Day
Latest news, Op/EdsBy Lisa Spiwak All of us mothers fiercely love our children. We would do anything to help them. Unfortunately many of our American mothers have chosen ways to help their children that may be counterproductive. This is a fairly recent phenomenon in our history termed, “the helicopter mom syndrome.” Helicopter moms are so named because, Read More →
Op/ed: Is China’s growth chimeral?
Op/Eds, OpinionWhile a boon for export industries, a weaker yuan is further adding to default risks.
Letter to the editor: Independent bookstores not ready to fold
Letters to the Editor, OpinionThe Granada story proves that running a bookstore is not easy, but indie stores have survived and even prospered over the past several years.
Letter to the editor: Quenching Montecito’s thirst
Letters to the Editor, OpinionIt is imperative to bring in additional sources of water — through seawater desalination, additional supplementary purchases, or some other source — to Montecito for the 2016-2017 water year.
