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Henry Dubroff

Henry Dubroff is the chairman, editor and majority owner of the Pacific Coast Business Times.


| Friday, July 3rd, 2015

Dubroff: Litigation, criminal probe could put squeeze on oil pipeline operator

Central Coast, Columns, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Tourism, Tri-County Economy

When Barry Cappello litigates, people listen. Which is why his June 23 lawsuit seeking class action status and unspecified damages against Plains All American Pipeline may prove to be a turning point in the sorry history of the Refugio oil spill. “It was a disaster waiting to happen again and again,” is the way Cappello Read More →

| Friday, July 3rd, 2015

Drought will make water pricey, stymie development

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Wine & Viticulture

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| Friday, June 26th, 2015

Trans Pacific Partnership will benefit Tri-Counties

Central Coast, Editorials, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Opinion, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

The Obama Administration racked up one of the biggest wins in decades for global trade when it won approval in the Senate to move forward with the Trans Pacific Partnership. The partnership will open the doors for trade and development with a dozen Asian nations. China is not included but passage of TPP, which is Read More →

| Friday, June 26th, 2015

Supreme Court rules for small business owners, not government

Columns, Law & Goverment, Small Business

Big companies can afford armies of lawyers to keep government regulators at bay. Just look at the big banks’ response to the financial crisis or the clever-but-stupid way Plains All American used the courts to get around state pipeline regulations, then had a nasty oil spill due to negligence or worse. But rare is the Read More →

| Friday, June 19th, 2015

State Street becoming factory outlet center

Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy

It was a retail icon, a testament to the 1990s rise of State Street in Santa Barbara as a shopping mecca. The very name oozed luxury and aspiration. Saks Fifth Avenue. And soon it will be gone. The property at the corner of State and Carrillo streets in the 1000 block of the center of Read More →

| Friday, June 19th, 2015

Allergan buys Westlake Village-based Kythera for $2.1 billion

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Friday, June 19th, 2015

Entrepreneurs in Tri-Counties leading resurgence of innovation

East Ventura County, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Amid a startup wave in Santa Monica, a revitalizing downtown and an emerging tech corridor on Highway 101, a younger and hipper group of entrepreneurs is beginning to reshape the corporate culture of Greater Los Angeles. That’s part of the reason why it put a smile on my face to see two companies from Ventura Read More →