Henry Dubroff | Friday, July 10th, 2015
Editorials,
Opinion What in the world is going on? At press time, the New York Stock Exchange was having technical difficulties, United Airlines had just resumed flying after a computer malfunction, Greece was on the precipice of leaving the Eurozone and China’s stock market was in a free fall. That’s a heck of an interruption to what Read More →
Henry Dubroff | Friday, July 10th, 2015
Columns Reports that Justice Department officials are looking into whether the nation’s four largest airlines conspired to keep airline ticket prices high by manipulating capacity come as little surprise to this frequent flyer. As a person who flies from somewhere in the region to Denver most weeks, I’ve seen first-hand how much the choices for travel Read More →
Henry Dubroff | Friday, July 3rd, 2015
Agribusiness,
Central Coast,
Latest news,
South Coast,
Top Stories,
Tri-County Economy,
West Ventura County,
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Henry Dubroff | Friday, June 26th, 2015
Central Coast,
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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 →
Henry Dubroff | Friday, June 26th, 2015
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 →
Henry Dubroff | Friday, June 19th, 2015
Latest news,
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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 →