Dubroff: Wall Street rattles the West Coast, shaking up Amgen and Allergan
Columns, OpinionWhat happens on Wall Street is having a direct impact on West Coast jobs, with indirect effects on housing and other markets.
Entrepreneurs thrive in years after celebration in Spirit awards
Columns, OpinionC’est Cheese is not the only Spirit of Small Business winner we’ve seen grow up a lot over the years.
GoBiz director calls on communities to invest in workforce development
Central Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyCalifornia’s sometimes inward-looking cities need to make economic and business development a key part of their plans. And they will probably have more success if they can think regionally about workforce and business issues. That was the message that Kish Rajan, director of the Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development, or GoBiz, brought to Read More →
Dubroff: The role of a 21st Century chamber is economic development
Op/Eds, OpinionZoe Taylor had literally packed her bags the night before in Paso Robles when I caught up with her on her way home to Ventura. She had just wrapped up her fifth assignment as an interim chamber of commerce CEO, including a stint in Santa Barbara, Huntington Beach, Manhattan Beach and Kingman, Arizona. Before that, Read More →
Dubroff: Next Santa Barbara city manager must continue fiscal focus
Columns, Opinion“Methodical” is a word you might use to describe Jim Armstrong, the Santa Barbara City Manager who announced June 27 that he will be stepping down in September after 13 years on the job. Ironically, that’s not always the word you’d choose to describe Santa Barbara itself. It is, after all, a city with an Read More →
Op/ed: Morro Bay leads the way on sustainable fisheries management
Op/Eds, OpinionMorro Bay continues to be one of the up-and-coming places on the Central Coast. It has largely revitalized its tourism industry, in part by producing a series of successful seasonal festivals centered around seafood. But if my sources and research are correct, bigger rewards for the city will come in future years as a unique Read More →
