Congressional candidates joust over taxes, housing
Latest news[EDITOR’S NOTE: Correction appended below.] Assemblymember Julia Brownley and state Sen. Tony Strickland clashed over fiscal policy, housing and education at an Oct. 2 debate in Thousand Oaks as their campaigns for the 26th U.S. Congressional district remained a close contest. Held at California Lutheran University, the debate turned especially heated when Brownley accused Strickland of voting against California’s Homeowners Bill of Read More →
Attorney general owes us straight answers in health care investigation
Columns, OpinionThanks in part to Obamacare and in part to an aggressive move by California’s attorney general, this is a historic moment for health care in the Tri-Counties. As I write this column, more than half the population of the region is served by a hospital that is in the early stages of an antitrust investigation. Read More →
These three middle-class firms are fighting their way to the top
Columns, Op/Eds, OpinionThis is turning out to be a tough time for some of the region’s biggest names in fashion, fast food and financial services.
Business lessons learned in fall disasters are lost on politicians in 2012
Columns, OpinionThe lessons of the three crises — 9/11, Katrina and the Lehman collapse — are hard to put into words.
Stability fund could pave way for California out of budget hole
Columns, OpinionA stability fund should be put into place to hold and recycle windfall IPO tax revenue.
Drones hovering over Ventura County could be key to tech future
Columns, OpinionThe spinoff possibilities for scientists from Ventura County the region’s universities are enormous.
