Dubroff: COVID-19 kills Garman’s Pub in Santa Paula
Columns, Latest newsFor Santa Paula entrepreneur Clint Garman, the eponymous tavern he ran for more than a decade was never about the Guinness he poured or the happy hour specials he served. It was, he told me, “about bringing people of all cultures together under one roof. About bringing conversation back to the table.” With conversations muted Read More →
Dubroff: It’s Giving Tuesday, so donate to your favorite charity
Latest news, NonprofitsMay 5 being Giving Tuesday, my inbox has been filled with emails from worthy charities reaching out for funding. This year’s appeals take on additional urgency give the state of the economy, stock market volatility and what could be a decline in giving. Among the more recent items that caught my attention was a $5,000 Read More →
Our view: Restarting tourism industry takes planning
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Dubroff: COVID-19 pandemic prompts chambers to merge
Columns, Latest newsMerging the chambers of commerce for Santa Barbara and Goleta is a logical step but it took a global economic crisis to force the decision. In case you missed it, the Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region and the Goleta Chamber of Commerce announced April 24 that they will combine memberships, creating an organization with Read More →
Our view: SLO County reopening would yield lessons
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionWith public officials and some health departments beginning to pivot toward re-opening the Tri-Counties for business, there is a single message that stands out — one size fits all won’t work for California. The state is too big, with too much geography and too much diversity of population density to respond to a single approach. Read More →
Dubroff: A personal view of why COVID-19 testing matters
Columns, Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsReports that a resident of Santa Clara County died of COVID-19 in early February sent me scrambling back to the weekly diary I’ve been keeping about life at the Business Times for the past 20 years. My barely legible notes, plus a few emails, make it clear that sometime around the Martin Luther King Day Read More →
Our view: Oil price crash cause for celebration on Earth Day
Editorials, Energy, Latest news, Opinion, South Coast, Tri-County EconomyAs we approach the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and Russian President Vladimir Putin have done what 50 years of protests could not accomplish. Their ill-timed decision to launch a price war has made it more economical to leave oil in the ground than to drill for it anywhere Read More →
