Dubroff: Rising stock market fuels changes for tri-county companies
Columns, Latest newsConventional wisdom holds there’s not much correlation between a short-term jump in stock prices and impact on the real economy. But this time may be different. It may mark a rare moment when developments on Wall Street have a profound impact on what happens along the Highway 101 corridor. Three announcements made during an eight Read More →
Our view: Two Trees preservation wonderful for Ventura
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionConcerned citizens, community advocates and one of Ventura County’s emerging power couples has made an impressive effort to preserve the city of Ventura’s iconic “Two Trees” hilltop gathering place. On Earth Day, Rich and Bonnie Atmore led a volunteer effort to plant a new eucalyptus tree to begin the process of replacing one of the Read More →
Dubroff: Michael Towbes’ legacy of giving lives on after his death
Columns, Latest newsAfter a successful career as a developer and banker, Michael Towbes spent the last two decades of his life with an increased focus on philanthropy. He was not simply giving back. He was deliberately creating a legacy for his enterprises to remain rooted in the community, while shaping and guiding the region’s cultural institutions. That Read More →
Our view: Shuttered oil pipelines too much for Venoco
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionUpdated at 12:05 p.m. April 24: When a Plains All American pipeline broke, spilling 142,000 gallons near Refugio Beach two years ago, few would have foreseen the unintended consequence that played out in a Delaware bankruptcy court on April 17. Venoco, a capable operator and the largest corporate taxpayer in Santa Barbara County, announced it Read More →
Our view: Gillespie good choice for VCCCD chancellor
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionThe Ventura County Community College District has taken a big step forward with the hiring of Greg Gillespie as its permanent chancellor. Gillespie, president of Ventura College since 2013, knows the area and its politics, he has a proven track record and he’s extremely familiar with workforce needs in critical industries such as agribusiness, technology Read More →
Dubroff: More routes, bigger planes help tri-county airports take off
Columns, Latest newsJust 18 months ago, the future looked grim for the region’s airports. Pilot shortages and a switch by regional carriers from prop jet to all-jet fleets meant cutbacks and consolidation up and down the coast. Business travelers from airports in Burbank, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo were facing fewer options and higher Read More →
Our view: Mike Towbes’ legacy will live on
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionThe Central Coast will be remembering the late Mike Towbes for a long time. By creating a trust to ensure local ownership of Montecito Bank & Trust, the Princeton-educated engineer created a vehicle for community philanthropy that will stretch on for future decades. The people around him, family members, his widow Anne Smith Towbes, Montecito Read More →
