Our view: Minimum wage hikes are hurting workers
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionCalifornia appears to be headed toward a political showdown over the $15 per hour minimum wage law. A widening chorus of restaurant chains, individual eatery owners, small businesses, nonprofits and even municipal and county governments are joining the call for a rethink of the $15 per hour timetable. We editorialized in the June 23rd edition Read More →
Limoneira could triple lemon output at packinghouse
Agribusiness, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura CountyThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Dubroff: Lacayo’s genius was his ability to balance competing interests
Columns, Latest newsThere were two reasons why the late Henry “Hank” Lacayo insisted that his United Auto Workers negotiators wear suits and ties when they sat down with management to hammer out a new contract. The first was to send a signal that the union team was socially equal to the management negotiators. The second was to Read More →
Labor leader Lacayo’s life, work celebrated at CSUCI memorial service
Higher Education, Latest newsAbout 350 Ventura County community and political leaders paid tribute to the late Henry “Hank” Lacayo on June 24 at the John Spoor Broome Library at CSU Channel Islands. Lacayo, a national figure in the labor movement and in Democratic Party circles, died May 1 after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 85. Read More →
Our view: Amazon’s bold bet will challenge tri-county farmers
Agribusiness, Editorials, Latest news, OpinionIt’s not immediately clear how disruptive the merger of Amazon and Whole Foods will be to the global food supply chain. So far, the e-commerce giant has wreaked havoc in asymmetric directions. It disrupted the chain store concept for book sales but strengthened local vendors and sparked a surge of interest in book buying. It Read More →
MannKind moving to former Kythera space in Westlake Village
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Dubroff: New investment fund will have an impact on State Street
Columns, Latest newsStory updated at 2:18 p.m. June 23: Of all the challenges facing Santa Barbara as it tries to reinvent its struggling State Street business district, the biggest may be getting the capital to attract and retain innovative companies. From San Luis Obispo to Westlake Village, tri-county communities are awash in startup weekends and small cash Read More →
