Our View: Remembering a giant of the region’s business community
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionPatrick James McCarthy, known simply as Pat, did not invent the idea of a tri-county economy. But thanks to a creative mind and a strong work ethic, he built a powerhouse construction firm that specialized in commercial-scale residential projects on a regionwide basis. Irreverent at times, always unflappable and with a keen sense of opportunity, Read More →
Our View: Rooftop solar a big part of state’s energy future
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Our View: Redistricting shakes up Central Coast politics
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Our View: It’s time to take retail crime seriously
Editorials, Latest news, Law & Goverment, OpinionThe tri-county region counts on low crime rates as a foundation for the claim that it is a terrific, if expensive, place to work and live. That’s why Staff Writer Brooke Holland’s front-page story on retail crime in the current edition of Pacific Coast Business Times is worth a close look — and worth action Read More →
Our View: An entrepreneurial legend moves on from Inogen
Editorials, Government, Latest news, Opinion, Technology, Women Inc.Among the rock stars of the Central Coast innovation culture, Inogen co-founder Ali Bauerlein will always be near the top of our list. It was her grandmother’s health problems that sparked the idea for a new type of oxygen concentrator more than 20 years ago. And Bauerlein followed the company from an award-winning student business Read More →