Editorial: Ernie Righetti remembered
Editorials, OpinionOur thoughts go out to the friends and family of longtime Edna Valley agriculturalist Ernie Righetti, a pioneering San Luis Obispo County avocado grower who died this week at age 97.
Editorial: Smart management and technology could ease water woes
Editorials, OpinionGov. Jerry Brown’s timely drought declaration on Jan. 17 may become a pivotal moment in the history of California and the region. It may be the impetus needed to spur large infrastructure projects and get California’s vaunted technologists working on a problem.
Editorial: Pre-school as economic development
Latest newsA Jan. 16 program hosted by the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County raised an intriguing question. If pre-school works so well, why not make it accessible to every kid in the county?
Editorial: Having Warner at work might be a plus for South Coast
Latest newsA contrite Ty Warner escaped prison time when he went before a federal judge on Jan. 14 after pleading guilty to federal tax evasion charges and paying a huge fine.
Editorial: Rooney takes the reins as port enters new era
Editorials, OpinionThe district, which oversees the Port of Hueneme, was viewed as the ultimate old boys club. But just a few years later things have changed.
Editorial: A stronger Santa Maria bodes well for the region
Editorials, OpinionThe city’s comeback is being fueled in part by the housing bust, which left it as a rare find in the region — a large community with affordable homes, condos and apartments and a skilled workforce.
Editorial: Drones could still bring billions despite FAA setback
Editorials, OpinionVentura County’s bid to become a Federal Aviation Administration test area for unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, came up short on Dec. 30, when the FAA announced that six other states had finished first in a competition that attracted 25 applicants.
