Editorial: Ventura walks away from venture capital fund
Editorials, OpinionThe city of Ventura is nearing the close of a transaction that will get it out of the venture capital business. While we appreciated the city’s enthusiasm for creating technology jobs, we think the City Council has made the right move.
Editorial: Ventura County will miss business icon Sam Edwards
Editorials, OpinionVentura County certainly would look a lot different today without the extraordinary accomplishments of the late Dr. Samuel Edwards.
Editorial: Breaking through gridlock, Highway 101 project moves forward
Editorials, OpinionThe only thing that feels slower than the drive on Highway 101 from Ventura to Santa Barbara at 8:30 a.m. on a Monday morning is the process of getting the last bits of the four-lane road along the way widened.
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?
