Our View: CLU researchers tell an important story of the Latino economy
When California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Forecasting and Research rolled out its first Latino GDP report a number of years ago, we were impressed with this partnership between CLU and UCLA. Over the years, CERF director Matthew Fienup and researcher Dan Hamilton, along with UCLA’s David Hayes-Bautista, have run the academic equivalent of a Read More →
Opinion: Simple ways to lighten the load on our water treatment plants
By John Crisman Water scarcity and conservation continues to be top of mind for many of us living in California, especially after the California Senate approved a plan to lower home water use, reducing the standard to 47 gallons per person per day starting in 2025, and 42 gallons per person per day beginning in Read More →
Pacifica Graduate Institute names new president
Santa Barbara community leader Leonie Mattison will become the next president of Pacifica Graduate Institute next month. She becomes the first Black woman to lead a post-graduate institution on the Central Coast and, according to a release from Pacifica, she received unanimous support from the school’s board of trustees. She will officially start at the Read More →
Region’s unemployment rate up slightly in August
The unemployment rate in the tri-county region ticked up slightly in August to 3.2%, from 3% the month before, due to increases in both the size of the workforce and the number of people looking for work. Ventura County’s unemployment rate in August was 3.5%, up from 3.2% in July and down from 6.2% in Read More →
Real Estate: $87.3M Agoura apartment sale is city’s biggest in a decade
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Six years after legalization, cannabis black market still thriving
When California legalized cannabis for recreational use in 2016, the idea was to create a new legal industry and eliminate an illegal one. Instead, the illicit market continues to have a stronghold in California, as legal growers struggle to turn a profit amid high taxes and strict regulations, and state and local governments often fail Read More →
Patagonia founder donates entire company to environmental nonprofits
Yvon Chouinard, the founder of the Ventura-based outdoor apparel company Patagonia, has given his company away to two nonprofits that will use Patagonia’s profits to fight climate change. The Chouinard family’s transfer of all of its ownership shares was announced by Patagonia on Sept. 14 and was effective immediately. Patagonia is one of the largest Read More →
