Op/ed: Investing in all of our children
We at the Ventura County Community Foundation have renewed our focus on helping the region’s youth get out of adolescence not only safely but with more skills and opportunities for a productive life. We think this is a smart investment in the future of Ventura County.
California fails to make the grade when it comes to valuing universities
A new report from the California Budget Project underscores how poorly voters, bureaucrats and elected officials have managed the state’s signature assets.
Editorial: American flower growers nurture new Capitol Hill ties
Cut flowers from the Golden State are beginning to show up again at swank events — including the recent White House dinner for the president of France.
Brown’s rainy-day plan is the sane solution to California budget crises
Gov. Jerry Brown may be looking to make the rebalancing of California’s budget the signature achievement of his second administration.
Editorial: The perils of losing faith in the American Dream
When you cut through it all, these books give an articulate voice to inchoate feelings so many average Americans already harbor: The game is rigged, and the rich just keep getting richer.
Pharma shakeups put pressure on top brass at Amgen to perform
With activist investor Bill Ackman pushing to buy Botox maker Allegran in a bid with upstart Valeant and restructurings under way at pharma giants GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly & Co. and Novartis, it’s logical to question whether biotech giant Amgen will be next. So far the answer seems to be “not yet” — with one big Read More →
Editorial: Ventura County pension reform moves closer to a vote
Backers of the ballot initiative led by the Committee for Pension Fairness and Fourth District Supervisor Peter Foy delivered 40,500 petitions to the county on April 23, roughly 50 percent more than the number required to certify the measure for the ballot.
