Special comment: Ventura County’s energy landscape

Ventura County has an diverse array of energy assets, but the rules are going to have to change if innovation is going to flourish in the region.
That was my takeaway after moderating two panels on the future of energy at the Ventura County Economic Development Association’s annual business outlook conference on Oct. 25.
Editorial: Retired sheriff should consider public perception
He will have a lot more success settling with the county or dropping his complaint.
Letter: Sheriff’s decision to sue reflects poor judgement
The article headlined “Ex VC sheriff sues for supplemental pension” in your Oct. 18 issue got my blood boiling, as I am sure it did with many of your readers.
Timing is everything with $56M Central Coast banking merger

Regulators will have one less bank to regulate and the combined bank will get benefits from economies of scale.
Precision agriculture is a timely idea, but profits may not grow fast

Farmers are a skeptical lot. And Ventura County farmers have good reasons to be skeptical. They, and their counterparts in the Tri-Counties, grow high-risk, high-yield crops on relatively small plots of land surrounded by housing developments and urban areas. They are subject to heavy regulations on fertilizer, pesticide and water use. Particularly on strawberry fields Read More →
Letter: Clarifying NCHC’s winding-down process
NCHC selected the assignment process because it is generally faster and virtually always less expensive than the alternative of bankruptcy.