Our View: Heidi Harmon changed the game as mayor of SLO
When Heidi Harmon narrowly won election as mayor of San Luis Obispo back in 2016, she vowed to shake up the status quo. And that’s what the former Bernie Sanders convention delegate did when she won by a handful of votes. During the next five years, she pressed the no-growth crowd for more housing, including Read More →
Opinion: Pandemic accelerated already rapid rise of the fluid workforce
By Vlad Vaiman Talent management (TM) has been a key priority for CEOs throughout the world for nearly two decades. Aging populations, shrinking talent pools, expanding skill gaps, shifting workforce mobility, and other critical considerations all contribute to TM remaining a top priority for both large and small organizations. However, it is difficult to have Read More →
Opinion: Time to get serious about infrastructure
By Miranda Patton As California emerges from 18 months of COVID-19-altered life, commuters, vacationers, and freight operators are once again utilizing our highways, streets, and public transit systems. However, as mobility resumes to pre-pandemic levels, the subpar condition of our state’s infrastructure demands that it is time to commit to priority investment in local and Read More →
Our View: Troubling signs in SLO’s fight against COVID; A golden opportunity at Channel Islands Harbor
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Our View: Gillespie impressed in time at helm of VCCCD
Greg Gillespie was newly arrived as president of Ventura Community College, eight years ago, when he took the time to attend one of the first Latino Business Awards presented by Pacific Coast Business Times. He impressed us as deeply engaged in the community and a committed educator, and four years ago he moved to the Read More →
Opinion: Why this environmentalist farmer will vote to recall Gavin Newsom
By Ed Seaman More than a third of Californians are living at or near the poverty level. We pay the highest income taxes and the highest gas taxes in the country. The extent of the damage that the state government has done and continues to do to our children, our small business economy, our poor Read More →
Our View: For higher ed, a return to something like normal
Amid all the handwringing about the delta variant and concern about vaccine hesitancy, let’s remember one thing that’s different about the fall of 2021. Our colleges and universities — the economic engines of our innovation culture — are returning to live instruction and taking proactive steps to deal with year two of COVID-19. They have Read More →
