Port Hueneme City Councilwoman Sylvia Muñoz Schnopp filed for personal bankruptcy on March 12, the same day she dropped out of the race for a State Assembly seat. Muñoz Schnopp, a Republican, had filed a statement of intent to run in the June primary for the 44th Assembly District. The district covers most of Ventura Read More →
A proposal to change Ventura County’s public-employee pension system from a defined-benefit to a 401(k)-style system would save taxpayers $5.4 million in cash flow over the first two years and $51.6 million in cumulative savings over five years of reform, according to a study by the Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank. The Read More →
By Guest commentary / Friday, March 14th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Congress whiffs on reform of exploding food-stamp program
This once-modest program, originally set up to provide temporary assistance to the truly poor, has morphed into a massive runaway entitlement program that is grossly mismanaged, rife with fraud and badly in need of reform.
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, February 28th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Crazy proposals in other states leave California as the saner option
While jobs, minimum-wage hikes and the future of work are making headlines, something else is happening on the ground in the Tri-Counties.
By Editorial Board / Friday, February 28th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Common sense takes hold in Paso water debate
The solution lies in a bit of cooperation from the weather and the implementation of new technology to both measure supply and dramatically improve the management of demand for water. Some people don’t like these solutions because they mean accountability and almost certainly much higher costs for inefficient users.
The big fact that public employee unions don’t mention when they tout the safety of pensions is that when the pension fund loses money, you — the taxpayers — have to make up the difference.
