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UC irresponsible in hiring of H1-B visa workers

By   /  Friday, January 20th, 2017  /  Latest news, Opinion  /  Comments Off on UC irresponsible in hiring of H1-B visa workers

By Steven Mintz The recent decision by the UC San Francisco to outsource about 100 IT jobs of Americans to foreign workers under the H1-B visa program smacks of irresponsibility. UC is training software engineers at the same time they are outsourcing those jobs to foreigners. It is the height of hypocrisy to rationalize their Read More →

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UC great launch pad for tech startups

By   /  Friday, September 9th, 2016  /  Higher Education, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on UC great launch pad for tech startups

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New UC venture fund to pump $250M into spinoffs

By   /  Friday, January 1st, 2016  /  Columns, Higher Education, Latest news, South Coast  /  Comments Off on New UC venture fund to pump $250M into spinoffs

There certainly is no shortage of money available for startup companies — total venture investments in 2014 were more than $57 billion, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, and there are signs 2015 could top that by billions. There hasn’t been this much cash flowing, particularly in the tech sector, since the late 1990s dot-com boom. Read More →

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Dubroff: Tri-Counties on the front lines of clean energy innovation

By   /  Friday, December 4th, 2015  /  Columns, Energy, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: Tri-Counties on the front lines of clean energy innovation

  The region has a lot at stake in the climate talks in Paris. That’s my takeaway as more than 190 nations gather in the French capital to ponder the future of the carbon-based economy. Bending the curve on carbon emissions has attracted a big global constituency – engaging the Pope, multinational companies, communist regimes Read More →

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640 Santa Barbara City College students will get the boot from Isla Vista

By   /  Friday, July 17th, 2015  /  Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on 640 Santa Barbara City College students will get the boot from Isla Vista

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Ventura land sale to homebuilder gives UC money for ag project

By   /  Friday, July 10th, 2015  /  Agribusiness, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Ventura land sale to homebuilder gives UC money for ag project

A Santa Clarita-based homebuilder and developer has purchased a large chunk of agricultural land in the city of Ventura for $13.1 million. The roughly 36-acre parcel located at the southeast corner of Saticoy Avenue and Telegraph Road was sold to Williams Homes — the top bidder for the land — and comes with entitlements to Read More →

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Editorial: Tuition hike won’t end calls for reform at UC

By   /  Friday, November 21st, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Tuition hike won’t end calls for reform at UC

A not-so-stealthy issue in the debate over the University of California’s proposed tuition hikes is the growing economic gap between the system’s 10 campuses and the communities they serve.