Letter to the Editor: Tribute to Howie Wennes was spot-on
Latest news, Letters to the Editor, OpinionDear Editor, I just wanted to thank you for your kind words in the Pacific Coast Business Times about my dear friend, Howie Wennes (July 22, “Howie Wennes stepped up when CLU and the region needed him”). Your perspective was spot-on; particularly Howie’s fondness for a good joke. That man was blessed with a wicked Read More →
Opinion: Take steps to minimize the financial fallout of a divorce
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Kimberly Malesky A divorce doesn’t have to be contentious, and most couples don’t have to go to court to settle. There is more than one way to navigate the process, and the easiest — and least expensive — is the “kitchen table divorce,” where couples work through the divorce themselves, or they can choose Read More →
Opinion: California needs a digital trade deal
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Jennifer Barrera and Myron Brilliant It’s no secret that technology is the backbone of California’s economy. In fact, despite the roadblocks posed by the pandemic, the tech sector helped propel California to a $15 billion tax surplus for the 2021-22 fiscal year and a projected $31 billion surplus next year. However, the role of Read More →
Opinion: Supreme Court’s EPA case a step back for all of humanity
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Sigrid Wright Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an extremely controversial ruling on the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants. Siding with coal-mining companies, the majority of justices swiftly dismantled the EPA’s charge of capping one of the most destructive causes of climate change. The ruling Read More →
Opinion: When forming a business partnership, give thought to its potential end
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Kathleen J. Smith Business partners, seeking to make their fortunes, form their limited liability companies at a moment when they expect to work together indefinitely, with goodwill between them and nothing but cooperation as their modus operandi. At this time in a business partnership, the idea of distrusting their business partner and needing to Read More →
Letter to the Editor: Vote yes on Measures A and B in Ventura County
Latest news, Letters to the Editor, OpinionDear Editor, There is an active oil well on our Rincon-Vitova Insectaries business property in the Ventura oil field. It was drilled in 1945 on the site of a migrant farm worker camp. The dormitory buildings that we use to grow beneficial insects for biological pest control were built much earlier in 1922. My father Read More →
