Op/ed: Supreme Court decision in Koontz case may complicate development in California
Op/Eds, OpinionI take a more sober view of this 5-4 ruling, particularly as it may relate to development in California.
Op/ed: How to protect a loved one from financial fraud and elder abuse
Op/Eds, OpinionBaby boomers increasingly are facing the difficult task of protecting aging parents from financial fraud, scams and undue influence.
Op/ed: Brown’s school funding plan won’t save our dysfunctional education system
Editorials, OpinionBy Steven Mintz on June 29, 2013 Will Gov. Jerry Brown’s legacy be that he transformed the state’s dysfunctional school funding system? The general consensus seems to be “yes.” The reason is Brown’s Local Control Funding Formula, which is designed to fund all school districts more fairly and direct more resources to disadvantaged students, who Read More →
Op/ed: To work on spec, or not?
Editorials, OpinionBy Scott Harris on June 21, 2013 I recently had a fascinating and illustrative new business meeting. I received a call from the owner of a small chain of restaurants who wanted to meet to discuss our getting involved in his marketing. Not surprisingly, we met at one of his restaurants. He was immediately interested Read More →
Editorial: Santa Paula leader remembered
Editorials, OpinionSanta Paula lost one of its leading citizens when Joe Nesbitt passed away June 12 at age 89. A native of Arizona, Nesbitt discovered California during service as a Navy medic in World War II. He was lead banker at Citizens State Bank in Santa Paula from 1971 to the early 1990s when that bank Read More →
Op/ed: Response from Lompoc landowner involved in tiger salamander eminent domain case
Op/Eds, Opinion[Editor’s note: In the June 7 edition, the Business Times wrote about the county of Santa Barbara’s effort to take part of a ranch near Lompoc through eminent domain for the endangered California tiger salamander. The Business Times left messages for the landowner, Sonia Anderson, who now goes by the surname Wisniewska, at a number Read More →
Op/ed: How your business can win with AB32
Editorials, OpinionIt’s not about hugging trees — it’s about increasing the profits and growing the business.
