Volunteerism ‘shapes community we share’
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionIn business, we measure success by revenue growth, rising profits, share prices and transactions closed. But in communities across the Tri-Counties, successful leadership is often defined by measures less tangible. That point was brought home on March 9 when we stopped by the Santa Barbara Foundation’s 73rd annual Man and Woman of the Year luncheon. Read More →
Ronald Reagan’s legacy was in good hands with Nancy
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionThere was a palpable hush in the packed auditorium at the Ronald Reagan Library & Presidential Museum as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan entered the room with Nancy Reagan balanced on his arm. The date was May 2006 and Greenspan was talking about the Reagan legacy in one of his last public talks as Federal Read More →
Dubroff: In era of unusual calamities, Feinberg has faith in system
Columns, Latest newsKenneth R. Feinberg has had an up-close-and-personal view of human tragedy. As the nation’s premier attorney for dealing with disasters, both natural and man-made, he has a remarkably practical approach to what should happen when things go wrong. So, when I had the chance to talk to him on March 8, I couldn’t resist asking Read More →
Dubroff: New initiatives as Pacific Coast Business Times enters 17th year
ColumnsLook closely and you will notice something unusual about Page One this week. It is a rare Issue No. 53, as the Leap Year prompted us to add an extra edition. So, before we launch into our 17th year, here’s an update from the Pacific Coast Business Times: • We are embarking on new initiatives. Read More →
Oxnard needs to get financial house in order
Editorials, OpinionA Feb. 23 city council meeting in Oxnard underscores the fact that the region’s largest city still has some cleanup work to do after the financial scandal that engulfed the city several years ago. The accounting firm Eadie and Payne said that it needed until at least March 29 to prepare a schedule for the Read More →
Dubroff: UCSB vice chancellor takes expertise to Berkeley lab
Columns, Latest newsWhen Mike Witherell moved back to UC Santa Barbara in 2005 to become vice chancellor for research, he left behind a job running Illinois-based Fermilab, one of the world’s leading places for research into high energy physics. Now, after helping to forge much closer ties between the university, corporate funders and spinoff companies, he’s moving Read More →
Obama’s Asian trade strategy could keep China in check
Columns, Latest newsStriding confidently across the tarmac at the Palm Springs International Airport on Feb. 16, President Barack Obama was leaving what has become his favorite winter getaway spot with a bit of swagger. He had just come from a press conference where he argued that he, not the GOP-controlled Senate, held the constitutional high ground in Read More →
