Slump in new business starts focus of jobs summit
Latest newsDespite the buzz being generated about startups in downtown Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo, it is a shortage of new business starts that’s slowing America’s recovery. That’s was the view from Mike Soules, CEO of Corwin Management, a unit of Thousand Oaks-based Sage Publications. He joined former Cheers star John Ratzenberger, Go-Biz Director Read More →
Dubroff: Mozilo is in denial, government grabs for cash and we pay the bill
Op/Eds, OpinionAn unrepentant Angelo Mozilo remains a key figure at the center of the housing collapse and financial crisis. Interviewed by Bloomberg News from his home in Montecito in early September, the former Countrywide Financial Corp. Chairman said he had no regrets about the wild ride that transformed the Calabasas firm from a small mortgage company Read More →
Dubroff: Beneath the pink hat, a strong mind for building a business
Columns, OpinionYou don’t interview Patricia Bragg. You sit in your chair trying to take notes while she tells stories and delivers a lecture or two or four on healthy living. “Sit up straight, don’t slouch, suck in your gut,” she says. “And never cross your legs.” With that, Bragg walks up and down the floor of Read More →
Measure P rekindles north-south feud in Santa Barbara County
Columns, OpinionLarge energy companies, most of the North County’s elected officials and chambers of commerce and many others are firmly opposed to this November ballot measure, which would bar “high-intensity” energy production in the county.
Dubroff: Santa Barbara County’s Economic Vitality Team gets ready for its closeup
Columns, OpinionSanta Barbara County is about to fill what some people have taken to calling the region’s doughnut hole when it comes to economic development efforts. Thanks to a $150,000 grant in the recently approved county budget, the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce will soon begin development of an Economic Vitality Team. What Chamber President Read More →
With pension measure dead, Ventura County needs a new fix
Columns, Opinion“You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” Whether or not The Eagles’ classic rock song, “Hotel California,” was written as an homage to the former Camarillo State Hospital, now the campus of CSU Channel Islands, one thing about it rings true. When it comes to the Ventura County pension Read More →
Dubroff: Wall Street rattles the West Coast, shaking up Amgen and Allergan
Columns, OpinionWhat happens on Wall Street is having a direct impact on West Coast jobs, with indirect effects on housing and other markets.
