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.
Entrepreneurs thrive in years after celebration in Spirit awards
Columns, OpinionC’est Cheese is not the only Spirit of Small Business winner we’ve seen grow up a lot over the years.
GoBiz director calls on communities to invest in workforce development
Central Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyCalifornia’s sometimes inward-looking cities need to make economic and business development a key part of their plans. And they will probably have more success if they can think regionally about workforce and business issues. That was the message that Kish Rajan, director of the Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development, or GoBiz, brought to Read More →
Dubroff: The role of a 21st Century chamber is economic development
Op/Eds, OpinionZoe Taylor had literally packed her bags the night before in Paso Robles when I caught up with her on her way home to Ventura. She had just wrapped up her fifth assignment as an interim chamber of commerce CEO, including a stint in Santa Barbara, Huntington Beach, Manhattan Beach and Kingman, Arizona. Before that, Read More →
Dubroff: Next Santa Barbara city manager must continue fiscal focus
Columns, Opinion“Methodical” is a word you might use to describe Jim Armstrong, the Santa Barbara City Manager who announced June 27 that he will be stepping down in September after 13 years on the job. Ironically, that’s not always the word you’d choose to describe Santa Barbara itself. It is, after all, a city with an Read More →
