Geithner: Factories, tech, ag key to recovery
Latest news, Tri-County EconomyU.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said July 31 that California can count on manufacturing, high tech and agriculture to fuel recovery even as it grapples with housing aftershocks. Geithner, who has come under recent congressional scrutiny for what he knew about Libor rate-fixing while head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New of York, Read More →
Newsom talks business recruitment at Amgen HQ
Latest newsWith about 100 Ventura County leaders gathered at the sprawling Amgen campus in Thousand Oaks, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom made a rare appearance in the Tri-Counties on July 27 to promote a new “Gold Team” effort to recruit businesses to California. Taking a stab at bi-partisanship, he appeared at the podium with Republican Assemblyman Jeff Read More →
Gorell, Newsom team to recruit firms to Golden state
Latest news, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesLooking to counter raiding expeditions by high-profile elected officials from outside the state, California is about to embark on a recruiting effort of its own. At a meeting expected to take place Friday in Thousand Oaks, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Assemblymember Jeff Gorell, a Republican from the 37th District, are expected to announce a Read More →
Special comment from the editor: Reflecting on the Aurora tragedy
Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionEach tragedy forces us to confront fundamental questions.
Big-thinking projects could spell a whole new era for Ventura
Columns, Tri-County EconomyOnce considered an also-ran among California beach communities, Ventura has been on an upward arc.
One SLO dad’s mission to save his daughter’s life, and the world
Columns, OpinionFirst, a word about what this column is not. It is not about a CEO, a big deal or a vast looming budget deficit. It is about a dad from San Luis Obispo who has embarked on a brave, if quixotic, quest to save his daughter’s life after she was diagnosed with cancer. Along the Read More →
