In memoriam: Drescher was an iconic Ventura leader
Columns, Latest newsIt’s fair to say that the Pacific Coast Business Times might not have survived its early years without the advice and counsel of the late Philip Drescher, a longtime Ventura County attorney, who passed away in mid-July in Montana at age 83. I met Phil more than 20 years ago on a trip to the Read More →
Our view: Ventura County’s focus on fiscal stability pays
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionThere are two numbers you need to know about the state of Ventura County’s $2.3 billion budget — 87.8 percent and $150 million. The 87.8 percent is the funded level for the county’s pension obligations, a number that is within the range of full funding and well ahead of CalPERS current level of 70 percent. Read More →
Our view: Monetary policy shouldn’t be only game in town
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionIWhen President Ronald Reagan cut taxes in the 1980s, the national debt was 30 percent of GDP. Even those tax cuts were partially reversed amid rising deficits and, by the late 1990s, the U.S. Treasury was running a rare surplus. Today, after large tax cuts in the early 2000s, spending for wars and recession recovery Read More →
Dubroff: Toasting an unlikely father-son brewing success
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