Our view: Break the gridlock on economic vitality
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionIt’s time for communities across the tri-county region to cast off their legacy of squabbling over sales tax revenue and work together on a robust model for economic vitality. That was our takeaway after traveling to Colorado’s Front Range cities of Boulder and Denver with business and community leaders from the San Luis Obispo Chamber Read More →
Dubroff: Trump’s behavior causing world to lose confidence in dollar
Columns, Latest newsThe fading of the stock market’s “Trump bump” has been accompanied by a steady drop in the value of the U.S. dollar. And it is the greenback’s decline that has UC Santa Barbara professor Benjamin “Jerry” Cohen worried. He’s concerned about the future of the dollar as the world’s “ultimate safe haven.” Cohen, a political Read More →
Our view: Carrizo Plains monument not right for development
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionNow that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has begun removing some of the 21 land-based national monuments from consideration for energy or other commercial development, he should add the Carrizo Plains National Monument to his list of protected sites. In recent days, Zinke has indicated that the Upper Missouri River Breaks in Montana, Moon National Monument Read More →
Immigration plan alarms economists
Agribusiness, Latest news, Real Estate, Technology, Tri-County EconomyThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Dubroff: New leaders will shape city, county of San Luis Obispo
Columns, Latest newsWhat a difference a decade makes. San Luis Obispo County entered the recession with a relatively weak private sector driven by a single industry — real estate. It also had talented and experienced fiscal hands at the helm of the city and county government. Fast forward 10 years and the change is 180 degrees. The Read More →
NRG power plant project in Oxnard nears decision
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Dubroff: When it comes to LA and the Olympics, let the games begin
Columns, Latest newsLos Angeles has won the right to host the 2028 Olympics. It will likely not be the last time the city welcomes the world’s top athletes to Southern California. In a split decision that was heralded as a successful combination of international deal making and diplomacy, the International Olympic Committee awarded the next two games Read More →
