Presidential election creates Central Coast winners and losers
Columns, Latest newsAfter euphoria comes reality. The stock market rally that accompanied the election of Donald J. Trump as the nation’s 45th president has flattened out amid the reality that governing is complex and so is the economy. With Trump’s election, the slow growth predictability of the Obama years has been replaced with something new. But aside Read More →
Small business backlash fueled Trump’s victory
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionWhen the Business Times asked Labor Secretary Tom Perez last spring if the Obamacare mandates, new overtime rules and other new regulations amounted to a war on small business, he dismissed us with a wave of the hand. “Predictions of disaster amount to exactly that,” he said. On Nov. 8 the disaster arrived. And it Read More →
Dubroff: Status quo carries the day in Tri-Counties
Columns, Latest newsThe political earthquake that upended national politics triggered few aftershocks on the Central Coast. That’s the easiest way to summarize the results of races up and down the ballot in the tri-county region, where outsiders dreaming of an upset funneled millions of Democratic and Republican dollars into races for Congress and the Assembly. A number Read More →
Dubroff: Politics aside, only U.S. can lead world out of trade crisis
Columns, Latest newsThe intersection of business and politics is a busy place, especially in an election season that’s defied conventional wisdom right through to the end. From the shock of the Brexit vote to the rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, 2016 has been different from anything we’ve seen in recent memory. And my gut tells Read More →
Our democracy needs you to vote on Nov. 8
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionForget all the talk about rigged elections. Dismiss idle chatter that votes don’t matter. Do not be discouraged by all the negative ads. America was founded on the principle that individual citizens should choose their leaders and the purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to state clearly that our nation should not be subject Read More →
Measure AA, Measure F deserve voter support
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionVentura County has a lot at stake in the 2016 election. Voters on Nov. 8 will be asked to weigh in on two key issues that will help chart the future of the county and surrounding areas. The first is transportation. With Measure AA, which this newspaper has endorsed, voters are being asked to approve Read More →
Merger of AT&T, Time Warner has a familiar ring
Columns, Latest newsThirty five years ago, I was a reporter for Springfield Newspapers in Massachusetts when AT&T was broken up and the era of the “Baby Bells” began. That era effectively ended this month when a reconstituted AT&T announced a $68 billion merger with Time Warner, the owner of Warner Brothers, HBO, CNN and other assets that Read More →
