Editorial: Ventura County will miss business icon Sam Edwards
Editorials, OpinionVentura County certainly would look a lot different today without the extraordinary accomplishments of the late Dr. Samuel Edwards.
Editorial: Breaking through gridlock, Highway 101 project moves forward
Editorials, OpinionThe only thing that feels slower than the drive on Highway 101 from Ventura to Santa Barbara at 8:30 a.m. on a Monday morning is the process of getting the last bits of the four-lane road along the way widened.
Editorial: Ernie Righetti remembered
Editorials, OpinionOur thoughts go out to the friends and family of longtime Edna Valley agriculturalist Ernie Righetti, a pioneering San Luis Obispo County avocado grower who died this week at age 97.
Editorial: Smart management and technology could ease water woes
Editorials, OpinionGov. Jerry Brown’s timely drought declaration on Jan. 17 may become a pivotal moment in the history of California and the region. It may be the impetus needed to spur large infrastructure projects and get California’s vaunted technologists working on a problem.
Editorial: Pre-school as economic development
Latest newsA Jan. 16 program hosted by the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County raised an intriguing question. If pre-school works so well, why not make it accessible to every kid in the county?
Editorial: Having Warner at work might be a plus for South Coast
Latest newsA contrite Ty Warner escaped prison time when he went before a federal judge on Jan. 14 after pleading guilty to federal tax evasion charges and paying a huge fine.
Editorial: Rooney takes the reins as port enters new era
Editorials, OpinionThe district, which oversees the Port of Hueneme, was viewed as the ultimate old boys club. But just a few years later things have changed.
