Guest commentary: What Central Coast leaders can learn from an unorthodox football coach
By Ritch K. Eich Jim Harbaugh, the 2024 College Football Champion University of Michigan head football coach and now the head coach of the NFL Los Angeles Chargers, has fielded much criticism from opposing coaches, athletic directors, media pundits and others. Media reports describe him as intense, quirky, brash, erratic, unorthodox, abrasive, eccentric, and as Read More →
Commercial real estate legend Steve Hayes retires
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Guest commentary: Why I helped form the California Central Coast Black Resiliency Fund
By Richard Beswick Most people who know me know that I hate talking about myself, but today I’d like to make an exception. As a child growing up in the inner city of south Minneapolis, I never questioned my parents’ position in society or why we lived where we lived. I came to expect no Read More →
Street smarts: Santa Barbara Zoo CEO to retire at start of 2025
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Guest commentary: Doubling down on Lutheran educational values to forge common ground
By Lori Varlotta The mid-21st-century world at large, including areas where we live and work, is markedly polarized at this moment in time. Many complex, nuanced issues are boiled down to “sides,” where co-workers, fellow citizens, friends, and family members stake their claims while vehemently opposing those of others. Of greatest concern is the propensity Read More →
Dubroff: Patagonia trailblazers highlight the role of a responsible firm
Reading “The Future of the Responsible Company,” the latest book by Vincent Stanley with Yvon Chouinard, is a bit like putting on your favorite piece of Patagonia clothing. It is functional. Stylish. And it makes a statement about how you feel about the planet. The timing of this work, a follow-up to “The Responsible Company,” Read More →
Dubroff: Reopening State Street has positives, but more headaches remain for city officials
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