Judge’s block of federal overtime exemption rule great for California employers
It’s a rare event when a federal rule sets a higher pay standard than worker-friendly California. That’s part of the reason why I wondered whether a Department of Labor mandate to sharply raise the level for overtime exemption to $47,476 a year on Dec. 1 amounted to a war on small businesses. On Nov. 22, Read More →
Cambria Winery empowers women through grants
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Tri-Counties lacking enough ‘middle housing’
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Presidential election creates Central Coast winners and losers
After 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 →
Building more affordable housing difficult for tri-county developers
Building affordable housing can be anything but affordable for developers. Developers often need some sort of subsidy for affordable projects to pencil out, given the fact that they will receive below-market rents. Yet, the arena for federal income tax credits is becoming increasingly competitive. Projects are rated on a point system for the Low-Income Housing Read More →
Ventura County raspberry growers struggle to survive
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Dubroff: Status quo carries the day in Tri-Counties
The 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 →
