Editorial: Williams bill a small step in sorting out Isla Vista
Isla Vista, as Williams points out, is a one-square-mile area with 20,000 residents and the most heavily urbanized area within California that is not part of a city.
Op/ed: The Gold Bug’s bull narrative keeps on failing investors
Rather than accepting certain unpleasant realities, gold bugs have contorted themselves into a painful waiting game.
Editorial: Immigration reform misses the mark
The curious thing about the immigration reform initiatives launched by President Barack Obama this November is that they pretty much echo the steps California already has taken to acknowledge the role that illegal immigrants play in our economy.
Editorial: Ventura County schools unwrap academy effort
We hope that other districts up and down the Central Coast pay attention to what works — and what doesn’t work — as the Career Pathways program in Oxnard gets under way. It should hold important lessons for creating a 21st-century economy across our region.
Bank Secrecy Act spoils Christmas for merchants who prefer cash
Sometimes something that starts out with good intention can turn bad. This seems to be what has happened with the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970.
