Region’s emerging leaders overlooked in E&Y Entrepreneur awards
The judges’ decisions are in. And in the case of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards in Los Angeles, the Central Coast once again has been shut out. Three apparently well-qualified finalists failed to bring home the hardware at a gala dinner at the Beverly Hilton on June 18, extending a string Read More →
Editorial: Santa Paula leader remembered
Santa Paula lost one of its leading citizens when Joe Nesbitt passed away June 12 at age 89. A native of Arizona, Nesbitt discovered California during service as a Navy medic in World War II. He was lead banker at Citizens State Bank in Santa Paula from 1971 to the early 1990s when that bank Read More →
Editorial: Amendment would have been a blow to transparency
Sometimes small changes can make a huge difference — and not in a good way.
With maverick Murdock at the helm, Dole is better off private
At age 90, David Murdock has been alive for most of the time that 155-year-old Dole Food Co. has been in existence.
Editorial: Ventura County pension issues catch AARP’s eye
Ventura County’s penchant for pension spiking has gone nationwide. It has caught the critical eye of AARP’s monthly bulletin, an influential publication seen by millions. We can debate the fairness AARP’s article attacking Ventura County, which is one of the better funded pension plans in the state. And, as the article points out, most who Read More →
Op/ed: Response from Lompoc landowner involved in tiger salamander eminent domain case
[Editor’s note: In the June 7 edition, the Business Times wrote about the county of Santa Barbara’s effort to take part of a ranch near Lompoc through eminent domain for the endangered California tiger salamander. The Business Times left messages for the landowner, Sonia Anderson, who now goes by the surname Wisniewska, at a number Read More →
Editorial: VCCF helps bind Ventura County together
In the 21st Century, Ventura County is getting national recognition for its unique mix of agriculture, high technology, urban environments, open space and beachfront property. But forging an independent identity for one of California’s largest counties has been far more difficult than it looks today. Just 25 years ago, Ventura County operated without a central Read More →
