Reflecting on a tumultuous five years in business journalism

In financial journalism, it seems the future belongs more and more to the specialists.
Letter: Local governments should be commended for efforts to mitigate fracking threats
Dear Editor: The opening sentences in the Business Times’ March 1 editorial on the oil recovery technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” (“Let California set the stage on fracking rules”) would be more appropriately posed as questions: Fracking here? Fracking there? Fracking everywhere? In California, no one but the oil industry knows the answers Read More →
Editorial: Region remembers the late Tom Petrovich
Nobody exemplified the old-school Ventura County business culture better than Tom Petrovich, a community leader and CPA who died March 8.
Op/ed: California’s fast-growing job creator — Latino businesses
Generations of Latinos have come to California for the same reasons that generations of whites, blacks and Asians have come here — for the chance to pursue what we now call the American Dream.
Op/ed: California banks are committed to supporting the credit needs of Golden State businesses
By Rodney Brown on March 8, 2013 It has been more than four years since the onset of the Great Recession, and during the past few years our country and the state of California have been slowly progressing down the road to economic recovery. As the economy continues to improve and confidence rises, California banks Read More →
Editorial: CLU public policy center could be regional anchor
When it comes to public policy in the region, California Lutheran University brings some unique assets to the table.