Our View: CLU researchers tell an important story of the Latino economy
When California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Forecasting and Research rolled out its first Latino GDP report a number of years ago, we were impressed with this partnership between CLU and UCLA. Over the years, CERF director Matthew Fienup and researcher Dan Hamilton, along with UCLA’s David Hayes-Bautista, have run the academic equivalent of a Read More →
Opinion: Simple ways to lighten the load on our water treatment plants
By John Crisman Water scarcity and conservation continues to be top of mind for many of us living in California, especially after the California Senate approved a plan to lower home water use, reducing the standard to 47 gallons per person per day starting in 2025, and 42 gallons per person per day beginning in Read More →
Opinion: Don’t be so quick to ditch those lawns when drought hits
By Greg Campbell Ventura County’s Turf Replacement Rebate Program is one of many in California making the news as of late. Aimed at protecting California’s diminishing water supply, the program pays homeowners as much as $3,200 to remove their lawns. As well-intentioned as this program is, there are better strategies for reducing water usage that Read More →
Our View: Signs of progress in efforts to improve Ventura County’s business climate
Economic development has become a hot topic in Ventura County thanks to a couple of recent reports that spotlight a deep crisis in housing affordability and a dearth of head-of-household jobs. The issue has spilled over into Ventura County politics, where county supervisor candidate and former Assemblymember Jeff Gorell has been talking about creating a Read More →
Our View: Don’t forget local interests in the Diablo Canyon extension
At a State Senate committee hearing in Sacramento in late August, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s staff gave its biggest endorsement yet to a plan to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in San Luis Obispo County. In the early morning hours of Sept. 1, the California Legislature passed a bill, which Newsom seems Read More →
Our View: Diablo Canyon debate could give anyone whiplash
If the debate over the closing of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant comes down to litigation, we’d support any claim by any municipality that alleged a traumatic injury from political whiplash. It certainly is true that the revival of Diablo Canyon from certain closure to the likely probability that its license will be extended beyond Read More →
Opinion: Oxnard should shy away from risky pension obligation bonds
By David Grau Inheriting a predecessor’s underfunded public pension debts is never fun, but the need to address them is unavoidable. The question before the Oxnard City Council was how — and there is both a right way and the lazy way. The right way is to adopt policies that keep the pension debt from Read More →
