Tri-county voters must go to the polls
By Loredana Carson In November 2014, only 203,783 out of 433,064 registered voters cast a ballot, according to the Ventura County registrar. Voter participation in general throughout California has declined in the past decade, according to the California Civic Engagement Project. The project reports that over the past three elections, registered voter turnout was 54.9 Read More →
Businesses in the Tri-Counties want to keep 805 area code
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Growing fast: 29 private tri-county companies make Inc. 5000 list
More than two dozen companies from around the Tri-Counties earned national recognition once again when they were named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. In all, 29 companies from around the region were named to the list, which tracks revenue growth over a three-year span, slightly down from Read More →
Scary fires fact of life in the Tri-Counties
The fires raging up and down the Central Coast remind us of the vulnerability we all face and the historical importance of the environment we pay taxes to protect. The Chimney Fire that briefly threatened the Hearst Castle and the Rey Fire, which appeared to envelope the Santa Ynez Valley in smoke and flame when Read More →
The Trade Desk puts Ventura in the IPO game
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Farmworker overtime bill rotten for growers in Tri-Counties
If you want more evidence for my theory that small businesses are simply being thrown under the bus in the current political season, just look at the farmworker overtime bill that nearly passed the General Assembly on Aug. 23. The proposed rules, which were pulled from a final vote on Aug. 25, would mandate higher Read More →
Defense Department spending plunges in Tri-Counties
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