California has a lot to lose if Supreme Court kills Obamacare
By Angela Hart California Healthline SACRAMENTO — Of any state, California has the most to lose if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act. Health care coverage for millions of people is at stake, as are billions in federal dollars. Yet Democratic California leaders don’t have a plan to preserve the broad range Read More →
Read More →If you think you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re wrong
By Greg Steiner Whenever I took on a new role, I started out by sharing “ground rules” with my new team. This was a set of guidelines on how we were going to operate. One such rule was that each staff member’s opinions and recommendations were not limited to their specific role or functional area. Read More →
Read More →Opinion: Biden’s big health agenda won’t be easy to achieve
By Julie Rovner California Healthline If Joe Biden wins the presidency in November, health is likely to play a high-profile role in his agenda. Just probably not in the way he or anyone else might have predicted. Barring something truly unforeseen, it’s fairly certain that on Jan. 20 the U.S. will still be in the Read More →
Read More →Opinion: Ventura County labor agreement would cost taxpayers millions
By David Grau Recently, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors was told that a proposed Community Workforce Agreement on county projects would likely increase project costs more than $75 million over the next five years. Their own staff recommended that the board reject the proposed CWA. However, an undeterred Supervisor John Zaragoza, along with Supervisors Read More →
Read More →Opinion: Santa Barbara didn’t help property owners
By Jim Knell At some point—and no one really knows when—the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic will end and life will go back to normal. We’ll walk the streets again without masks. Shops and dine without restriction. And go back to work in offices. What will remain is the memory of how our government treated Read More →
Read More →When Congress took action to save the railroads and help the Port of Hueneme
By Will Berg Forty years ago, Congress took bipartisan action to address a critical issue decisively and effectively, providing an example for today’s leaders and setting a key piece of the foundation for the ongoing success of the Port of Hueneme. This is why I have joined with over 1,000 local, county, state and national Read More →
Read More →Don’t wait until year’s end to give
By Bruce DeBoskey In 2019, U.S. giving to charity totaled nearly $450 billion. Historically, nearly one-third of that amount takes place in December, with 12 percent of all giving occurring in the last three days of the year. December and last-minute giving is often rushed, not well planned or strategic. In order to maximize the Read More →
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