Make It Work meltdown leaves more questions than answers in its wake
You might call it the curious case of Make It Work. The South Coast-based company was a pioneer in the business of at-home computer repair and networking installation. But after more than 10 years in business, it shut down abruptly on June 25, leaving employees out of jobs and customers wondering what was going to Read More →
Read More →From the editor: Health care ruling is a gamechanger
Some thoughts on what the Supreme Court’s decision means.
Read More →What is a crisis of confidence, and how do we get over it?
David Newton, a professor at Westmont College, is the editor of a new book called “Crisis of Confidence.” It has a clever title. And, for the public-affairs junkie, it’s a good, quick read through the fiscal and public policy challenges facing the country. There is a thorough explanation of the “fiscal cliff” that we face Read More →
Read More →Finding cures for the corporate class-action lawsuit epidemic
The plague of class-action lawsuits afflicting corporate America is spreading across the Tri-Counties. A stock-price drop. Bam. A merger announcement. Bam. Trying to take a company private. Bam. For journalists, the announcement of a class-action lawsuit typically comes in the form of a press release that gets wide dissemination on BusinessWire and on Yahoo Finance. Read More →
Read More →Central Coast small businesses stack up well against rest of Golden State
The Central Coast finished at the top of California’s regional rankings, with the Bay Area a very close second.
Read More →UCSB’s ocean science center holds out hope for bright future
A walk through the half-finished construction project on Lagoon Road on the UC Santa Barbara campus underscores the fact that creating successful public-private partnerships in a post-recession world is a tough job indeed. The project, which boasts some of the best views of the Channel Islands anywhere, has been much in the news lately because Read More →
Read More →Stagterity: An economic ailment the region may not shake easily
By the time Gov. Jerry Brown’s desperate actions to close a $15.7 billion budget gap trickle down to the Central Coast, the region will be stuck at zero growth rates for as far as the eye can see. What we face is a situation where stagnation is fueled by austerity, resulting in a condition I’ve Read More →
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