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Despite tough times, Moorpark

By   /  Friday, April 24th, 2009  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Despite tough times, Moorpark

Moorpark’s 306,000-square-foot Patriot Commerce Center, the sixth-largest business park in the Tri-Counties, finally celebrated its grand opening April 23. In addition to the 100 local business executives and commercial real estate brokers who were expected to attend, Moorpark Mayor Janice Parvin, City Manager Steve Kueny and officials from the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce were scheduled Read More →

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Salary hikes highlight exactly what

By   /  Friday, April 24th, 2009  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Salary hikes highlight exactly what

Perhaps the greatest symbol of what’s wrong about California is what author Joel Kotkin calls the entitled bureaucracy. That’s why it really sticks in our craw that assembly leaders of both parties felt absolutely no remorse about handing out $551,000 in pay increases to the assembly staff at a time when they are literally begging Read More →

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Youth more resourceful than ever

By   /  Friday, April 24th, 2009  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Youth more resourceful than ever

A new generation of students is getting ready to graduate from our colleges and universities. The job outlook is grim. The global economy is uncertain. House prices are in a free fall. But it’s also true that this is an incredibly resourceful and tech-savvy generation and that it will be steeled in the furnace of Read More →

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Thomas Aquinas president killed in car accident

By   /  Friday, April 24th, 2009  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Thomas Aquinas president killed in car accident

The president of Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Thomas E. Dillon, was killed in a car accident in Ireland on April 15 after having served as the Catholic college’s leader for 18 years. A funeral was expected to be held at the university’s chapel April 24. According to published reports, Dillon was in Ireland Read More →

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Raytheon facility catches fire

By   /  Friday, April 24th, 2009  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Raytheon facility catches fire

Santa Barbara County firefighters extinguished a structure fire at one of Goleta’s Raytheon facilities April 20. No one was injured in the blaze that caused $100,000 worth of  damage to the building and equipment. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. According to a report from fire Capt. David Sadecki, a department spokesman, Read More →

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SLO unemployment rises

By   /  Friday, April 24th, 2009  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on SLO unemployment rises

San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate jumped in March to 8.7 percent after holding steady the month before.   The 0.6 percent rise is equal to the loss of about 500 jobs last month. The county’s rate is still significantly lower than the statewide unemployment rate of 11.2 percent. Nationwide, the jobless rate was 9 Read More →

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Driving the future – BMW

By   /  Sunday, April 19th, 2009  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Driving the future – BMW

With the automobile market fragmenting into smaller niches, companies that survive will be able to place multiple bets, gauge market response and move quickly if demand materializes for a new technology. The pursuit of the next niche in advanced car design — and in alternative power supply — is an increasingly bigger part of the Read More →

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