Our view: Small business needs help, this Saturday and beyond
What started as a relatively modest promotion be American Express called Small Business Saturday has taken on new meaning in this year of COVID-19. And it makes all of us bigger people if we express our gratitude by supporting the myriad independent businesses in our communities during this holiday season. We’ve learned painfully how important Read More →
Read More →What Biden Can Do to Combat COVID Right Now
By Julie Rovner. California HealthLine When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, the country was in the midst of a dire economic crisis. Twelve years later, his vice president, Joe Biden, has been elected president in the midst of a dire economic crisis and a worldwide, worsening coronavirus pandemic. In 2008, Obama’s team and that of Read More →
Read More →Opinion: Election didn’t change California’s balance of power
By Rosanna Carvacho, Teresa Cooke and Gianna Setoudeh This past election was one of the most consequential elections in modern history. In the midst of a pandemic, Californians have continued to endure simultaneous crises including wildfires, rising homelessness, lack of affordable housing, racial injustice and climate change impacts, to name a few—all of which were Read More →
Read More →Our view: McCarthy needs to face reality of a Biden victory
Thinking about the 2020 election, it strikes us how rare it would be if consecutive speakers of the House were from California. But with the Democratic majority in Congress narrowing and the GOP with some momentum headed into 2022, there is the possibility that Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, would be first in line if Read More →
Read More →Don’t forget your neighbors in need
By Bruce DeBoskey The holidays are around the corner and, for tens of millions of our neighbors across the U.S., this will be a time of scarcity, insecurity, worry and, in the richest nation on earth, hunger. Consider these facts: • Prior to COVID-19, 37 million people in the U.S. struggled with hunger. Feeding America, Read More →
Read More →How to do more than survive in a pandemic and recession
By Michael Mierau Even if all you had to worry about were the quality of your company’s products or services and continued growth of its customer base, running a business would be challenging enough. No one can precisely predict what factors can impact the economy. Sometimes, they seem to come out of nowhere, as with Read More →
Read More →Karl Storz Imaging marks 30th anniversary in Goleta
Happy 30th anniversary to Karl Storz Imaging of Goleta, which got its start on Nov. 12, 1990 when Karl Storz SE & Co. of Germany purchased a startup called Medical Concepts. Today, the company remains a unit of Karl Storz and employs around 400 on the Central Coast, where it produces endoscopes for use in Read More →
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