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California fails to make the grade when it comes to valuing universities

By   /  Friday, May 9th, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on California fails to make the grade when it comes to valuing universities

Henry Dubroff

A new report from the California Budget Project underscores how poorly voters, bureaucrats and elected officials have managed the state’s signature assets.

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Editorial: American flower growers nurture new Capitol Hill ties

By   /  Friday, May 9th, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: American flower growers nurture new Capitol Hill ties

Cut flowers from the Golden State are beginning to show up again at swank events — including the recent White House dinner for the president of France.

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Brown’s rainy-day plan is the sane solution to California budget crises

By   /  Friday, May 2nd, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Brown’s rainy-day plan is the sane solution to California budget crises

Henry Dubroff

Gov. Jerry Brown may be looking to make the rebalancing of California’s budget the signature achievement of his second administration.

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Editorial: The perils of losing faith in the American Dream

By   /  Friday, May 2nd, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: The perils of losing faith in the American Dream

When you cut through it all, these books give an articulate voice to inchoate feelings so many average Americans already harbor: The game is rigged, and the rich just keep getting richer.

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Pharma shakeups put pressure on top brass at Amgen to perform

By   /  Friday, April 25th, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Pharma shakeups put pressure on top brass at Amgen to perform

Henry Dubroff

With activist investor Bill Ackman pushing to buy Botox maker Allegran in a bid with upstart Valeant and restructurings under way at pharma giants GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly & Co. and Novartis, it’s logical to question whether biotech giant Amgen will be next. So far the answer seems to be “not yet” — with one big Read More →

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Editorial: Ventura County pension reform moves closer to a vote

By   /  Friday, April 25th, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Ventura County pension reform moves closer to a vote

Backers of the ballot initiative led by the Committee for Pension Fairness and Fourth District Supervisor Peter Foy delivered 40,500 petitions to the county on April 23, roughly 50 percent more than the number required to certify the measure for the ballot.

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Without fishermen, region’s harbors and bistros would be poorer

By   /  Saturday, April 19th, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Without fishermen, region’s harbors and bistros would be poorer

Henry Dubroff

Fishing is really at the leading edge of the tourism culture. Just ask Ventura Harbor and Morro Bay, which have been trying to rebuild their tourism cred in part by reinvigorating their commercial fishing appeals and playing up their local seafood.

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