Ruling on UCSB researcher’s death unlikely to provide real answer
By the time you read this, a coroner’s inquest into the death in Singapore of a promising young UC Santa Barbara-trained scientist will be headed toward a verdict. The coroner’s ruling cannot be appealed and thus it will be the official word on whether Shane Todd was murdered or committed suicide. It is a case Read More →
Read More →E&Y Entrepreneur awards should consider impact of region’s finalists
Three companies from our region will be competing next month in the Greater Los Angeles segment of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
Read More →Editorial: Geithner gets our vote for worst Treasury secretary
In the firestorm that’s erupted over the targeting of tea party-affiliated nonprofits by the Internal Revenue Service, it has gone largely unnoticed that the IRS is actually part of the U.S. Treasury.
Read More →Op/ed: It’s time for California to invest in innovation again by letting businesses grow
The California Jobs and Innovation Act has gained the support of many corporations and industries, as well as community leaders.
Read More →Op/ed: Making affordable health insurance for California small businesses and workers a priority
But because of the Affordable Care Act, California’s small businesses and their employees are getting better choices.
Read More →Op/ed: Immigration reform can move our economy forward
By Daniel Grossman and Mick Hellman on May 10, 2013 From the business parks of Silicon Valley to the fields of the Central Valley, immigrants help fuel California’s economic engine. Unfortunately, our nation’s immigration policies resemble a badly tuned carburetor, restricting the full participation of immigrants in our system, choking them and us of oxygen Read More →
Read More →Editorial: To become tech magnet, region should think big
We’d encourage UCSB to think bigger when it comes to the longterm effects of the startups it spins out and embrace a broader role along the entire Highway 101 corridor.
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