Editorial: Silliness in Sacramento continues
In Sacramento, the annual budget follies continue. The Democrat-controlled Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown can’t agree on a formula to come up with a plan for the new fiscal year. Opposition from small business groups and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association dramatically increases the odds that Brown’s plan for tax hikes to close a $16 Read More →
Read More →Editorial: Rove, Capps agree on need for wind energy
The region’s once-promising wind energy industry has seen its share of troubles lately. But it has found an unlikely ally in the form of former White House advisor Karl Rove. In a rare display of bipartisanship, Rove, generally recognized as the architect of President George W. Bush’s campaigns, joined Robert Gibbs, a key confidant of Read More →
Read More →Op/ed: The seven deadly sins of marketing communications
By Darrel Kachan on June 8, 2012 Most business owners and other professionals have a goodwill ambassador or lead generator that often works 24/7 without salary or complaints. But the way they treat this invaluable contributor to their success can be downright sinful. I’m referring not to a person, but to your public and industry 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 →Editorial: McCune gets well-deserved honor
We’ll offer our congratulations to Sage Publications and owner Sara Miller McCune, one of the region’s true visionary entrepreneurs and philanthropists. On May 31, McCune was slated to be honored with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from her alma matter, Queens College in Flushing, N.Y., during the college’s commencement ceremony. As an undergraduate Read More →
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