Editorial: Never count out an American comeback
Anyone who’s attempted to run a business of any size during the past decade knows just how difficult the role of entrepreneur can be. In addition to the peculiar difficulties of operating in California, there has been a persistent backdrop of bad news — the dot-bomb fiasco, the housing bubble, the housing collapse, the ongoing Read More →
Read More →Cable wars put Central Coast in play
Consolidation appears to be on the way for the Central Coast’s Balkanized lineup of telecom providers. But precisely how the lineup will look if and when Charter Communications unloads its North Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties holdings is hard to say. In a report that remains to be fully confirmed, Bloomberg News reported Read More →
Read More →Editorial: Coming stealth crisis — rising unemployment costs for you
If you think, as most of us do, that all that’s needed to fix California’s problems is a deal between Gov. Jerry Brown and the Republican minority in the Legislature, think again. Beyond the budget, a perennial circus show that crowds the middle ring of state politics, there are myriad problems that plague the Golden Read More →
Read More →Editorial: Oxnard and EDCO — mend it, don’t end it
Oxnard should not walk away from economic developmentas a civic goal.
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Puzder gets last word at Austin talk
CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder has kicked off a much-needed debate on making California more competitive.
Read More →A time out to assess Diablo Canyon risks
When the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant began operating near Avila Beach more than20 years ago, it represented a rare economic development opportunity for San Luis Obispo County.
Read More →Editorial: Funding higher education
UC Chancellor Mark Yudof, CSU System PresidentCharlie Reed and Community College chief Jack Scottare speaking with one voice on this year’s budget. An all-cuts budget would take a huge bite from highereducation in addition to the $500 million in cuts each systemhas been asked to absorb for 2011-12. We think that there are ways to Read More →
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