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Editorial: Get out the vote

By   /  Monday, November 1st, 2010  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Get out the vote

Tuesday is Election Day — as you must know, if you’ve turned on a television, opened your mailbox or picked up a newspaper lately. There are scores of candidates and propositions on the region’s various ballots, more than we could ever hope to cover in the Business Times. We’ve tried to bring you the highlights Read More →

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Totaling up the hefty price tag of Mozilo

By   /  Monday, October 25th, 2010  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Totaling up the hefty price tag of Mozilo

The lifetime ban against former Countrywide Financial Corp. CEO Angelo Mozilo serving as an officer or director of a public company may be the most positive result to come from his settlement of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint. But Mozilo’s company and his conduct created a decade-long road to economic ruin that reached Read More →

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Editorial: Clean-air rules can be a disruption

By   /  Monday, October 25th, 2010  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Clean-air rules can be a disruption

News that J.W. Bailey Construction Co. in Santa Barbara was closing its doors after 60 years came as a surprise. The company had a reputation for building high-quality buildings, often in the classic Santa Barbara style. But after years of suffering with the growth curbs that are the hallmark of doing business on the South Read More →

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Editorial: Toward a unified West Ventura County chamber

By   /  Monday, October 25th, 2010  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Toward a unified West Ventura County chamber

Tom Kelley’s announced departure from the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce raises a prospect worth considering — the creation of a larger and more impactful business organization for West Ventura County. That’s why we’d encourage the boards of directors of the Oxnard, Ventura and Camarillo Chambers to consider creating a West Ventura County Chamber of Commerce. Read More →

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From the editor: Mozilo’s ban a true black mark

By   /  Monday, October 18th, 2010  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on From the editor: Mozilo’s ban a true black mark

The lifetime ban against former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo serving as an officer or director of a public company may be the most positive result to come from his settlement of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint. As reported over the weekend, the SEC settled with Mozilo and two top lieutenants in a case Read More →

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Editorial: Commute relief on the way, finally

By   /  Monday, October 18th, 2010  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Commute relief on the way, finally

Speaking of cars (see accompanying editorial), there are entirely too many of them traveling Highway 101 between Santa Barbara and Ventura every morning and evening. Estimates have put the number of daily commuters as high as 20,000, and the hours they spend stuck in traffic are a significant drain on the region’s economy and quality Read More →

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Editorial: Ventura on right road to revive auto mall

By   /  Monday, October 18th, 2010  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Ventura on right road to revive auto mall

Apart from a half-abandoned exurban subdivision, there’s no clearer physical symbol of the Great Recession than the American auto mall. Carmakers both foreign and domestic have shut dealerships from coast to coast, leaving acres of empty concrete. The effects in the Tri-Counties have been relatively mild, but there are still plenty of vacant auto mall Read More →

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