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Crazy proposals in other states leave California as the saner option

By   /  Friday, February 28th, 2014  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Crazy proposals in other states leave California as the saner option

Henry Dubroff

While jobs, minimum-wage hikes and the future of work are making headlines, something else is happening on the ground in the Tri-Counties.

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Op/ed: Ventura County pension proposal is about retirement plan fairness

By   /  Friday, February 28th, 2014  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  1 Comment

The big fact that public employee unions don’t mention when they tout the safety of pensions is that when the pension fund loses money, you — the taxpayers — have to make up the difference.

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Editorial: Business should do its part to conserve water

By   /  Friday, February 14th, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Business should do its part to conserve water

Water restrictions are coming to the Tri-Counties, but businesses can help.

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Op/ed: Ventura County pension proposal is costly and unnecessary

By   /  Friday, February 14th, 2014  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  1 Comment

An initiative currently being circulated in Ventura County for the November ballot seeking to close the pension system to newly hired county employees as a way of saving money is both simplistic and wrong.

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Tri-county cities scramble as state cuts water deliveries

By   /  Friday, February 7th, 2014  /  Agribusiness, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Tri-county cities scramble as state cuts water deliveries

Customers of the State Water Project will not receive any water deliveries this year if current dry conditions persist, a cutback that could be troublesome for certain tri-county cities.

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The case for a defined contribution pension system in California

By   /  Friday, February 7th, 2014  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on The case for a defined contribution pension system in California

Henry Dubroff

Grass-roots efforts underway in Ventura County and a few other places may lead California to start junking its expensive and debt-ridden pension system in favor of a 401(k)-like substitute.

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State economist cautions that California is still on the mend

By   /  Thursday, January 23rd, 2014  /  Agribusiness, South Coast, Tourism  /  Comments Off on State economist cautions that California is still on the mend

Santa Barbara County’s economy relies heavily on its billion-dollar tourism and agricultural industries, two of the fastest-growing sectors of California’s economy by number of jobs. But those are also industries with highly seasonal workforces and generally low-paying wages.

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