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Guest Commentary


| Friday, June 14th, 2013

Op/ed: Response from Lompoc landowner involved in tiger salamander eminent domain case

Op/Eds, Opinion

[Editor’s note: In the June 7 edition, the Business Times wrote about the county of Santa Barbara’s effort to take part of a ranch near Lompoc through eminent domain for the endangered California tiger salamander. The Business Times left messages for the landowner, Sonia Anderson, who now goes by the surname Wisniewska, at a number Read More →

| Friday, May 31st, 2013

Op/ed: How your business can win with AB32

Editorials, Opinion

It’s not about hugging trees — it’s about increasing the profits and growing the business.

| Friday, May 24th, 2013

Op/ed: Tax deadlines can help you reach your financial goals

Op/Eds, Opinion

With this year’s tax season behind us, it is now time to take the next steps to maintain personal finances in good order.

| Friday, May 17th, 2013

Op/ed: It’s time for California to invest in innovation again by letting businesses grow

Op/Eds, Opinion

The California Jobs and Innovation Act has gained the support of many corporations and industries, as well as community leaders.

| Friday, May 10th, 2013

Op/ed: Making affordable health insurance for California small businesses and workers a priority

Op/Eds, Opinion

But because of the Affordable Care Act, California’s small businesses and their employees are getting better choices.

| Friday, May 10th, 2013

Op/ed: Immigration reform can move our economy forward

Op/Eds, Opinion

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 →

| Friday, May 3rd, 2013

Letter: Editor’s column was insulting to Conejo Valley

Letters to the Editor, Opinion

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was written in response to Editor Henry Dubroff’s April 19 column headlined “KPMG scandal gives the Conejo Valley’s elite a rude wakeup call.”] Dear Editor: My apologies for whomever it was from the Conejo Valley that slighted or disrespected you at some point. Was it really necessary for the sake of Read More →