New cigarette tax could be breath of fresh air for cancer researchers
Columns, OpinionProp. 29, which requires a simple majority to pass, would impose a $1 per-pack tax on cigarettes.
Gates: ‘Compromise has become a dirty word’
Latest news[EDITOR’s NOTE: This story was updated at 1:50 p.m. on March 2, 2012] Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates delivered a ringing endorsement to California’s citizen-led redistricting effort, saying in a March 2 speech in Santa Barbara that extreme forces on the political left and right must learn to compromise if America is going to get Read More →
Santa Barbara County winemakers are doing well by doing good
Columns, OpinionNorth Santa Barbara County vintners are a savvy lot.
Applying the Martinez Mantra to three big public policy issues
Columns, OpinionA look at three big public policy issues through the lens of the Deckers exec’s rule.
Social-media IPOs could launch Golden State sustainability fund
Columns, OpinionNow would be the perfect time to create an economic sustainability fund that smooths out these wild swings in revenue
End of redevelopment challenges cities to focus on new ways to grow
Columns, OpinionThe sudden demise of California’s redevelopment agencies continues to send shock waves across the Tri-Counties.
