Editorial: Ventura County pension reform moves closer to a vote
Editorials, OpinionBackers of the ballot initiative led by the Committee for Pension Fairness and Fourth District Supervisor Peter Foy delivered 40,500 petitions to the county on April 23, roughly 50 percent more than the number required to certify the measure for the ballot.
Editorial: Unveiling the secrets of high-frequency trading
Editorials, OpinionMichael Lewis doesn’t see himself as a business journalist. “I like to write about markets,” he told a small group of his peers at a conference in Phoenix on March 28. With that simple, declarative sentence, Lewis dropped a subtle hint about his next exposé. Indeed, a few nights later on “60 Minutes,” Lewis made Read More →
Editorial: High schools seek business support for $6M grant
Editorials, OpinionA unique partnership among Santa Barbara County high schools is competing for a $6 million Pathways Trust grant that could reshape technical education in our region.
Editorial: Chamber chief ‘hatched’ Santa Maria recovery
Editorials, OpinionBob Hatch has the sort of practical wisdom that is very rare in today’s charged political environment. He has been increasingly frustrated at the no-growth politics of the county that seemed to stymie every effort to promote jobs and opportunity for the Santa Maria Valley.
