April 25, 2025

		

Editorial Board


| Friday, January 10th, 2014

Editorial: A stronger Santa Maria bodes well for the region

Editorials, Opinion

The city’s comeback is being fueled in part by the housing bust, which left it as a rare find in the region — a large community with affordable homes, condos and apartments and a skilled workforce.

| Friday, January 3rd, 2014

Editorial: Drones could still bring billions despite FAA setback

Editorials, Opinion

Ventura County’s bid to become a Federal Aviation Administration test area for unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, came up short on Dec. 30, when the FAA announced that six other states had finished first in a competition that attracted 25 applicants.

| Friday, January 3rd, 2014

Editorial: Remembering a racing and business legend

Editorials, Opinion

Andy Granatelli was long retired from auto racing and from building and then selling his signature STP brand line of motor oils and lubricants. But the Santa Barbara resident, who died Dec. 29 at age 90, will not soon be forgotten.

| Friday, December 20th, 2013

Editorial: Big banks commit to local communities

Editorials, Opinion

Rabobank announced an investment of $1 million into a small-business loan fund run by the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County and Union Bank unveiled a multimillion-dollar investment that allowed the Channel Islands YMCA to return the nonprofit’s regional headquarters to downtown Santa Barbara.

| Friday, December 13th, 2013

Editorial: Scholarships for the best, regardless of status

Editorials, Opinion

The Santa Barbara Foundation and the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara have taken a bold step in no longer requiring proof of citizenship for student financial aid applicants.

| Friday, December 13th, 2013

Editorial: Gorell-Brownley fight could top $10M if race tightens

Editorials, Opinion

The implications of the Gorell vs. Brownley race for California’s 26th Congressional District will be felt up and down the ticket on the November 2014 ballot in Ventura County, according to California Lutheran University’s veteran political watcher Herb Gooch.

| Friday, December 6th, 2013

Editorial: 26th District race raises Naval Base’s profile

Editorials, Opinion

The race could turn on a single issue: The future of the district’s largest employer, Naval Base Ventura County. In remarks to the Ventura County Economic Development Association on Dec. 3, State Assemblyman Jeff Gorell said that the area faces “no greater challenge” than retaining the roughly 20,000 civilian and military jobs at the base, which sprawls across two complexes along the county shoreline.