April 26, 2025

		

Editorial Board


| Friday, November 29th, 2013

Editorial: Lawsuits could derail Paso water fix

Editorials, Opinion

Depending on whether and how the county government elects to fight back against the suits, the legal actions could lead to what’s known as adjudication, in which courts oversee how water rights are allocated in the basin. This happened in Santa Maria, with proceedings dragging out over a decade and costs topping $11 million.

| Friday, November 29th, 2013

Editorial: Highway 101 innovation corridor needs public-private partners

Editorials, Opinion

The idea of creating a Highway 101 innovation corridor got a jump start on Nov. 21 when a group of entrepreneurs and supporters of entrepreneurship gathered at UC Santa Barbara. The meeting was the result of considerable spadework by State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, and her staff, who have visited with many of the organizations promoting entrepreneurship in the Tri-Counties. Dubbed the “SLO to T.O.” corridor at the meeting, the group included representatives from UCSB, California Lutheran University, Santa Barbara City College and CSU Channel Islands.

| Friday, November 22nd, 2013

Editorial: SB County oil cap vote is a slap in Santa Maria’s face

Editorials, Opinion

Santa Barbara County has slammed the door on the fingers of the Santa Maria Energy project — but not taken a stand that shuts that door completely. The approach has been, ‘If we can’t block it, we’ll regulate it in to nonprofitability.’

| Friday, November 15th, 2013

Editorial: Find local solutions first for Paso Robles water problems

Editorials, Opinion

North San Luis Obispo County has become ground zero for a debate over groundwater use and storage that’s spreading across the Highway 101 corridor.

A large area that includes portions of northeastern Paso Robles and inches toward the Monterey County line has been the subject of a heated debate about future water supplies and groundwater management. These days, two groups — the Paso Robles Agricultural Alliance for Groundwater Solutions, which seeks the creation of a California Water District to add new supplies, and PRO Water Equity, which opposes the ag group — are vying for public support.

| Friday, November 8th, 2013

Editorial: Santa Barbara County needs to think of its future

Editorials, Opinion

Santa Barbara County is edging closer to an economic development strategy. At least that was our takeaway after sitting in on the “Morality of Prosperity,” the name for this year’s action summit put on by the Santa Barbara County Technology & Industry Association.

| Friday, November 1st, 2013

Editorial: Airport leader helped South Coast lift off

Editorials, Opinion

Faced with a community whose utter contempt for the words “economic development” is legendary, Karen Ramsdell did something surprisingly entrepreneurial.

She cobbled together roughly $170 million in debt capital and government grants and gave the South Coast one of the greatest economic development tools ever invented — a spanking new airport.

| Friday, October 25th, 2013

Editorial: Retired sheriff should consider public perception

Editorials, Opinion

He will have a lot more success settling with the county or dropping his complaint.