Editorial: FDA rules aim to curb prescription drug abuse
Editorials, OpinionThe Food and Drug Administration has come up with new rules aimed at curbing an epidemic of pain pill addiction.
Editorial: Taking time out to avoid a Paso Robles water crisis
Op/Eds, OpinionAfter an epic 11-hour meeting, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors made the right decision when it voted 4-0 to impose a moratorium on new pumping in the Paso Robles groundwater basin. The emergency restriction could last up to two years and only allows new pumping if it is offset by a 1-to-1 Read More →
Editorial: Central Coast airport discussion takes flight
Editorials, OpinionTwo upcoming programs in San Luis Obispo will tackle an important issue for the Central Coast — how to get improved air service to aid business travel and advance economic development. RRM Design Group is hosting two meetings — one in the morning on Sept. 17, and another in the afternoon on the same day, Read More →
Editorial: Government to government talks needed in SYV debate
Editorials, OpinionThe county can’t really afford a protracted legal battle to stall the project nor can it afford to buy it from the Chumash.
Editorial: County should work with Chumash on vision for the Santa Ynez Valley
Editorials, OpinionThe Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is asking the federal government to annex the so-called Camp Four property in the Santa Ynez Valley into its reservation, a move that would remove it from Santa Barbara County’s property tax rolls and from its onerous development process. The Chumash bought the 1,390-acre property in 2010 for Read More →
Editorial: Mortgage fraud crackdown counts another success
Editorials, OpinionThe Ventura County District Attorney’s office has struck pay dirt in its long-running investigation into mortgage fraud.
Editorial: Future of turbines is blowing in the wind
Editorials, OpinionWord that Acconia Energy North American has abandoned plans to build the region’s only wind farm near Lompoc comes amid a surprising resurgence in wind power for California.
