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Editorial Board


| Friday, June 29th, 2012

Editorial: Moving dirt on Miramar should be top priority

Editorials, Opinion

Santa Barbara County’s Board of Supervisors has narrowly approved a new tax rebate for hotel mega-projects. Now it will be up to Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso to walk the walk and start moving dirt at the much debated, long-delayed Miramar Hotel and Cottages in Montecito. And it will be up to the Board of Read More →

| Friday, June 29th, 2012

Editorial: Betting the farm on going green

Editorials, Opinion

Ventura County’s Board of Supervisors has taken an important first step toward making Central Coast agriculture more competitive in the 21st century. In a preliminary vote, the board allowed up to 200 acres of composting operations on agricultural land, as long as the benefit is mainly to agriculture. This is a big win for Agromin, Read More →

| Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

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| Friday, June 22nd, 2012

Editorial: County should focus on fixing fiscal problems

Editorials, Opinion

Santa Barbara County’s irresponsible fiscal policies are the biggest impediment to growth across the region.

| Friday, June 15th, 2012

Editorial: Tacking on tourism taxes has its limits

Editorials, Opinion

Too much municipal panhandling can make a community less attractive to tourists.

| Friday, June 15th, 2012

Editorial: Silliness in Sacramento continues

Editorials, Opinion

In Sacramento, the annual budget follies continue. The Democrat-controlled Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown can’t agree on a formula to come up with a plan for the new fiscal year. Opposition from small business groups and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association dramatically increases the odds that Brown’s plan for tax hikes to close a $16 Read More →

| Friday, June 8th, 2012

Editorial: Rove, Capps agree on need for wind energy

Editorials, Opinion

The region’s once-promising wind energy industry has seen its share of troubles lately. But it has found an unlikely ally in the form of former White House advisor Karl Rove. In a rare display of bipartisanship, Rove, generally recognized as the architect of President George W. Bush’s campaigns,  joined Robert Gibbs, a key confidant of Read More →