January 21, 2025

		

Editorial Board


| Friday, March 9th, 2012

Editorial: Hotel tax break puts politics ahead of policy

Editorials, Opinion

The proposed decade-long bed-tax rebate is loaded with unintended consequences.

| Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Editorial: SBB&T veteran retires

Editorials, Opinion

We’re going to offer a few words of good wishes to Tom Thomas.

| Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Editorial: Distenfields’ latest drama puts police in tight spot

Editorials, Opinion

We were not surprised in the least to see the show, called “On Patrol with Santa Barbara PD,” come to a screeching halt amid a blaze of litigation.

| Friday, February 24th, 2012

Editorial: Pension tsunami ready to hit local governments

Editorials, Opinion

California’s ailing benefits system rests on three tottering pillars — the State Fund for worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and public pensions.

| Friday, February 17th, 2012

Editorial: Simi councilman’s smart proposal

Editorials, Opinion

Rather than punish small businesses by suppressing demand for their services, Councilman Glen Beccerra has proposed fee waivers.

| Friday, February 17th, 2012

Editorial: Community colleges are too important to fail

Editorials, Opinion

This wake-up call should be taken seriously by the colleges and the business community.

| Friday, February 10th, 2012

Editorial: Schneider’s tax will take a big toll

Editorials, Opinion

Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider has chosen a stick-and-stick approach to filling a budget shortfall and reforming public pensions.