Editorial: Brown leaves key elements off table in university debate
For a few days during the past week, higher education reform has moved to the top of the agenda for Gov. Jerry Brown.
Editorial: Caltrans should consider Plan B for Montecito 101
With Highway 101 widening plans for the South Coast moving forward at a steady pace, a group of area residents has begun pressing an alternative for a stretch through Montecito. Called Common Sense 101, the group makes persuasive arguments for area officials to ask Caltrans to carefully review its plan to undertake a radical remaking Read More →
Editorial: Better public-pay data is a deterrent for abuse
Getting more transparency on pay is a small but important step to toward accountability
Editorial: Region banks on good eats
Community by community, our region is beginning to get behind a concept called California Restaurant Month.
Editorial: Don’t let CEQA rule out renewable energy projects
California’s lovely landscapes make it unique, but we must also make way for renewable energy.
Editorial: Smuggling surge is a threat to tourism
Gangs and gang-related drug activities, along with the burgeoning business of Panga boat drug couriers, are a serious threat to a tourism-based economy.
