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By Guest commentary / Friday, June 1st, 2018 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Letters to the Editor, Opinion, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Letter to the editor: Tax cut bill not good for country
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By Guest commentary / Friday, July 28th, 2017 / Latest news, Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Clean and safe downtowns require coordinated effort
Dear Editor: Thank you for the excellent piece in the July 21 issue of the Business Times. Santa Barbara and Ventura have much in common, and I enjoy reading your thoughts on our intertwined economies. When I was mayor of Ventura, one of my main goals was to establish the Downtown Ventura Partners, a property-based Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, March 3rd, 2017 / Latest news, Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Letter to the editor: Stop asking Trump to release tax returns
Dear Editor: When I read your commentary, “Time for Trump to release tax returns, explain Russian ties” (Feb. 17 issue), I couldn’t believe my eyes. The editor of a business-oriented periodical spouting left-wing conspiracy theories and repeating fake news. Let me start by sharing my opinion that President Trump is a friend of the workingman Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 10th, 2015 / Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Letter to the editor: Independent bookstores not ready to fold
The Granada story proves that running a bookstore is not easy, but indie stores have survived and even prospered over the past several years.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 10th, 2015 / Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Letter to the editor: Quenching Montecito’s thirst
It is imperative to bring in additional sources of water — through seawater desalination, additional supplementary purchases, or some other source — to Montecito for the 2016-2017 water year.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, March 6th, 2015 / Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Letters to the editor: Oxnard Metrolink collision
With California traffic congestion becoming more and more of a problem, the train is going to be a vital mode of transportation and the infrastructure of public train transportation must be improved.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / Letters to the Editor, Opinion / 1 Comment
Dear Editor: I wanted to take a moment to respond to the letter you recently published from Jim Taylor regarding the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce and its stance on Measure P. Taylor is not now, nor has he or his company ever been, a member of the chamber. Our 1,000 members all pay Read More →