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Guest commentary: Low-income students, military households are most at risk in the digital divide

By   /  Monday, October 28th, 2024  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Guest commentary: Low-income students, military households are most at risk in the digital divide

By Chanelle Hawken As local students have settled back into school, a recent report from the Benton Institute on Broadband & Society highlighted the potential impacts that the end of the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) willhave on bridging the digital divide with lower-income households that relied on ACP monthly subsidies.  Nearly 1 in 5 Read More →

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Our view: It’s your turn to vote, don’t throw away your chance

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The new unemployables: Navigating the future job market

By   /  Friday, October 18th, 2024  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on The new unemployables: Navigating the future job market

By Vlad Vaiman In a fast-changing labor market, a concerning trend has emerged — an increasing proportion of highly skilled professionals are finding themselves out of work.  This rather interesting, but disturbing conundrum, underlined in a recent Korn Ferry study, emphasizes the difficulties experienced by skilled professionals in a number of industries as they struggle to find Read More →

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Our view: Proposition 33 won’t solve housing crisis

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Our view: SLO Airport’s investments is good for business travel

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Guest commentary: Early childhood investment helps the tri-county community thrive

By   /  Thursday, October 10th, 2024  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Guest commentary: Early childhood investment helps the tri-county community thrive

By First 5 Ventura County, First 5 San Luis Obispo County & First 5 Santa Barbara County Our community’s well-being and economy improve when we invest in early childhood.  Economists and brain researchers alike agree the prenatal period and first five years of a child’s life are critical for developing lifelong social, emotional, and learning Read More →

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Guest commentary: Space innovation is the Central Coast’s legacy — and its future

By   /  Thursday, October 10th, 2024  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Guest commentary: Space innovation is the Central Coast’s legacy — and its future

By Melissa James Here on the Central Coast, we have long looked to the sky and dreamed big. The Loughead brothers and a 20-year-old Jack Northrop began designing and building aircraft in Santa Barbara in 1916 — barely a dozen years after the Wright brothers’ first flight — launching what would eventually become the aerospace Read More →