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Editorial: Chamber creates framework for future

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The Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce took the wraps off a new business model.

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Editorial: Veteran’s EMT program makes sense

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This bill passed the House in the previous Congress but never made it though the Senate. Surely, now its time has come.

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Letter to the editor: Presidential pardon would compromise integrity

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There is a sticking point on a presidential pardon, and that is integrity.

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Letter to the editor: CEQA makes for better projects

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CEQA isn’t perfect, but it provides a vehicle for community engagement and an opportunity to make projects better.

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Editorial: Weighing the benefits of an oil boom

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On one side of the argument is jobs and America’s manufacturing resurgence. On the other is fracking and its environmental impact.

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Editorial: Retroactive tax payments would punish job creators

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The Franchise Tax Board’s decision to retroactively tax small-business owners who sold their companies smacks of a bureaucratic over-reach.

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Behind the effort to get a presidential pardon for a manufacturing icon

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Gene Haas and Haas Automation made headlines on Feb. 4 when the company confirmed to the Business Times that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is slated to make a recruiting trip to the Oxnard machine tool maker later this month. Whether or not Haas pulls the trigger and expands in Texas or North Carolina, the home Read More →