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Editorial: Moving dirt on Miramar should be top priority

By   /  Friday, June 29th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Moving dirt on Miramar should be top priority

Santa Barbara County’s Board of Supervisors has narrowly approved a new tax rebate for hotel mega-projects. Now it will be up to Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso to walk the walk and start moving dirt at the much debated, long-delayed Miramar Hotel and Cottages in Montecito. And it will be up to the Board of Read More →

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Editorial: Betting the farm on going green

By   /  Friday, June 29th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Betting the farm on going green

Ventura County’s Board of Supervisors has taken an important first step toward making Central Coast agriculture more competitive in the 21st century. In a preliminary vote, the board allowed up to 200 acres of composting operations on agricultural land, as long as the benefit is mainly to agriculture. This is a big win for Agromin, Read More →

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By   /  Tuesday, June 26th, 2012  /  UNKNOWN  /  Comments Off on Our comments policy

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Editorial: County should focus on fixing fiscal problems

By   /  Friday, June 22nd, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  1 Comment

Santa Barbara County’s irresponsible fiscal policies are the biggest impediment to growth across the region.

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Editorial: Tacking on tourism taxes has its limits

By   /  Friday, June 15th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Tacking on tourism taxes has its limits

Too much municipal panhandling can make a community less attractive to tourists.

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Editorial: Silliness in Sacramento continues

By   /  Friday, June 15th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Silliness in Sacramento continues

In Sacramento, the annual budget follies continue. The Democrat-controlled Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown can’t agree on a formula to come up with a plan for the new fiscal year. Opposition from small business groups and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association dramatically increases the odds that Brown’s plan for tax hikes to close a $16 Read More →

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Editorial: Rove, Capps agree on need for wind energy

By   /  Friday, June 8th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  5 Comments

The region’s once-promising wind energy industry has seen its share of troubles lately. But it has found an unlikely ally in the form of former White House advisor Karl Rove. In a rare display of bipartisanship, Rove, generally recognized as the architect of President George W. Bush’s campaigns,  joined Robert Gibbs, a key confidant of Read More →

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