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Editorial: In our thoughts

By   /  Friday, June 8th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  1 Comment

Former First District Naomi Schwartz, who died after complications from surgery in early June at age 78, had a big impact on Santa Barbara County politics. As an environmental activist, she helped formulate many of the conservationist values that shaped the slow-growth policies of the region. She fought offshore  drilling, she was an advocate for Read More →

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Editorial: McCune gets well-deserved honor

By   /  Friday, June 1st, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: McCune gets well-deserved honor

We’ll offer our congratulations to Sage Publications and owner Sara Miller McCune, one of the region’s true visionary entrepreneurs and philanthropists. On May 31, McCune was slated to be honored with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from her alma matter, Queens College in Flushing, N.Y., during the college’s commencement ceremony. As an undergraduate Read More →

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Editorial: Green waste proposal calls for fresh thinking

By   /  Friday, June 1st, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Green waste proposal calls for fresh thinking

When it comes to reinventing the Central Coast’s economy around renewable energy technologies, new rules need to be written — and some adjustments  will be inevitable. That’s part of the reason it’s important for the Ventura County Board of Supervisors to carefully look over a proposal to change the text of the county’s coastal zone Read More →

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Editorial: Ryan shies away from VP talk

By   /  Friday, May 25th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Ryan shies away from VP talk

House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, made news May 22 with a speech at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. Notably he warned against the kind of austerity trap — a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts — that has badly crippled several European economies. He also dodged questions about joining Read More →

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Editorial: Cushman set stage for ‘great business’ in Santa Barbara

By   /  Friday, May 25th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Cushman set stage for ‘great business’ in Santa Barbara

“Business is great in Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara is great for business.” With these words on the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce answering system, Steve Cushman has welcomed business owners, service providers and working professionals hoping to build or expand businesses on the South Coast. For the past 24 years, Cushman literally has Read More →

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Henley’s $50M gift puts wind in UCSB’s sails

By   /  Friday, May 18th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Henley’s $50M gift puts wind in UCSB’s sails

The timing and wide publicity make it close to a sure bet that UCSB will fulfill its goal of raising at least $1 billion in gifts.

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Editorial: Pay policy binds schools

By   /  Friday, May 18th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Pay policy binds schools

In the wake of an ugly political fight over pay rates for newly hired presidents in the California State University system, the CSU Board of Trustees has issued a new policy. The policy states that individual CSU campus foundations can be asked to voluntarily augment an incoming president’s salary in an amount up to 10 Read More →

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