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By Editorial Board / Friday, November 29th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Lawsuits could derail Paso water fix
Depending on whether and how the county government elects to fight back against the suits, the legal actions could lead to what’s known as adjudication, in which courts oversee how water rights are allocated in the basin. This happened in Santa Maria, with proceedings dragging out over a decade and costs topping $11 million.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, November 22nd, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: SB County oil cap vote is a slap in Santa Maria’s face
Santa Barbara County has slammed the door on the fingers of the Santa Maria Energy project — but not taken a stand that shuts that door completely. The approach has been, ‘If we can’t block it, we’ll regulate it in to nonprofitability.’
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By Editorial Board / Friday, November 15th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Find local solutions first for Paso Robles water problems
North San Luis Obispo County has become ground zero for a debate over groundwater use and storage that’s spreading across the Highway 101 corridor.
A large area that includes portions of northeastern Paso Robles and inches toward the Monterey County line has been the subject of a heated debate about future water supplies and groundwater management. These days, two groups — the Paso Robles Agricultural Alliance for Groundwater Solutions, which seeks the creation of a California Water District to add new supplies, and PRO Water Equity, which opposes the ag group — are vying for public support.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, November 8th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Santa Barbara County needs to think of its future
Santa Barbara County is edging closer to an economic development strategy. At least that was our takeaway after sitting in on the “Morality of Prosperity,” the name for this year’s action summit put on by the Santa Barbara County Technology & Industry Association.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, November 1st, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Airport leader helped South Coast lift off
Faced with a community whose utter contempt for the words “economic development” is legendary, Karen Ramsdell did something surprisingly entrepreneurial.
She cobbled together roughly $170 million in debt capital and government grants and gave the South Coast one of the greatest economic development tools ever invented — a spanking new airport.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, October 25th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Retired sheriff should consider public perception
He will have a lot more success settling with the county or dropping his complaint.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, October 18th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Private sector should step up in debt debate
Business owners and managers are key stakeholders — we hold the keys to far more economic activity than politicians.
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