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Opinion: Santa Barbara didn’t help property owners

By   /  Monday, October 26th, 2020  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Opinion: Santa Barbara didn’t help property owners

By Jim Knell At some point—and no one really knows when—the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic will end and life will go back to normal. We’ll walk the streets again without masks. Shops and dine without restriction. And go back to work in offices. What will remain is the memory of how our government treated Read More →

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Our view: Public has right to know where its money goes

By   /  Tuesday, October 20th, 2020  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Our view: Public has right to know where its money goes

We’ll admit to feeling a bit conflicted about the dispute between the county of Ventura and the Ventura County Community Foundation over the disclosure of the names of 777 recipients of $5,000 emergency grants and another 3,000 moving through the approval process. The grants are publicly funded and the foundation, which processed and awarded the Read More →

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When Congress took action to save the railroads and help the Port of Hueneme

By   /  Tuesday, October 20th, 2020  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on When Congress took action to save the railroads and help the Port of Hueneme

By Will Berg Forty years ago, Congress took bipartisan action to address a critical issue decisively and effectively, providing an example for today’s leaders and setting a key piece of the foundation for the ongoing success of the Port of Hueneme. This is why I have joined with over 1,000 local, county, state and national Read More →

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Don’t wait until year’s end to give

By   /  Tuesday, October 20th, 2020  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Don’t wait until year’s end to give

By Bruce DeBoskey In 2019, U.S. giving to charity totaled nearly $450 billion. Historically, nearly one-third of that amount takes place in December, with 12 percent of all giving occurring in the last three days of the year. December and last-minute giving is often rushed, not well planned or strategic. In order to maximize the Read More →

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The new normal is anything but

By   /  Monday, October 19th, 2020  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on The new normal is anything but

By Jess Weihe As I’m watching the Ventura County State of the County address via Zoom, seated at my kitchen counter, my daughter Ellie’s laughter fills the background. Her teacher must have told a joke. She’s just started class for the day. She and my husband share an office (formerly known as our guest room), Read More →

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Our View: Our economy needs more pandemic relief

By   /  Tuesday, October 13th, 2020  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Our View: Our economy needs more pandemic relief

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Opinion: Proposed water cuts could dry up the Paso Robles economy

By   /  Wednesday, September 30th, 2020  /  Agribusiness, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Opinion: Proposed water cuts could dry up the Paso Robles economy

By Brent Burchett This may be news to you, but there is a plan in place that will dramatically restrict farmers from using groundwater for their crops in the Paso Robles region. If you’re not directly involved in agriculture, why should you care? Here’s why. According to an economic impact study released by Cal Poly Read More →

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