Editorial: CPUC has its hands full with Comcast decision
Making sure that Comcast is an engaged corporate citizen — especially when it comes to providing broadband to underserved areas — might be one way for the CPUC to put its stamp on the merger without wreaking havoc on the region’s competitiveness.
Read More →Letter to the editor: Independent bookstores not ready to fold
The Granada story proves that running a bookstore is not easy, but indie stores have survived and even prospered over the past several years.
Read More →Editorial: As the newspaper world turns
Shifting ownership and regional printing operations are part of a major realignment going on in the daily newspaper business.
Read More →Letter to the editor: Quenching Montecito’s thirst
It is imperative to bring in additional sources of water — through seawater desalination, additional supplementary purchases, or some other source — to Montecito for the 2016-2017 water year.
Read More →Editorial: As Lois Capps bows out, race for her seat begins
The challenge for the next Democratic nominee will be to keep a broad coalition of Hispanic and small-business voters energized while appealing to environmentalists.
Read More →Op/ed: The clean-energy future is now
The most important piece of news on the energy front isn’t the plunge in oil prices, but the progress that is being made in battery technology.
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