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Editorial: Private sector, not train, likely to put state on track

By   /  Friday, August 24th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Private sector, not train, likely to put state on track

Despite an improving economy, discontent is simmering across California this summer.

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Hold the politics: Chick-fil-A franchisees caught in flap over exec’s comments

By   /  Friday, August 17th, 2012  /  Features, Real Estate, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Hold the politics: Chick-fil-A franchisees caught in flap over exec’s comments

  Craig Goettsche just wants to serve Southern-style chicken sandwiches and waffle fries to his customers. Keep the pickles — hold the politics. But like other Chick-fil-A franchisees across the country, Goettsche has found his business caught in the midst of the kerfuffle surrounding anti gay-marriage statements made by the company’s president, Dan Cathy. The Read More →

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Op/ed: Washington’s attack on job creators is hurting future generations

By   /  Friday, August 17th, 2012  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Washington’s attack on job creators is hurting future generations

Congressional candidate Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, on creating private-sector jobs.

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Op/ed: Supporting our innovation economy is the key to prosperity

By   /  Friday, August 17th, 2012  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Supporting our innovation economy is the key to prosperity

Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, on economic development.

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Editorial: $2.3B is too much change to find in couch

By   /  Friday, August 3rd, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: $2.3B is too much change to find in couch

Just how “special” are California’s “special funds”? It turns out they are very special indeed. News reports during late July ripped the mask off these stealth reserves, revealing the fact that  millions of dollars in cash are lying around in accounts reserved for recycling, parks and other state-operated activities. Even state organizations that have gone Read More →

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Analysis: John Kerry trades on Amgen show loophole in new law

By   /  Friday, July 27th, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Law, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  1 Comment

By Julian Moore, Special to the Business Times, on July 27, 2012 In August, stock sales by members of Congress and thousands of federal employees will get new scrutiny under the STOCK Act, a law passed in April to combat insider trading among government officials. But a Business Times examination of the timing of the Read More →

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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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