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Editorial: Measure M sets stage for urgent pension reform in SB County

By   /  Friday, May 23rd, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  1 Comment

Measure M, if it passes, is a good first step toward re-prioritizing Santa Barbara County’s budget.

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Editorial: The perils of losing faith in the American Dream

By   /  Friday, May 2nd, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: The perils of losing faith in the American Dream

When you cut through it all, these books give an articulate voice to inchoate feelings so many average Americans already harbor: The game is rigged, and the rich just keep getting richer.

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Ventura County leaders go on the defensive against BRAC

By   /  Friday, April 25th, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Ventura County leaders go on the defensive against BRAC

Ventura County’s military, civic and business leaders are getting ready to save their naval base. Again.

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Editorial: Ventura County pension reform moves closer to a vote

By   /  Friday, April 25th, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Ventura County pension reform moves closer to a vote

Backers of the ballot initiative led by the Committee for Pension Fairness and Fourth District Supervisor Peter Foy delivered 40,500 petitions to the county on April 23, roughly 50 percent more than the number required to certify the measure for the ballot.

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Cappello lends his clout to reshaping Santa Barbara politics

By   /  Friday, April 11th, 2014  /  Columns, Law, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Cappello lends his clout to reshaping Santa Barbara politics

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Muñoz Schnopp bankruptcy filing reshapes 44th District race

By   /  Friday, April 4th, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Muñoz Schnopp bankruptcy filing reshapes 44th District race

Port Hueneme City Councilwoman Sylvia Muñoz Schnopp filed for personal bankruptcy on March 12, the same day she dropped out of the race for a State Assembly seat. Muñoz Schnopp, a Republican, had filed a statement of intent to run in the June primary for the 44th Assembly District. The district covers most of Ventura Read More →

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Reason study: Taxpayers would save $460M with pension overhaul

By   /  Friday, March 28th, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Reason study: Taxpayers would save $460M with pension overhaul

A proposal to change Ventura County’s public-employee pension system from a defined-benefit to a 401(k)-style system would save taxpayers $5.4 million in cash flow over the first two years and $51.6 million in cumulative savings over five years of reform, according to a study by the Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank. The Read More →

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