Closing the gap between the Tri-Counties’ haves and have nots
How choppy and tough is the recovery in our region? Recent unemployment data from Santa Barbara County underscored the “haves and have nots” phenomenon that underpins a society that is segregated into tourism centers with uber-rich residents and agricultural cities where the poor people who service the tourists and the rich folks reside. Consider that Read More →
Read More →Editorial: CLU public policy center could be regional anchor
When it comes to public policy in the region, California Lutheran University brings some unique assets to the table.
Read More →Updated: Gallegly talks about new CLU public policy center
Retired Congressman Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley, will lead a $3 million fundraising campaign for the newly established Gallegly Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement at California Lutheran University. During a telephone chat with the Business Times, Gallegly said he hopes to forge close ties between the Thousand Oaks public policy center and the nearby Read More →
Read More →Editorial: Let California set the stage on fracking rules
Santa Barbara and Ventura counties are separately weighing whether they need new fracking rules.
Read More →Chandra Wallar would leave big shoes to fill if she left for the OC
She brought a head for numbers and a sharp pencil to the job.
Read More →Editorial: California’s budget worries are far from over
Evidence abounds that California is less than half way through the process of grinding toward a budget fix.
Read More →Editorial: Veteran’s EMT program makes sense
This bill passed the House in the previous Congress but never made it though the Senate. Surely, now its time has come.
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