Guest commentary: The quiet cost of low expectations – and the courage it will take to rebuild
By Martha Salas After reading The Atlantic’s “America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy,” I couldn’t help thinking — some of us saw this coming years ago. We said that lowering standards was not compassion but surrender. The collapse didn’t begin with COVID or smartphones; it began when adults decided that feelings mattered more than fundamentals. For Read More →
Guest commentary: How the Central Coast can ride the AI holiday wave
By Starr Hall The holidays used to run on intuition. Store owners would stock up based on gut feeling, handwrite notes to loyal customers, and pray that the weather, the locals, and the tourists cooperated. In Santa Barbara, that intuition was practically an art form. You could walk down State Street or through the Funk Read More →
Glass House Q3 revenue tanks after immigration raids
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Our view: Opposition to offshore drilling unites environmental groups
Just a few months ago, the environmental movement was on its back foot. Aggressive action by the Trump Administration to walk away from renewables and EVs, and open public lands to all sorts of development, was met with a muted reaction. Affordable housing advocates were feuding with climate activists over no-growth policies and the outrageous Read More →
CRE: Paso Robles parcel near airport up for investment
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805 law: Lompoc councilman charged with alleged misuse of city funds
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BofA report finds business owners hopeful for growth
Small and mid-sized businesses throughout the country are “cautiously optimistic” as the new year approaches, according to Bank of America’s 2025 Business Owner Report. Released on Nov. 18, the report interviewed 819 small business owners with revenue between $1 million and $5 million and 253 medium-sized business owners with revenue between $5 million and $50 Read More →
