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Editorial Board


| Friday, June 6th, 2014

Editorial: Incumbents hold their spots in regional races

Editorials, Opinion

With the June 3 primary results in, a few of the races we’ve been watching have been decided, a ballot measure has been rejected and November certainly looks more interesting than it did a week ago. Last week’s results in Santa Barbara County represented a victory for incumbent 2nd District Supervisor Janet Wolf and Sheriff Read More →

| Friday, May 30th, 2014

Editorial: How the UCSB massacre triggered a women’s uprising

Editorials, Opinion

The Isla Vista shooting spree has prompted a worldwide outpouring of support on social media for a new women’s rights initiative.

| Friday, May 23rd, 2014

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

Editorials, Opinion

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

| Friday, May 16th, 2014

Editorial: New Santa Maria chamber CEO looks to build on legacy

Editorials, Opinion

Glenn Morris looks like a smart pick to run the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce.

| Friday, May 9th, 2014

Editorial: American flower growers nurture new Capitol Hill ties

Editorials, Opinion

Cut flowers from the Golden State are beginning to show up again at swank events — including the recent White House dinner for the president of France.

| Friday, May 2nd, 2014

Editorial: The perils of losing faith in the American Dream

Editorials, Opinion

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.

| Friday, April 25th, 2014

Editorial: Ventura County pension reform moves closer to a vote

Editorials, Opinion

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.