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Editorial Board


| Friday, July 13th, 2012

Editorial: Business battles brew as competition heats up

Editorials, Opinion

You’ve got to fight for your right to protect your turf.

| Monday, July 9th, 2012

Editorial: Pay raise for Camarillo leaders raises questions

Editorials, Opinion

The Ventura County Taxpayers Association has a reputation for telling it like it is, without passing political judgments on how governments spend their money. That’s why we appreciate the Taxpayers Association’s recent criticism of the way the city of Camarillo has gone about handing 5 percent pay hikes to its council members. It appears that Read More →

| Friday, June 29th, 2012

Editorial: Moving dirt on Miramar should be top priority

Editorials, Opinion

Santa Barbara County’s Board of Supervisors has narrowly approved a new tax rebate for hotel mega-projects. Now it will be up to Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso to walk the walk and start moving dirt at the much debated, long-delayed Miramar Hotel and Cottages in Montecito. And it will be up to the Board of Read More →

| Friday, June 29th, 2012

Editorial: Betting the farm on going green

Editorials, Opinion

Ventura County’s Board of Supervisors has taken an important first step toward making Central Coast agriculture more competitive in the 21st century. In a preliminary vote, the board allowed up to 200 acres of composting operations on agricultural land, as long as the benefit is mainly to agriculture. This is a big win for Agromin, Read More →

| Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

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| Friday, June 22nd, 2012

Editorial: County should focus on fixing fiscal problems

Editorials, Opinion

Santa Barbara County’s irresponsible fiscal policies are the biggest impediment to growth across the region.

| Friday, June 15th, 2012

Editorial: Tacking on tourism taxes has its limits

Editorials, Opinion

Too much municipal panhandling can make a community less attractive to tourists.