Editorial: County should work with Chumash on vision for the Santa Ynez Valley
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is asking the federal government to annex the so-called Camp Four property in the Santa Ynez Valley into its reservation, a move that would remove it from Santa Barbara County’s property tax rolls and from its onerous development process. The Chumash bought the 1,390-acre property in 2010 for Read More →
Op/ed: Business owners should deal with new health care rules now
Confusion and uncertainty about the Affordable Care Act was heightened in July, when the Obama Administration postponed the large-employer health care mandate for one year, until January 2015.
Editorial: Mortgage fraud crackdown counts another success
The Ventura County District Attorney’s office has struck pay dirt in its long-running investigation into mortgage fraud.
Op/ed: Latino-owned businesses hold the key to California’s future
Sometime this summer Latinos will become the largest population group in California, exceeding whites for the first time since statehood in 1850.
Editorial: Future of turbines is blowing in the wind
Word that Acconia Energy North American has abandoned plans to build the region’s only wind farm near Lompoc comes amid a surprising resurgence in wind power for California.
Editorial: Yellen could usher in era of transparency at Fed
There is no doubt that Summers and Yellen both have the credentials to be a Fed chair and that President Obama faces a tough choice.
