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Editorial: Breaking through gridlock, Highway 101 project moves forward

By   /  Friday, January 31st, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Breaking through gridlock, Highway 101 project moves forward

The only thing that feels slower than the drive on Highway 101 from Ventura to Santa Barbara at 8:30 a.m. on a Monday morning is the process of getting the last bits of the four-lane road along the way widened.

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Editorial: Ernie Righetti remembered

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Our thoughts go out to the friends and family of longtime Edna Valley agriculturalist Ernie Righetti, a pioneering San Luis Obispo County avocado grower who died this week at age 97.

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Editorial: Smart management and technology could ease water woes

By   /  Friday, January 24th, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Smart management and technology could ease water woes

Gov. Jerry Brown’s timely drought declaration on Jan. 17 may become a pivotal moment in the history of California and the region. It may be the impetus needed to spur large infrastructure projects and get California’s vaunted technologists working on a problem.

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Editorial: Rooney takes the reins as port enters new era

By   /  Friday, January 17th, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Rooney takes the reins as port enters new era

The district, which oversees the Port of Hueneme, was viewed as the ultimate old boys club. But just a few years later things have changed.

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Editorial: A stronger Santa Maria bodes well for the region

By   /  Friday, January 10th, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: A stronger Santa Maria bodes well for the region

The city’s comeback is being fueled in part by the housing bust, which left it as a rare find in the region — a large community with affordable homes, condos and apartments and a skilled workforce.

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Editorial: Drones could still bring billions despite FAA setback

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Ventura County’s bid to become a Federal Aviation Administration test area for unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, came up short on Dec. 30, when the FAA announced that six other states had finished first in a competition that attracted 25 applicants.

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Editorial: Remembering a racing and business legend

By   /  Friday, January 3rd, 2014  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Remembering a racing and business legend

Andy Granatelli was long retired from auto racing and from building and then selling his signature STP brand line of motor oils and lubricants. But the Santa Barbara resident, who died Dec. 29 at age 90, will not soon be forgotten.