Editorial: Bank reform needed to increase small-business access to financing
They don’t need to be shut out of the financial system by rules that make it too difficult for banks to take relatively small risks on customers who have sound plans but no credit history or extremely limited access to personal capital.
Editorial: Brown leaves key elements off table in university debate
For a few days during the past week, higher education reform has moved to the top of the agenda for Gov. Jerry Brown.
Editorial: Caltrans should consider Plan B for Montecito 101
With Highway 101 widening plans for the South Coast moving forward at a steady pace, a group of area residents has begun pressing an alternative for a stretch through Montecito. Called Common Sense 101, the group makes persuasive arguments for area officials to ask Caltrans to carefully review its plan to undertake a radical remaking Read More →
Editorial: Better public-pay data is a deterrent for abuse
Getting more transparency on pay is a small but important step to toward accountability
Editorial: Region banks on good eats
Community by community, our region is beginning to get behind a concept called California Restaurant Month.
Editorial: Don’t let CEQA rule out renewable energy projects
California’s lovely landscapes make it unique, but we must also make way for renewable energy.
