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Editorial: Ventura County rolls up its sleeves on job creation

By   /  Friday, August 10th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Ventura County rolls up its sleeves on job creation

Ventura County has taken some first steps toward setting an economic vitality framework into place. A plan presented to the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 7 brings the issue of economic vitality to center stage in a county that’s experienced a very slow recovery from the Great Recession. The plan, presented by the office of Read More →

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Editorial: Don’t get your feathers too ruffled over Chick-fil-A kerfuffle

By   /  Friday, August 10th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Don’t get your feathers too ruffled over Chick-fil-A kerfuffle

There is a disturbing rush to judgment going on when it comes to Chick-Fil-A. In light of anti-gay-marriage comments by the company’s president, Dan Cathy, protests and counter-protests have sprung up at the fast-food restaurants across the country. In our region, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, a public university, is rethinking its vendor contracts in Read More →

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Editorial: $2.3B is too much change to find in couch

By   /  Friday, August 3rd, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: $2.3B is too much change to find in couch

Just how “special” are California’s “special funds”? It turns out they are very special indeed. News reports during late July ripped the mask off these stealth reserves, revealing the fact that  millions of dollars in cash are lying around in accounts reserved for recycling, parks and other state-operated activities. Even state organizations that have gone Read More →

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Editorial: Soaring worker’s comp costs threaten California

By   /  Friday, July 27th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Soaring worker’s comp costs threaten California

Increased costs are once again choking the California worker’s compensation system. That’s the conclusion reached by the Worker’s Compensation Action Network, a broadly based coalition of business and government groups fighting to keep employers from seeing their costs spiral out of control. The coalition includes the California Chamber, National Federation of Independent Business and a Read More →

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Editorial: Ventura County’s green farming ready for spotlight

By   /  Friday, July 20th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Ventura County’s green farming ready for spotlight

Ventura County’s ability to be an attractive location for filming depends heavily on its ability to preserve its historic landscape and culture.

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Editorial: Good luck to new chamber chief

By   /  Friday, July 20th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Good luck to new chamber chief

Zoe Taylor is taking the job as interim president of the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce.

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Editorial: Business battles brew as competition heats up

By   /  Friday, July 13th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  1 Comment

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