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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: Rick Caruso gets his moment and Miramar gets the green light
It’s worth noting that Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Business Times, written slightly more than 15 years ago, featured a story about the first plans for reconstructing the Miramar.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Is China’s growth chimeral?
While a boon for export industries, a weaker yuan is further adding to default risks.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: CPUC has its hands full with Comcast decision
Making sure that Comcast is an engaged corporate citizen — especially when it comes to providing broadband to underserved areas — might be one way for the CPUC to put its stamp on the merger without wreaking havoc on the region’s competitiveness.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 10th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: With water districts in a cost squeeze, mergers may be the best fix
Brown’s bold move to cut water use by 25 percent in cities and suburbs is really a shot across the bow of special districts to get their fiscal affairs in order or find merger partners.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 10th, 2015 / Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Letter to the editor: Independent bookstores not ready to fold
The Granada story proves that running a bookstore is not easy, but indie stores have survived and even prospered over the past several years.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, April 10th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: As the newspaper world turns
Shifting ownership and regional printing operations are part of a major realignment going on in the daily newspaper business.
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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 10th, 2015 / Letters to the Editor, Opinion / Comments Off on Letter to the editor: Quenching Montecito’s thirst
It is imperative to bring in additional sources of water — through seawater desalination, additional supplementary purchases, or some other source — to Montecito for the 2016-2017 water year.