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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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Op/ed: A new home for Ventura County’s nonprofit community

By   /  Friday, July 27th, 2012  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: A new home for Ventura County’s nonprofit community

By Hugh Ralston on July 27, 2012 As commercial real estate reporter Marlize van Romburgh wrote in the July 20 edition of the Business Times, the Ventura County Community Foundation has a real home for the first time in its nearly 25-year history. I want to take a few words to explain why VCCF purchased 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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Special comment from the editor: Reflecting on the Aurora tragedy

By   /  Monday, July 23rd, 2012  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Special comment from the editor: Reflecting on the Aurora tragedy

Each tragedy forces us to confront fundamental questions.

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Op/ed: Using eminent domain to restructure bad mortgages is unethical

By   /  Friday, July 20th, 2012  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Using eminent domain to restructure bad mortgages is unethical

The use of eminent domain rewards irresponsible behavior.

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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.