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Editorial: Moving dirt on Miramar should be top priority

By   /  Friday, June 29th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Moving dirt on Miramar should be top priority

Santa Barbara County’s Board of Supervisors has narrowly approved a new tax rebate for hotel mega-projects. Now it will be up to Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso to walk the walk and start moving dirt at the much debated, long-delayed Miramar Hotel and Cottages in Montecito. And it will be up to the Board of Read More →

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Make It Work meltdown leaves more questions than answers in its wake

By   /  Friday, June 29th, 2012  /  Columns, Opinion  /  8 Comments

You might call it the curious case of Make It Work. The South Coast-based company was a pioneer in the business of at-home computer repair and networking installation. But after more than 10 years in business, it shut down abruptly on June 25, leaving employees out of jobs and customers wondering what was going to Read More →

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Op/ed: In business, sometimes it’s about learning how to let go

By   /  Friday, June 29th, 2012  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: In business, sometimes it’s about learning how to let go

It’s the idea of taking a small loss for a potentially huge gain.

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Editorial: Betting the farm on going green

By   /  Friday, June 29th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Betting the farm on going green

Ventura County’s Board of Supervisors has taken an important first step toward making Central Coast agriculture more competitive in the 21st century. In a preliminary vote, the board allowed up to 200 acres of composting operations on agricultural land, as long as the benefit is mainly to agriculture. This is a big win for Agromin, Read More →

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From the editor: Health care ruling is a gamechanger

By   /  Thursday, June 28th, 2012  /  Latest news, Opinion  /  Comments Off on From the editor: Health care ruling is a gamechanger

Some thoughts on what the Supreme Court’s decision means.

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Editorial: County should focus on fixing fiscal problems

By   /  Friday, June 22nd, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  1 Comment

Santa Barbara County’s irresponsible fiscal policies are the biggest impediment to growth across the region.

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Op/ed: The fiscal cliff is the perfect financial storm of 2013

By   /  Friday, June 22nd, 2012  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  1 Comment

A toxic combination of tax increases and spending cuts that happen on Jan. 1.