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By Editorial Board / Friday, April 29th, 2011 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Coming stealth crisis — rising unemployment costs for you
If you think, as most of us do, that all that’s needed to fix California’s problems is a deal between Gov. Jerry Brown and the Republican minority in the Legislature, think again. Beyond the budget, a perennial circus show that crowds the middle ring of state politics, there are myriad problems that plague the Golden Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 22nd, 2011 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Puzder gets last word at Austin talk
CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder has kicked off a much-needed debate on making California more competitive.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, April 15th, 2011 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: A more transparent future for area politics
The current way the region’s political districts are carved out is grossly unfair.
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By Editorial Board / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Editorials, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Editorial: Fix the 1099 rule, the sooner the better
While restaurants and small businesses up and down the Central Coast are fuming about the need to send 1099 forms to their best customers, a fix for this foolish piece of the health care reform law languishes in the Congress.
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By Staff Report / Monday, December 20th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Businessman tapped for City Council seat
Santa Barbara businessman Randy Rowse was selected to fill a Santa Barbara City Council seat vacated by Das Williams, who was elected to the State Assembly
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By Editorial Board / Monday, December 13th, 2010 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Key ingredients missing in tax-cut deal
The Dec. 6 deal that extends unemployment benefits and the Bush-era tax breaks erases a lot of uncertainty.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 13th, 2010 / Features / Comments Off on Driving into the sunset: Santa Barbara Airbus owner looks back on council term
Outgoing Goleta Mayor and Santa Barbara Airbus CEO Eric Onnen looks back on his city government career
