Tag: california
Letter: Thank a teacher
If you can read this letter, maybe you should thank a teacher. The week of Nov. 2-8 is California Retired Teachers Week, and we...
Local schools, districts named to nonprofit’s Honor Roll
A national nonprofit organization that focuses on education recently named three Hollister schools to its annual Honor Roll list of California’s top performing schools...
Early voting begins for Nov. 4 special state election
Ballots and voting information packets for the Nov. 4 special statewide election are in the mail for San Benito County’s 37,000-plus registered voters.
Early voting...
Letter: Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week is Oct. 5-11
California’s love affair with unmerited lawsuits targeted at small and minority small business owners is alive and well. So much so that the California...
Employees rally county to preserve services, staff positions
Dozens of San Benito County employees and community members participated in a demonstration Sept. 22 calling on local officials to protect essential services and...
Guest View: Vote Yes on Prop 50 to ensure your vote...
In the upcoming special election on Nov. 4, voters are going to see a new measure, Proposition 50. By a vote of the majority,...
Letter: Study on wildfire’s health risks is a breath of fresh...
Last week the smaller print piece in the Free Lance side bar labeled “Local Scene” got my attention. The title “State to study cancer...
Gavilan College student workers begin unionizing
Student workers at Gavilan College are organizing what they say would be the first student workers union at a community college in California, aiming...
Letter: Bullet train report is more lipstick on the pig
News reports that the California High Speed Rail Association’s newest “business plan” proposes getting 18 million annual riders from Gilroy is, as predicted, more...
Guest view: Honoring a South Valley ‘unconventional hero’
I rise today to adjourn in the memory of Marty Cheek—a beautiful soul, the publisher of Morgan Hill and Gilroy Life, an arts and...
