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The public access show “Going Green” marked its two-year anniversary with a half-hour December show devoted to the San Benito County regional park and river parkway plan. David Huboi, a member of the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce’s green committee and a local architect, and co-host Shawn Novack, the San Benito County's water conservation project manager, gathered three panelists to discuss the topic with them Dec. 7, for an episode that begins airing this week.

Both sides of the Measure E sales tax argument pointed to its potential impact on economic development. Proponents contended that with fewer resources, it would drive away new businesses. The most vocal opponent argued that a lower sales tax would benefit small businesses, and that the city should get out of the economic development business altogether.