Tag: pauline valdivia
Council members’ views vary on early July air show schedule
While Hollister council members’ views vary on whether July 4 is the appropriate long-term time frame for the city’s air show, a majority of them appears intent on the timing for 2013.
3 councilmen declare intentions to run; another is ’85 percent’ sure
Three Hollister councilmen Monday announced definitive runs for office in November, while another one said he was "85 percent" sure he will seek another term.
Editorial: City should let market decide on ‘necessity’ of new businesses
For the second time in less than three years, Hollister council members haggled over an application for a new taxicab carrier in the city. Once again, it underscored the absurd notion that elected officials are deciding on the “necessity” of a new business. It also underscored that the city should amend its code and remove the demand provision when weighing any future taxi applicants.
Hollister council approves third taxi carrier in 4-1 vote
A third taxicab carrier is officially allowed to operate in Hollister after council members approved its permit in a 4-1 vote Monday.
Jovenes fundraiser takes a dance step back to 1945
It is getting harder and harder for nonprofit organizations to get by such as Jovenes de Antano, which services seniors and is the only group of its kind in San Benito County.
Free Lance Editorial: Hollister council loses control at hearing
Councilwoman Pauline Valdivia tainted the debate last week about an affordable housing proposal by not only veering the discussion and making a ludicrous claim that there is no proof of illegal immigrants living on Hollister's west side, but also spuriously painting others as discriminatory in the process.
Racial tensions overshadow hearing on affordable project
Racial tensions and segregation concerns over an affordable housing proposal on the west side added to an already chaotic public hearing Tuesday, as city council members repeatedly traded barbs with speakers and fostered an open, heated dialogue that defied open-meeting rules.
