Note: If you are not in the mood for the “How did we get here?” portion of this subject, go directly to my 10-point recommended budget/economic outline below this column.
If you live anywhere in San Benito County, you have a $8.5 million budget shortage consisting of a $3.5 million deficit in Hollister and a $5.0 million county deficit - like it or not, both will affect everyone - we’re joined at the hip.
Jonathan Fidone, the Hollister man convicted of molesting a 19-month-old child, is set for a sentence hearing after a judge ruled against his motion for a new trial.