Tag: san benito county
News Analysis: Hollister pays area’s top CalPERS rates
The City of Hollister is saddled with two of the region’s highest CalPERS employer contribution rates now and into the future with costs exceeding more than $3.1 million next year, according an analysis of 24 local area valuation reports.
Guest View: Where are unions too powerful?
One of the Hollister Free Lance Water Cooler panelists was quoted in the paper as saying “Unions, which were a god send to working people in the past have become too powerful today.”
Guest View: To ‘B’ (bond) or not to ‘B’
“To be, or not to be — that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them.” Isn’t Shakespeare great! And isn’t this still the question, to “B” or not to “B”?
Pinnacle Editorial: Downtown businesses should use courthouse construction to spur economy
San Benito County is about to get a significant economic boost with construction of the San Benito County Courthouse, and the activity should reemphasize the importance of keeping this monumental project downtown.
Free Lance Editorial: Uphill battle for Hollister tax extension
Proponents of an extension to the 1 percent sales tax called Measure T on the 2008 ballot have some serious public-relations obstacles ahead.
Foreclosure rate drops in San Benito
San Benito County's foreclosure rate dropped between December and January and also declined by 44 percent from the same time a year ago, according to figures provided by RealtyTrac.
Grand Jury seeks members for panel
The San Benito County Grand Jury is recruiting citizens to fill up to 19 slots on the community watchdog panel.
Free Lance Editorial: Public sector trying to squeeze every dime from...
A common theme has multiplied like Gremlins among public leaders who are faced with fiscal challenges: Roll the dice and cross your fingers.
