Hollister mayor switches to public email for city business
Mayor Ignacio Velazquez recently switched from using a private email account for city business to exclusively using a city address—in a move that enhances transparency and curtails the official’s discretion on what’s accessible to the public.
Planning commission rejects flea market near airport
Robert Rodriguez will have to appeal to the county board of
Proposal for county manager cuts would save $339K
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is set to discuss a resolution Tuesday that would cut the compensation and benefit costs of unrepresented employees by 12.27 percent.
Alejo’s mascot ban gains national notoriety
Local Assemblyman Luis Alejo’s busy legislative session culminated with the governor signing 16 of his bills, including a nationally spotlighted ban against the use of “Redskins” as a mascot in California public schools.
City supports county’s reopening of Clear Creek roads
Hollister City Council members this week formally supported San
Marty: Don’t go blaming the unions
On Tuesday, the Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, survived the much-watched recall election initiated by the state’s public employees. Closer to home the City of San Jose overwhelmingly approved pension reform, Measure B, that gives current city workers "the option of switching to a lower pension or staying in the current plan and paying off pension debt with annual contribution increases" - the city was sued immediately thereafter. While many voters, including me, support serious public pension reform, it is a mistake to blame the entire problem on the unions; doing so would let the other actors - the employees, the elected officials, and ultimately the public - off the hook.
