A strong Baler year
With the 2018-19 school year just completed at San Benito High School, it’s a good time to reflect on the many people...
Cities pledge solutions to homeless crisis
With homelessness worsening, Californians are rightly frustrated that our state, with its abundance of wealth and resources, has not made better progress...
Response to the attack in New Zealand
Justice, reason and respect demand that we respond to the horrific attack that targeted the Islamic community in Christchurch, New Zealand on...
Mayor Ignacio Velazquez: State of the city
Every year we have the opportunity to make a change in our community, but 2019 is special in that there are four...
San Benito is on a roll
San Benito County is on a roll economically and culturally, making it an ideal place to relocate a business and family.
Thanks for community support of San Benito High
As we enter the holiday season, it is an appropriate time to offer thanks to our community— on campus and throughout the...
Center serves women at Hazel Hawkins
With the five-year anniversary of the Women’s Center at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, we would like to thank the community that supported...
Rural counties need help
There is much to be done to safeguard the rural way of life in California.
California needs to identify new ways to address ongoing, unresolved...
Student seeks new respect for veterans
Concerned that his fellow students needed to know more about World War II and the bravery and sacrifices of ‘The Greatest Generation,’ Mount Madonna...
Stop kicking the can down road with cannabis rules
With no shortage of pressure on both sides of the debate, Hollister City Council members and San Benito County supervisors have kicked the proverbial...