Editorials

Thumbs down: For the person who poisoned District Attorney John Sarsfield's dogs. What a tasteless, horrific display of inhumanity. Political attacks are one thing, but to kill his family's pets is unconscionable and, frankly, scary.

Let's be honest and consistent about our policies regarding jet skis.

The news that District Attorney John Sarsfield does not have a

With campaigns for the presidential election grabbing national

San Benito County supervisors should do one of their planning commissioners, Anthony Freitas, the courtesy of rescheduling a vote on his potential dismissal from the commission to a meeting he can attend.

Thumbs up: For Robert Rivas, a 24-year-old political go-getter from Hollister, and his friends who formed the Young Democrats of San Benito County Club. Rivas has a refreshingly positive perspective on the power of politics to make a difference, and he aims to spread the message. A key goal of the group will be to get young people to vote. Rivas says only 20 percent of youth do so, and he wants to turn that around.

It's been months since the city started talking about creating a Fire Task Force to examine ways to save money in the city budget and increase protection for residents.

With the firing of Executive Director Bob Beals, it seems that

Campaign season is upon us, and there are a slew of seats open for community-minded people who want to make a difference in San Benito County. And, it is a key moment in time where strong leadership can make a valuable contribution.

San Benito Foods recently put the lid on the clamorous cannery, which used to rattle neighborhood windows for about three months a year while they made everything from canned tomatoes to concentrate in Hollister.