Editorials

One prevailing stereotype of Californians—shared by state residents as well as red-state politicians and the Trump Administration—is that we pay higher taxes than anyone else in the country. A national consumer website, WalletHub, this month has released its 2018 Taxpayer Survey, as well as its...

After the City Council rejected the Hollister Independence Rally

A taxpayer-funded survey that pinpoints voter preferences on a proposed parcel tax vote in the Hollister School District shows voters must be aware of a potentially dangerous precedent developing, and that an industry is wholly devoted to manipulating local electorates' decisions.

Cheers for the Balers; jeers for the lawsuits

The following people, events and organizations deserve either a

Sometimes a study produces data that at first glance appears to

Al Gore predicts that global warming will cause the polar ice

It's an ominous sounding-date: Friday, Jan. 13. That's the day

There is a great deal of anxiety among teachers and other

We certainly don't expect the current county Board of