Free Lance Editorial: City must take advantage of rally, get adviser for costs
For three years, Hollister has neglected to capitalize on its signature biker tradition and, without the annual rally, has missed out on a major opportunity for economic success.
Free Lance Editorial: Wood punishment seems fair
While it appears as though former sheriff candidate and Hollister police Sgt. Ray Wood will receive a fair penalty of six months in jail for embezzling from the officers' union, it is also good to see that same union has addressed its lacking oversight on financial matters.
Editorial: Hollister should set geographic limits for safety workers
Police Capt. Carlos Reynoso's use of a taxpayer-funded patrol car for his daily commute to and from work – around 100 miles round trip – underscores that the city needs a policy requiring newly hired, sworn, public-safety personnel to live in or near Hollister.
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”?
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.
