Editorials

Officials shouldn’t downplay bigger class sizes

September 23, 2003

Imagine if you are a supervisor with 20 employees to manage on a

Editorial: City wise to get rally rolling again

January 10, 2013

Officials are on the right track with planning for a revived motorcycle rally by hiring a qualified event manager, drastically cutting the law enforcement budget and - perhaps most poignantly - putting those hogs back on the main drag.

Editorial: Fair board made responsible last call

September 26, 2013

The 33rd Agricultural District Board's first obligation is to keep the fairgrounds open for business. For that reason, and because continued fiscal cuts have placed Bolado Park's future in jeopardy, the fair board made a sensible decision by shifting primary rights for alcohol sales to the district's nonprofit foundation.

Free Lance Editorial: Investigation needed into allegations over fire contract

May 15, 2012

Hollister Councilman Doug Emerson has alleged that he and a city employee were threatened by political consultant Rick Rivas that his brother, Supervisor Robert Rivas, might flip his vote and oppose a $1.1 million annual fire contract with the city unless Emerson did a political favor – namely, prompt cancellation of a San Juan town hall meeting held in April over the matter.

The Father’s Day Conspiracy Uncovered

June 15, 2007

It's easy to tell when Father's Day is about to arrive, as the

Speeding in Hollister out of control

October 14, 2003

They call it

State workers’ comp needs repair NOW

November 13, 2003

California's workers' compensation system is badly broken. How

Marshal Does Earn His Pay

January 19, 2007

Of the 58 counties in California, San Benito is one of only four

Editorial: Valdivia should explain reversal on pay

March 28, 2014

Time and again over the years, Councilwoman Pauline Valdivia has defended her previously consistent stance to vote on city compensation matters such as contracts for workers, with questions arising periodically because her daughter is a Hollister employee.

Hindsight 2019

Slower high-speed rail?

Rivas for Assembly

A lose-lose situation

A new generation of leaders

Officials shouldn’t downplay bigger class sizes

Editorial: City wise to get rally rolling again

Editorial: Fair board made responsible last call

Free Lance Editorial: Investigation needed into allegations over fire contract

The Father’s Day Conspiracy Uncovered

Speeding in Hollister out of control

State workers’ comp needs repair NOW

Marshal Does Earn His Pay

Editorial: Valdivia should explain reversal on pay

Greenbelt’s vision a good first step

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