Editorial: Landfill decision reflects county board’s insincerity
Supervisor Anthony Botelho's statement Tuesday night to a packed crowd of residents opposing a proposed recycling park summed up the board's collective hypocrisy, along with officials' willingness to spout double talk about the environment and economics in making the case for such an arbitrary endeavor.
Record number of calls for fire department points to need
The Hollister Fire Department responded to a record number of calls in 2007 – a further indication that this city's depleted public safety staffing needs a significant boost with the Measure T sales tax dollars set to start flowing in come April.







