Editorial: Scams Target Retirees
A new year brings new goals, new challenges, and unfortunately for many of our older citizens, new opportunities to be taken advantage of, fleeced, scammed, and robbed by gentle-voiced “financial counselors.”
As the Baby Boomers enter retirement, a special category of predators sees a potential...
Community Insight: Biker rally; bike lanes; yoga center
With a slew of events to cover from the holiday period and after, we’re presenting an installment of Thumbs Up-Thumbs Down to indicate our support or opposition on local topics. This week, all of the selected topics incited positive responses from the Community Insight Board.
Community board: Deception defines Measure J campaigns
While this board and its members' conflicting views on Measure J reflect the wider community's disparity in opinions, there is general agreement on one thing: Organized campaigns on both sides of the issue have used deception in trying to steer public sentiments.
When will Dabo resign?
News this week that the new state election reform law is requiring that the date of the election of San Benito County’s Board of Education trustees be moved from June to November is a mixed blessing for county voters.
On the plus side, the change...
Community Board: Incentivize new hotels
We like the idea for reduction of impact fees on any decent hotel proposals coming the way of Hollister officials.
Hollister council members earlier this month authorized deferment of impact fees on a new Marriott Hotel until the end of 2018. The deferment of impact...
