Editorials

San Benito High School has a barrier to break between students' academic and home lives, and administrators are taking another proactive step toward doing just that.

While the city's total overtime figure for the last fiscal year is astounding – because at $916,000 it's more than 6 percent of the general fund budget – the important question is, what will officials do with the additional Measure T revenue to ensure tax dollars are maximized and workers don't get burned out?

San Benito County is going to get a new courthouse, and an advisory team has been formed to decide where to put it.

The following deserve either a thumbs up or thumbs down for the week:

The city is bracing for some major decisions with the passage of Measure T, but it's never too early to start planning for other necessary changes, such as creating an at-large mayoral position and exempting the downtown from stringent, citywide growth restrictions.

Although the city scored a major victory when voters approved Measure T with a 66 percent approval, it's important to remember that this is just the beginning and citizens must keep pressure on Hollister officials to ensure this significant tax increase is used as efficiently and appropriately as possible.

The following deserve either a thumbs up or thumbs down:

When I got home after work yesterday, the temperature in my house was 62 degrees. Maybe it was the gray day, but I immediately turned on the heater – contrary to my normal guy-like thinking that doing such a thing is equivalent to burning money.

When I got home after work yesterday, the temperature in my house was 62 degrees. Maybe it was the gray day, but I immediately turned on the heater – contrary to my normal guy-like thinking that doing such a thing is equivalent to burning money.

Phew.