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December 6, 2025

Another generation will review our time

As We See It: The Free Lance

Monaco Makes Sense for District 4

When thinking of the upcoming race for supervisor in District 4,

Question of the Week: 9/1

Hollister City Council recently approved an ABC liquor license for a new wine room downtown. What other types of businesses would you like to see open in the downtown district?   Charlene Hernandez: I think approving this type of establishment is a great idea! We need...

Opinion page enters new era with Community Insight Board

The Free Lance's volunteer-based Editorial Board has been a voice of community opinion in San Benito County for a decade. Its members have performed a valuable service through their willingness to speak out boldly on difficult issues.

Disaster brings out the best in people

Guest Editorial by Stett Holbrook If there’s any silver lining to the North Bay fires, it’s the overwhelming outpouring of compassion and volunteerism in support of victims and first responders. In our darkest days, the very best in us came pouring out. As was made painfully...

Run, hide, defend…

Sadly, events in distant cities mean that our students and teachers have had to add another set of tools for school safety that we all hope they never have to use. Preparations for a broad list of calamities—earthquake, fire, bomb threats, gunfire—are now a fact...

Community Insight: Healthy, positive change in San Benito County

The new Healthy Checkout Lane at Hollister Super, Gavilan district elections, talk of road repairs and Bolado Park upgrades are all signs of progress in the county.

Famed soldier cherished peace

Americans old enough to remember World War II, especially those

Rebuild Sonoma and Napa

A company is like a family, and when disaster strikes one part of an organization—and communities we serve—it’s felt throughout. Our newspaper group publishes seven Bay Area weeklies, including the North Bay Bohemian, based in Santa Rosa. When devastating, uncontrolled flames struck Sonoma County on...

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