Community Board: Chambless has airport flying sky high
Mike Chambless wears a lot of hats for the city. In his role as airport director, Chambless has been a shining star while overseeing several important projects.
Better to lose a friendship than a friend
Between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning hundreds of
Free Lance Editorial: Authorities must walk fine line with new rescue group
Local authorities are right to be skeptical of a new animal rescue organization in the area - due to its lacking communication and the appearance it intends to declare some level of policing authority - but should avoid any contractual arrangements and anything else that might play into its hands down the road.
Editorial: Parkway project is a political bulldozer
It appears nothing will stop the political bulldozer driving a far-too-costly river parkway project.
Editorial: Hollister should set geographic limits for safety workers
Police Capt. Carlos Reynoso's use of a taxpayer-funded patrol car for his daily commute to and from work – around 100 miles round trip – underscores that the city needs a policy requiring newly hired, sworn, public-safety personnel to live in or near Hollister.
Any effort to end substandard housing is worth it
Friday's Free Lance story about substandard housing victims in
Cell phones and driving are a deadly mix
A recent study conducted at Harvard will have California
Editorial: City should fix veterans building problems before exchange
The city got itself into a mess with the Veterans Memorial Building and should fix the problems before handing them off to the nonprofit sector.
Community Board: City puts dogs before people with parks
It says something about the City of Hollister’s priorities when dogs on the nice side of town get park funding before people on the west side.
Hollister is the Cool Word in Clothing
While cruising around Disneyland earlier this month with the family, I couldn't stop doing double-takes every time I saw the word "Hollister" on a T-shirt. And it happened a lot.













