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.
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.
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.
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...
Better to lose a friendship than a friend
Between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning hundreds of
Illegal fireworks may snuff out sane fun
Bad behavior by a few rowdies is seriously endangering fireworks
Any effort to end substandard housing is worth it
Friday's Free Lance story about substandard housing victims in
Back to Class
While my school days are well behind me, this time of the year always leaves me with feelings of hope and trepidation.
As the Free Lance took a tour of San Benito High School with Superintendent Shawn Tennenbaum earlier this week, I saw students arrive...
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.