Letter: Solar project opposition is classic NIMBY
It’s hard to believe that when it comes down to supporting an actual project, the vast majority of local residents claiming to be behind solar energy simply disappear, but that seems to be the case with the Panoche Valley Solar Project. Now that it’s crunch time they are nowhere to be found.
Letter to the editor: Keep our families safe
From the moment I first learned about the large-scale “Strada Verde development plan,” I had some worries that I would have with any big development: how it would impact our community? I am not “anti-development,” but a large-scale development will inevitably have an impact....
Guest View: Rebuttal to ‘mean-spirited’ piece on Measure J
You recently published a piece of mean-spirited zealotry from a supporter of Measure J running down the San Benito County Farm Bureau for its opposition to the local ballot measure. The writer called the county’s leading agricultural organization “misguided” for concluding that Measure J is bad for farmers and bad for San Benito County. She belittled the concerns of Farm Bureau members and others over the potential loss of property and mineral rights if Measure J passes. I am writing in response and to set the record straight.
