Letters

In 2012, the California Parks and Recreation Department hid $20 million in funds and issued improper payouts to employees resulting in major state budget deficits. This lack of transparency threatened the closure of several state parks and severely damaged the public’s trust.

Newspaper's Chastising of DA, Sheriff was Inappropriate

Did you know Hollister had to borrow about $920,000 recently from an enterprise fund to pay a bill it owed the county? The loan was necessary to take advantage of future savings from moving emergency dispatch to Santa Cruz 911, but the fact that we had to borrow the money shows just how little financial wiggle room we have left. Unfortunately, the loan becomes just another piece of the puzzle usually shown to public only a little bit at a time. City budgets and finances are complex issues under the best of circumstances, when there is no central thread to hold the information together it becomes impossible to see the big picture.

In the Free Lance Feb. 24, Annette Giacomazzi says about voters

Congratulations to Kyle Sharp and all the Baler athletes and to

My name was recently mentioned in the Thursday weekly. A Robert

Thank you Secretary Rod Paige for your refreshing straight talk

Dear Editor,

Together, We Welcome 2007

San Benito is an attractive place to live because of its rural