Free Lance Editorial: Hollister council loses control at hearing
Councilwoman Pauline Valdivia tainted the debate last week about an affordable housing proposal by not only veering the discussion and making a ludicrous claim that there is no proof of illegal immigrants living on Hollister's west side, but also spuriously painting others as discriminatory in the process.
Letter: Let’s keep winning
“I just wanted them to feel what it’s like to win,” said Bryan Smith, Baler football coach. I think that’s the way San Benito County residents should feel because our SBC Health Department announces that about 24% of us have been fully vaccinated. That...
Letter: A mystery theater at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Re: Hospital board appeals Chapter 9 bankruptcy, Free Lance 4/5/24
We have a mystery theater. The title is, "Who Killed the Hospital?” The time is now. The place is right here in Hollister.
Scenes: The hospital board meeting on the second floor of the Services Building....
Letter: Stay vigilant, informed
A cursory reading of headlines—Beer Brawl, Mine Report Released, Candidates “Pull papers”—would make our town appear as a rough and tumble frontier mining town, which we know is not the case but others think otherwise.
The others I have in mind are those who want...
