Free Lance Editorial: City shirks responsibility to protect public
By failing to identify and appoint a permanent chief of police, the majority of the Hollister City Council and City Manager Clint Quilter have shirked their responsibility of protecting the public to the best of their ability with the available resources.
Pinnacle Editorial: Rehab program deserves support
The San Benito County Behavioral Health Department received a much-needed boost for a sober-living program that should help many individuals clean up their lives while curtailing recidivism rates of local inmates.
Water Cooler: Is the Arizona immigration law racial profiling?
Richard Place: “No. Law officers are sworn to uphold the law and enforce it. Is if profiling because you’re born in the United States and required to carry a driver’s license? When a driver is asked for his drivers license, that’s not profiling it’s enforcing the law. If the Federal Government fails to follow up on its responsibility, which was given by the States to the Federal Government, then they must assume the responsibility. Someone has to stop the terrorists from coming across the border.”
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.
Letter: Supervisor says Free Lance editorial missed points
I would like to thank the Free Lance for its ongoing coverage of the current fire protection issues facing San Benito County. However, some of the content of the editorial published April 17 requires clarification. As a former firefighter, a present county supervisor and a homeowner, I am keenly aware of the challenges this community faces in maintaining high-level, cost-effective fire protection for all of its residents. We have been presented with an opportunity, and indeed a necessity, to improve performance, eliminate duplication of effort, and raise the level of local accountability going forward.
Pinnacle Editorial: County should keep narrow focus with service district
Advocates pushing for a possible ballot measure asking voter approval on a new community service district to fund parks could succeed if they keep the effort focused, but must resist the temptation to squeeze in other public entities such as the library or fire services.
