Guest View: Why Not Be Neighborly and “All Hang Together?” (3.0)
Ben Franklin – that long-haired revolutionary on holiday shoppers’ $100 bills – had just signed the treasonous Declaration of Independence from Mad King George. Like Continental Congress President John Hancock, delegates might be scrawling their “John Hancocks” on their own royal death warrants. (And wind up royally – well, regretful.) Ben cheerfully advised, “Now, if we don’t all hang together, we’ll all hang separately!” (No wonder the delegates were always adjourning to Philadelphia’s City Tavern.)
Guest View: Foundation leader tells history with 400 block
As a result of the strong and passionate voices we have heard from the community, I would like to provide you with more insight on how we got to where we are today in planning for a new Philanthropic Center for San Benito County, a lasting home for the Community Foundation, as well as a hub for charitable collaboration—convening diverse voices to address local issues and opportunities.
Editorial: Eliminate San Juan’s franchise ban
San Juan Bautista City Manager Roger Grimsley is wise to support lifting the ban against chain businesses, and he also happens to be the right man for the job of eliminating it. The historic city tucked along the Highway 156 corridor established a ban in December 2002 as an urgency ordinance, while San Juan officials renewed it three times since then, with a minor adjustment in the latest version of the law allowing “formula” businesses only if they fulfill unmet needs among existing businesses.
Editorial: Leaders must unite in Walgreens effort
Local government and business leaders should be putting top-down pressure on Caltrans bureaucrats to quit the bullying and allow an encroachment permit for Walgreens to build a new sewer line under Tres Pinos Road.









