Guest View: Trustee urges residents to join oversight panel
In November 2014, the voters in the Hollister School District approved Measure M, a $28.5 million bond measure. Measure M was a “Proposition 39” bond measure. Proposition 39 allows for bond measures to gain voter approval with 55% of the voters in the district in favor of the measure. Unlike most other bond measures in California, which require 66% voter approval, Proposition 39 bonds allow a lower voter threshold for approval, with some conditions.
Guest View: Thankful for a great holiday
It’s Thanksgiving again and it’s still my favorite holiday because it’s a four-day weekend for lots of working stiffs, there’s no gift-giving pressure, minor family disputes are put on hold, a couple of football games are on TV and it’s acceptable—no, it’s expected—that you’ll eat yourself into a stupor. What’s bad about any of that?
Guest View: Supervisors Botelho, Rivas reaffirm support for Measure J
We are writing to set the record straight. Supervisor Margie Barrios said at the last San Juan Bautista City Council meeting (Oct 21, 2014) when that council endorsed Measure J, that some of her fellow supervisors are "now rethinking their decisions after all the information that has come out" — suggesting that we're distancing themselves from support of Measure J. This could not be further from the truth.
Letter: Stunned, confused
Just a few days ago my mailbox spilled the usual handful of print items, one of which showed a great deal of promise, I thought. Since I had been attending many Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital (HHMH) board meetings plus community meetings among interested individuals,...
