Opinion

The energy landscape in California is rapidly changing. In just a few short years, new wind, solar and geothermal power plants have put the state on track to achieve 33 percent clean energy by 2020. Governor Jerry Brown recently announced a plan to derive 50 percent of our electricity from renewable energy by 2030.  

Ted Thoeny stepped the podium at the board of supervisors

There is no more important issue for San Benito County residents than keeping Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital public with local control.  Our community cannot afford the massive, unnecessary risk proposed by the San Benito Health Care District—on the November ballot—to eventually sell Hazel Hawkins to...