Guest view: State’s kids have been used and abused
From the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the state’s six million public school students have been used as pawns in political power struggles and abused by having their educations stunted.
Both mistreatments continue as, finally, in-person classes resume with the new and more virulent “delta”...
Guest View: Struggling artists take note—and take to social media
The past year and a half has been extremely hard on everyone, but it has been especially hard on small business owners. And according to Americans for the Arts, the arts were tremendously impacted by the pandemic, with an overall expected financial loss of...
Guest View: Smart growth through smart tax sharing
It’s often said the City of Hollister and San Benito County have a history of not getting along. We want to share a shining example of the city and county working together to enhance economic development opportunities while avoiding sprawl in our community.
In early...
Letter: Local Democrats create youth position
The San Benito County Democratic Central Committee (which represents registered Democrats throughout the county) has created a position for a youth member—someone between the ages of 16 and 25.
This step has been taken because young people have an interest in the direction and future of...
Guest view: Regional Park is a sign of progress
San Benito County supervisors have tackled many profound challenges in the past year and a half since I joined the board with other first-term colleagues.
Some of those immense undertakings include boldly responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, assisting businesses and nonprofits through the pandemic with...
Guest view: No new housing bills
Some want to take it a step further, urging that all non-essential legislation be postponed until 30 days after the statewide “shelter in place” order has been lifted.
