Probation chief should have solid grasp of gang culture
After nearly a year without a chief probation officer, San Benito County plans to fill the void soon, possibly by year's end.
Thumbs up, thumbs down: A dog saves lives, while a horse accident nearly takes one
The following deserve either a thumbs up or thumbs down for the week:
Group has a beef with local business’s courtesy to members
Recently, a group of developmentally disabled clients from Social Vocational Services went to Foster Freeze on Tres Pinos Road to eat lunch. They were treated very rudely by a woman who identified herself as the owner. The clients and staff were upset enough by the treatment they received that they cancelled their food order and went next door to Taco Bell. At Taco Bell, they were met with warmth and kindness, as any customer should be.
Reduce highway problems with more intermodal transportation
At the recommendation of Supervisor Pat Loe, the SBCBOS (11/27/07) unanimously included "truck-only" lanes in its approval of VTA's northern most alternative for strategic improvements for regional highways, i.e., "East-West Connector." While the Southern California Association of Governments had previously endorsed the same concept, the nation's commerce and industry have been using a better form of freight transport – i.e., intermodal service. The 75 percent fuel savings, lower freight rates, and highway congestion and maintenance reductions, at truck-competitive service on trans-Mississippi loads induced U.S. industry to switch from trucks to intermodal even before fuel prices reached their current levels. Even the nation's largest truckers have been tendering truckloads to railroads for longhaul moves, improving their bottom line.
