Opinion

Work together for results

February 8, 2019

When I ran for election for mayor, I never had a chance to speak my opinion. I want to address the people about our city growth. They did not think clearly when making all these deals. All it seemed was continuously okaying these houses...

Mayor Ignacio Velazquez: State of the city

February 8, 2019

Every year we have the opportunity to make a change in our community, but 2019 is special in that there are four new council members with a willingness to actually make change. This is the year we can make positive changes. I would like to...

San Benito is on a roll

January 25, 2019

San Benito County is on a roll economically and culturally, making it an ideal place to relocate a business and family. Nothing rings truer these days: an unbeatable combination of great weather, gorgeous mountainous surroundings, a long list of recreational amenities and enticing year-round cultural...

A matter of trust

January 17, 2019

A little over a year ago, we wrote an editorial in this space entitled, “Why should we care?” “Why should we care about any further investigation of the money that disappeared from the Tony and Barbara Matulich Charitable Trust?” was the question we posed. After all,...

Thanks for community support of San Benito High

December 6, 2018

As we enter the holiday season, it is an appropriate time to offer thanks to our community— on campus and throughout the county—for its ongoing support of our efforts to make San Benito High School a modern, innovative and inclusive campus. Particular thanks goes out...

Keith Snow thanks Hollister voters

December 6, 2018

To the Editor: My name is Keith Snow. I just want to say thank you to all my supporters and everyone who believed in me during this mayoral race. I appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart. I also want to thank...

A new generation of leaders

November 29, 2018

Change is in the air in San Benito County. Citizens turned out in record numbers Nov. 6 to elect new faces on a wide range of boards, and appointees replaced some incumbents. In Hollister, three new supervisors were elected, joining one who was appointed in...

Center serves women at Hazel Hawkins

November 29, 2018

With the five-year anniversary of the Women’s Center at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, we would like to thank the community that supported Measure L that provided the bond money to build not only the Women’s Center, but the Emergency Department as well. Many thanks...

Democracy takes a bow

November 15, 2018

There were cheers last week about the record or near-record turnout levels in the midterm elections in California, and across the U.S. While the numbers were relatively high—approaching 60 percent in some California counties— they were properly qualified by adjectives such as “midterm,” “off-year”...

Our View: Velazquez for mayor

October 30, 2018

The three-person race for mayor is crowded in Hollister—with incumbent Ignacio Velazquez competing against former county planning commissioner and city councilmember Gordon Machado and five-time candidate Keith Snow—and offers clear choices. In Hollister the mayor sits on the City Council as a member at large,...

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Work together for results

Mayor Ignacio Velazquez: State of the city

San Benito is on a roll

A matter of trust

Thanks for community support of San Benito High

Keith Snow thanks Hollister voters

A new generation of leaders

Center serves women at Hazel Hawkins

Democracy takes a bow

Our View: Velazquez for mayor

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