Question of the Week 10/27/17
Last week, the Hollister Free Lance broke the story of how the Hollister City Council agreed to a deal to develop the 400 block of San Benito Street using an outdated appraisal of $390,000 when a second appraisal, that had not been not publicly...
Rough riding
I must have clocked nearly two hundred miles this week driving between my home in north Monterey County and the expansive roads of San Benito County.
I don't mind usually, the passing scenery of golden hills and agricultural fields that look like they were created...
Letter to the editor: The cost of safety
Re: Kids on parade
Still it gives me pause to worry and remember that children died in Highland Park at an Independence Day parade and in Uvalde in their own classroom. I’m sure this was in the mind of every parent on that July 4...
Guest View: Assemblyman Alejo says farewell
It has been a great privilege to represent the Central Coast in the State Assembly for the past six years. I'm honored that voters put their faith in me three times since 2010 to be there champion in Sacramento.
Why was there only one offer on 400 block property?
Dear Editor,
I am responding to your June 7 Free Lance editorial.
When the offer was made , that was the listed price by the city. And if it was so low as you suggest, then after three years of aggressively trying to market the project,...
Working together for positive change
Dear Editor,
I have lived in Hollister for over seven years. Since I’ve been here, I have tried my best to give my input into the city and county as far as how to better help our community. I have talked a lot about saving...
Dabo, Part Two
San Benito County District Attorney Candice Hooper told us this week that her forensic accountant has finished his examination of bank records of the Matulich Charitable Trust, and that she has forwarded the case back to Hollister Police “for further investigation” of possible criminal...
Guest View: Prediction that San Justo won’t reopen
I don’t believe that taking the Band-Aid off slowly will make this any easier. It is obvious to me that the San Justo Reservoir, shuttered more than eight years ago for an infestation of zebra mussels, is never going to reopen for any water-related activities such as fishing or boating, and probably not for any public access to the water’s edge.











