Opinion

After a very quiet year, a controversial project appeared in a City Council agenda packet posted late in the afternoon of the last day in May. The 400 block development, a cluster of buildings that will define Hollister into the 22nd Century, had changed,...

Locally elected officials often talk a big game when it comes to the need for highway expansion and other roadway improvements in San Benito County. It’s just too bad they haven’t succeeded at solving the problem for many years, and now the area is...

No matter where you live, the most common reason homes burn during a wildfire is because embers land on something easily ignitable around the home. Remove leaves and pine needles from your rain gutters. Make changes now to reduce the ember threat to your...

Does Monday’s shooting in downtown Hollister signal a need for any changes? Cesar Flores NO! I believe that the HPD is doing a good job. This seems like an isolated incident. If the HPD had more personnel, a foot patrol would be a good move. Nants...

The Green Business Committee (GBC) of the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce was assembled in 2009 to promote technologies, business practices and policies that encourage the efficient use of natural resources. As the Committee’s mission statement says, “The Green Business Committee was formed...

Last year the County Board of Supervisors passed regulations intended to put a halt to marijuana growing in the county until appropriate regulations could be passed. Those regulations have not yet been adopted and the county ordinance which was supposed to have restricted marijuana growing...