Slower high-speed rail?
It sounds crazy, but a presidential rant on Twitter may have forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to “clarify”—actually, backtrack—his position on California’s high-speed rail.
“The project, as currently planned, would cost too much and take too long,” the governor said of the state’s high-speed rail plan...
Hats off to a sucessful trail ride fund-raiser
I was fortunate enough to attend this event. What a event! It
Letter: Community development excuses
News that problems with the Walgreens Project exist are hardly a surprise. Excuses blaming some other agency, developer, or the invisible hand are par for the course for our Community Develop Department. With decades of failed projects, missteps and poor planning, Hollister Community Development and Engineering exist solely to entertain us.
Water Cooler: Should Obama use corporate sponsors for inaugural parties?
Around the Water Cooler panelists answered the following: Should President Obama use corporate sponsorships to fund his inaugural celebration rather than exclusively relying on donors?
Water Cooler: Supreme Court power appropriate?
Richard Place: “I believe they take a better ethics course than the elected officials so I would have to say yes.”
Water Cooler: Are you OK with use of killer whales at Sea World?
Around the Water Cooler panelists answered the following: Are you OK with the use of large marine mammals, such as killer whales, for shows like those at Sea World?






