Opinion

On Tuesday, May 5, our community will come together for Silicon Valley Gives, and we need YOU to join us. It’s your chance make a real difference, right here in San Benito County.

Dear Councilman Friend,

Gavilan College’s broken promises for a San Benito Education Center amount to a watershed event for our future. The county’s political and community leadership have a critical decision to make. Are they going to fight to force Gavilan College to restore commitment of the $108 million, 2004 Measure E bond, or are they going to slink away and write off decades of the county’s future and the futures of many of its residents who must have more educational opportunities closer to home?

Since I moved here 20 years ago I have been hearing about the water problems of San Benito County. When I became involved in politics, some local officials explained to me the long-term problem of treating our hard water with salt in our water conditioners. That results in the salty waste making its way into our water basin, only to be pumped up from the ground again from a well in the county. Every cycle adds just a little bit of salt to the mix and someday it will become a problem.

Monday is Presidents' Day, a day ostensibly meant to honor the