Opinion

On Thursday, Nov. 12, on the occasion of our Community Foundation for San Benito County sponsored National Philanthropy Day, and whose venue was San Juan Oaks, I sat at the head of a beautifully appointed table.

I read with great interest about a strong chance of a wet winter. I read the statistics and predictions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center. There was information from previous El Nino years regarding winds, ocean currents, temperatures, etc. With all the descriptive details from the scientists and other experts, the last paragraph quoted from the experts said, “The fact is that this coming winter could extend our record dry weather or bring major storms, heavy precipitation and coastal storm surges or a combination of all.” So I really haven’t learned more than I already knew, so it’s stilll a fifty-fifty chance of a strong, wet winter!

I am just writing because I missed the talk of the week and I wanted to voice my opinion on a recent question of the week. “Do you support the city hosting a Hollister Airshow in 2016?” No, I do not because they are always in the red, as far as the budget. I feel Mike Chambles has too much on his plate. How can we make money, if there losing too much money? One year, with 10,000 people slipping through the gate for free—aren’t you the code enforcement officer? Also when one person has too much on his plate, then maybe it’s time to send in some help, or get demoted.