Letter: Don’t Dump on San Benito County
Get to know “Don’t Dump on San Benito!” Friends and neighbors of San Benito County started a grassroots organization called “Don’t Dump on San Benito” when we learned about the proposed John Smith Road Landfill (JSRL) expansion.
Waste Connections, the landfill operator, is proposing a...
Letter: Hoping Republicans become the minority in houses
Every Republican in the House voted to replace Medicare with a voucher system. This benefits insurance companies, Super American Citizens, at the expense of Real American Citizens who see the doctor, stay in the hospital, need real medical attention. Every Republican in the House voted to cut benefits for Real Citizens, medical benefits for women, instead of cutting benefits to oil companies, Super Citizens, to pay for the Student Loan Program. We can hope that Real Citizens have the wisdom to let Republicans become the Minority in the House and the Super Minority in the Senate. Real Citizens vote June 5 and November 6.
Letter: Parked cars interrupt walking habit
I have neighbors who are handicapped and their only way of trying to stay fit is walking on the sidewalks of Hollister. But they are frequently prevented from doing so safely by cars parked on our sidewalks. They tell me that they can neither pass at all, or must risk injury by having to veer into the streets or down a driveway. As a citizen of Hollister, I am very disturbed that so many of my neighbors would violate the law by parking on sidewalks.
A host of questions for COG’s Directors
Our COG's Directors voted last Thursday to hire an auditor to





