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Guillermo Guzman Lester smashed a handful of popcorn into his mouth, snuggled against his mother and watched the actors dance just feet in front of him as he sat on the grass of the soccer field in San Juan Bautista.

Who are the San Benito County residents involved in the debate over Measure J, a ballot initiative aiming to ban fracking and other enhanced recovery methods used by the oil industry?

Like many parents in South Valley, I have spent the last few weeks preparing for back to school. Only this time, I was preparing to send the kid off to the brave new world of adulthood known as college. Yeah. I’m not handling it well, if you want to know the truth. In fact, I spent most of the summer insisting we all do things together for the “last time.” Visit grandparents. Go on vacation. Eat at Five Guys. (What? It’s a special place for us.)

Two quick notes before I begin. A reader informed me ahi poke, the subject of my last article, was not available at the Gilroy Costco. Upon contacting Costco, I discovered my error; the San Jose and Santa Clara locations carry ahi poke, where I made my purchase. I shop three Costco stores and inadvertently confused where I saw ahi poke. If enough people request a product at Costco, they may stock it. I apologize for any confusion. If you head to the north valley to purchase ahi poke, call ahead to make sure the store has it in stock.

“Water By The Spoonful” is the second part of a trilogy by Quiara Alegria Hudes that won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for drama. It straddles and intertwines two story lines: one about a wounded Iraq war veteran struggling mentally with what happened during his tour of duty, the loss of a loved one and his interactions with family and drugs. The second thread of the plot involves a group of deeply flawed characters, each with a load of personal baggage, involved in an online chatroom where they try and help each other over the difficult road to staying off crack.

America’s left-wing and right-wing activists usually disagree on everything, but their views seem to be coalescing on one subject – the pressing need to demilitarize the police. Hopefully, this agreement will extend to disarming government civilian employees who are not, or should not be, in the armed law enforcement or security business.

Tricia and Greg Harvey act as concierges to the whole county.

A cool breeze buffeted the ancient trees on the grounds of San Juan Bautista Mission, a welcome respite from the hot South Valley temperatures.

Pintello Comedy Theater’s favorite Canadian playwright Norm Foster does it again with “Here On The Flight Path,” a joyful offering that amuses and entertains at the same time. Foster has authored more than 40 plays that have been staged by professional companies in all areas with many by the Pintellos. In fact, they will be doing another