Community Opinions Archives

Comic credit: I. Chapa. Provided by Catherine Booth-Vaughan.

COMMUNITY OPINION: Who’s Driving?

Published 12/04/2019
Catherine Eva Booth-Vaughan

Catherine Booth-Vaughan writes about her first experience at a Hollister City Council meeting.

Microgrids. Photo provided by John Freeman.

COLUMN: A plan to end the effects of Public Safety Power Shutoffs

Published 11/19/2019
John Freeman

San Benito County District 2 Supervisor candidate John Freeman writes about a plan to build resiliency into the electrical grid.

COLUMN: Five solutions for alarming congestion on rural backroads

Published 11/18/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki contends the county must address rapidly increasing use of rural backroads and offers ideas to help alleviate the problem.

COLUMN: Slow growth, road repairs and job creation are interrelated priorities

Published 11/07/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki makes the case that good employers are looking for desirable communities where leaders see beyond the short term.

Kollin Kosmicki for District 2 Supervisor. Photo provided.

COLUMN: Path to economic prosperity in San Benito County

Published 10/30/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki offers ideas, such as reduced impact fees for job creators, to improve economic development efforts in San Benito County.

COLUMN: Roads are chaotic mess due to rapid housing growth

Published 10/22/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki writes that less building is the only way to prevent further misery, tragedy on local highways.

COLUMN: A Way Forward on Highway 101

Published 10/21/2019
Wayne Norton

District 2 Supervisor candidate Wayne Norton proposes an enhanced public voice in decision making.

COMMUNITY OPINION: Keeping the camel’s nose out of someone else’s tent

Published 10/15/2019
Marty Richman

“The camel's nose is a metaphor for a situation where the permitting of a small, seemingly innocuous act will open the door for larger, clearly undesirable actions.” – Wikipedia.

COLUMN: Is no growth realistic or just a political slogan?

Published 10/14/2019
valerie egland

Valerie Egland writes that growth and development are perpetually challenging issues that often divide communities.

COLUMN: Slow Growth While Roads Are Upgraded

Published 10/10/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

Kollin Kosmicki, candidate for District 2 supervisor in San Benito County, shares his plan to slow housing growth and prevent further congestion on the roads.

Betabel Road Project for Pediatric Cancer Research. Photo provided by Rider McDowell.

COLUMN: On the Hwy 101 Betabel Road project

Published 10/07/2019
Rider Mcdowell

McDowell family said profits from proposed commercial development will go toward pediatric cancer research.

San Benito County Supervisor Mark Medina. File photo.

COLUMN: Notes from the Chair on road repairs

Published 10/01/2019
Mark Medina

Supervisor Mark Medina writes that San Benito County is aware of the concerns about the recent emergency pot hole repair project and is working with its contractors to ensure that the road work being done adheres to high standards.