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Community Opinions

COMMENTARY: Tribute for Martha Moses

Published 01/22/2019
BenitoLink Staff

In this contributed commentary, resident Joan Sattler shares a tribute on her friend Martha Moses.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: View on Measure K

Published 02/18/2020
Marla Anderson

Marla Anderson writes that the county's General Plan needs to be redone.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Sam Farr to San Benito—Stay poor my friends

Published 02/13/2020
Marty Richman

Marty Richman writes that San Benito County needs more revenue to support its residents; without it the county will just become a sleepy backwater and pocket of poverty.

Supervisor Anthony Botelho at a board retreat. File photo by John Chadwell.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: An open letter to Sam Farr

Published 02/07/2020
Anthony Botelho

Supervisor Anthony Botelho writes about Measure K and the Highway 101 nodes.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Public access to swimming

Published 02/06/2020
John E. Bessa

John Bessa suggests opening the SBHS aquatic center for increased public use on a year round basis.

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COLUMN: Highway 25 expansion is key for future progress

Published 01/24/2020
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki stresses the importance of getting Highway 25 expanded sooner than later in order to improve residents' quality of life and the county's economic prospects.

Water Treatment Plant. Photo provided by John Freeman.

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COLUMN: A plan to solve San Juan Bautista water issues

Published 01/23/2020
John Freeman

John Freeman writes about a plan originally started in early 2018 to solve the State Water Board 'Notice of Violation' that the wastewater system still struggles with.

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COMMUNITY OPINION: The analytics of history

Published 01/14/2020
Cesar Gamboa

Cesar Gamboa writes about how historical narratives have been employed for ideological reasons as opposed to technical ones.

Kollin Kosmicki in San Juan Bautista. Photo provided.

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COLUMN: Housing plan would slow growth, require affordable units

Published 01/09/2020
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki says his plan would not only limit new single-family housing while the county upgrades its road infrastructure, but it would also eliminate developers' option to buy their way out of building affordable units.

John Freeman registering to run for District 2 Supervisor. Photo provided by John Freeman.

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COLUMN: Why I want to be your next District 2 Supervisor

Published 01/07/2020
John Freeman

San Juan Bautista City Councilman John Freeman shares his vision and goals for the office.

District 2 Supervisor candidate, Kollin Kosmicki. Photo provided.

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COMMUNITY OPINION: Vote on substance, not name recognition

Published 01/01/2020
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor Candidate Kollin Kosmicki urges voters to look beyond name recognition and political signs to choose the best leader based on substance.

Educators from Spring Grove School help Santa by responding to letters from students. Photo provided by Rob Bernosky.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: Merry Christmas to the educators of San Benito County

Published 12/20/2019
Rob Bernosky

HSD trustee Rob Bernosky writes that educators are seemingly facing more problems in recent years than before, and that they deserve a great holiday.

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COMMUNITY OPINION: A teen’s take on a divided community

Published 12/17/2019
Jody Gibbs

"While I'm sure our city council has done much to help the community, there are some things that you simply can not forgive and forget," writes local high school student Jody Gibbs.

Community Opinions

COLUMN: Why I’m not prioritizing public endorsements in supervisor campaign

Published 12/10/2019
Kollin Kosmicki

District 2 Supervisor candidate Kollin Kosmicki explains why he hasn't asked for public endorsements in the campaign and how he'd rather focus on gaining the trust of everyday voters.

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