Work out a new sweet deal to keep Lions Club in the building
Well, that all worked out. It appeared that the Santa Clara
Guest column: $15 minimum wage and the war on small business
In the land of endless regulation, higher taxes and more fees, California seems to have declared all-out war on small businesses. The $15 per hour minimum wage increase is just one assault that will cause businesses to re-evaluate how they operate in unfriendly territory. Those workers the state intended to help may be the ones hit the hardest when businesses are forced to decide whether they can pass the increased labor costs along to the consumer our cut back their labor force.
Voters still turn away
Nearly 29,000 San Benito County adults were registered to vote in the June 5 primary. In neighboring Santa Clara County, the number of registered voters was a record, approaching 850,000. The “turnout”—the percentage of registered voters that actually cast ballots—was considered above average for...
Cheers and Jeers: Dark-hearted and disturbed vandals without character
JEERS for the vandals who defiled the chapel at St. Mary's
Fantastic Rotary Club flower sale keeps growing
The following individuals and organizations deserve either
Editorial: DA should drop conspiracy charges
District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s conspiracy case against political supporters of Sheriff Laurie Smith has not gone smoothly.
An appeals court in May removed the DA’s office from prosecuting one case, and then the state Supreme Court declined to hear the DA’s appeal. In August, Attorney...









