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Change is Here: What Do We Want?

Change is Here: What Do We Want?

By: John Freeman
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This podcast will focus on the local and broader changes that are happening and discuss the options we may want to explore. We will concentrate on the Central Coast of California and particularly San Benito County. Climate Change will be a large part in this podcast.

© 2025 Change is Here: What Do We Want? Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Consequences of the Builders Remedy

    Consequences of the Builders Remedy
    Sep 29 2025

    In this episode, we invite Mia Casey, former Mayor of Hollister, to discuss the consequences of our county's jurisdictions, which have fallen out of compliance with the required housing element. We talk about the opportunities that the jurisdictions are missing, such as Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), which offers funding for Senior Centers, developing new parks and recreation facilities, transit centers, low-income and homeless facilities, and many other important functions of local governments. All three jurisdictions in San Benito County presently do NOT have an approved housing element. As a Prop 13-constrained and poor county, we could use all the grant money available to serve our citizens. So, how can we rectify this situation? Listen and find out!
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    24 mins
  • Developers Remedy: What does it mean?

    Developers Remedy: What does it mean?
    Sep 23 2025

    In this Episode of "Change is Here," Elia and John invite Matt Huerta, the Housing guru of Monterey Bay Economic Development, to talk about the Builder's Remedy process that is impacting San Benito County. We discuss its history and how it works and how it affects our county, both the good and bad.
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    16 mins
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