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San Benito County officials show support for veterans

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Update: Hollister Mayor, City Council elections too close to call

November 5, 2026

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South Valley voters exercise their ‘civic duty’

November 4, 2026

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Update: Recalled county supe holds onto lead as registrar counts more ballots

November 4, 2026

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Update: Hollister Mayor, City Council elections too close to call

Candidates for Hollister Mayor and City Council are neck-and-neck with their opponents as results from the Nov. 3 general election trickle in. Former Councilmember Tim...

South Valley voters exercise their ‘civic duty’

Tuesday’s general election took place within a deeply divided American electorate and under a cloud of concerns about the nation’s future. Still, voters in South...

Update: Recalled county supe holds onto lead as registrar counts more ballots

Recently recalled former San Benito County Supervisor Ignacio Velazquez leads the early vote tally in the three-way race to complete his unexpired term. Velazquez was...

Guaracha, Brentnall, Morris-Lopez lead SJB City Council election

In the election for three seats on the San Juan Bautista City Council, Eduardo Guaracha, Elise Brentnall and incumbent Jackie Morris-Lopez lead the four-candidate...

Letter: Immigrants work hard for America

Thank you Dan Walters for demonstrating that California does not allow non-citizens voting privileges. That is so because voting requires citizens to be utterly...

Schmidt leads Monaco in San Benito County Board of Education race

The Nov. 3 general election ballot included numerous seats on school boards throughout San Benito County. In the race for the San Benito County Board...

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Update: Recalled county supe holds onto lead as registrar counts more ballots

November 4, 2026

Recently recalled former San Benito County Supervisor Ignacio Velazquez leads the early vote tally in the three-way race to complete his unexpired term. Velazquez was recalled in a voter-initiated election in the June 2 primary. His removal added the remainder of his term, which expires in 2028, to the Nov....