Tag: jaime de la cruz
District 2 candidates lead the way in campaign donations
Candidates have submitted their required campaign finance documents for activity in recent months, while the county elections office made them available this week.
County puts 30 jobs on the chopping block
Supervisors this week voted 3-2 to recommend the county administrative officer begin the necessary steps to eliminate nearly 30 positions from the budget.
San Benito Chamber of Commerce endorses candidates
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau endorsed two of the incumbent supervisors running in the June 5 election, including Margie Barrios and Anthony Botelho, while remaining neutral on the District 5 race between incumbent Jaime De La Cruz and opponent Sonny Flores
Supervisor candidates share views at farm bureau forum
The San Benito County Farm Bureau held its traditional candidate forum for various seats, including the three open spots on the board of supervisors.
Tax collector hours to remain the same
Though the second installment of San Benito County property taxes was due April 10 – a week previous to the Board of Supervisors’ meeting this past Tuesday – Supervisor Jaime De La Cruz brought forward an agenda item to discuss the tax collector office hours of operation during tax season.
Updated: County to talk fire contract with Hollister
Supervisors vote 3-2 to pursue contract with Hollister fire instead of maintaining service with Calfire
Supervisors to consider budget reserve policy
Over 3 years, county used $15M from reserve dollars, depleting it from 15 to 6 percent of general fund
Free discount card saves local consumers money
Coast2Coast Rx announced that residents of San Benito County saved more than $242,000 in 2011 on prescription drug costs by using the program's free prescription discount card - and a total of more than $422,000 since it was approved by the County Board of Supervisors in August 2009.
