Tag: san benito county
County board pulls back on ban against outdoor marijuana
San Benito County supervisors Tuesday pulled back on a previously supported ordinance to ban outdoor medical marijuana cultivation in unincorporated areas.
Councilman: COG highway appointment left off agenda
A Hollister councilman pointed out that a tensely debated appointment to the local multi-agency transit board was left off a meeting agenda on Sept. 17 when the vote occurred—which would represent a violation of the state open meetings law.
At county fair, devotion to livestock is ‘name of the game’
Kailey Borland, 11, isn’t much bigger than the lamb she was showing at the San Benito County Fair on opening day as a member of the Bitterwater 4-H Club. She attends Jefferson Elementary near Paicines, and she’s been in 4-H for three years. She is already a veteran, having shown five animals.
HSD trustees shift bond funds toward air conditioning
Hollister School District trustees directed staff to put air conditioning on the priority list for Measure M bond money—even if something else came off—after parents and educators complained about stifling classroom temperatures.
Fantasy awaits at the Renaissance Faire
All the world’s a stage—literally—for the actors and colorfully dressed visitors of the annual Northern California Renaissance Faire held at Casa De Fruta.
Community Board: Supervisors must represent all constituents
No matter where supervisors end up locating a permanent homeless shelter in San Benito County, it is clear that government officials initially pushed through the consideration with little interest in getting input from residents near the previously chosen Southside Road location.
Heritage Hog auction to benefit local group
Hollister resident Shannon Maguire hopes to raise a pig for the San Benito County Fair that will cash in at $70,000, a sum that could pay several years of college tuition.
Facing opposition, board changes course on homeless shelter
Nearly eight months after the county board chose a Southside Road location for a permanent homeless shelter in San Benito County, supervisors Tuesday reversed course and opted for a different site along Flynn Road.
Hollister Hills to host 40th anniversary event
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area invites residents to its 40th Anniversary Celebration. It is set to start at 9 a.m. and last until 3:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Lower Ranch Day Use Area, according to the recreation area.
A century later, town founder’s novel emerges
In his lifetime, T.S. Hawkins lived in a log cabin, moved from Missouri to California in a covered wagon and helped found the town of Hollister. He also wrote a book.
