Tag: san benito county
Kosmicki: What if supervisors were high when voting?
What if, before county supervisors took their vote to ban outdoor medical marijuana cultivation, they all got high? This column explores the possibility.
SBHS officials discuss campus supervisor issues
San Benito High School District trustees heard a report on the location of campus supervisors and their job duties during their meeting last week.
County board supports ban against outdoor pot cultivation
San Benito County is set to have one of the strictest anti-marijuana laws in the state after the board's 3-2 approval Tuesday supporting a ban against all outdoor medical pot grows in unincorporated areas.
County to reconsider Southside Road homeless shelter site
After previously deciding on a Southside Road location, the county board is revisiting the chosen site for a future, permanent homeless shelter.
Multi-county alliance revived to review highway expansion
San Benito County's transit agency has signed on to revive the defunct Mobility Partnership, which previously involved a coalition of the region's counties examining expansion of Highway 152 and Highway 25 at the Santa Clara County border, according to local officials.
Proposed outdoor pot ban has all sides firing
Supervisor Margie Barrios pointed to recent cases involving illegal marijuana-growing operations here in making the case to outlaw any local cultivation of legal pot, too.
Proposed county law would ban outdoor marijuana growth
San Benito County supervisors are considering an ordinance to ban outdoor growth of marijuana in unincorporated areas and restrict indoor growth to 12 plants.
Judge rules in favor of Panoche solar project in latest lawsuit
Judge Harry Tobias on Thursday ruled against environmental groups challenging the Panoche Valley Solar Project whose owners hope to start construction in the coming months.
Hot Ticket: Renaissance Faire starts this weekend
The Northern California Renaissance Faire is set for Sept. 19 to Oct. 18 at Casa de Fruta along the Pacheco Pass Highway. The renaissance faire recreates a village from the middle ages and includes such entertainment jousting, concerts, guilds and musicians along with an array of crafts, food, games and themed weekends.
Armed for a history lesson at Civil War Days
After the roar of cannons and muskets had ceased and the smoke from the skirmish in the small town drifted away, the bodies of men in gray uniforms could be seen scattered along the dirt road. Then the blue-coated soldiers marched abreast down the narrow road, stepping over the bodies until they reached the town square and formed up to raise the American flag.
