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The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary that has been operating on Highway 25 in San Benito County has plans to circulate countywide initiatives in regards to the legalization and taxation of medical marijuana, to potentially appear on a statewide ballot in June 2014.

San Benito County will continue efforts to sustain parks and recreation with a possibility of the county creating Parks and Recreation Champions to conduct public outreach.

The Homeless Coalition of San Benito County will host its eighth annual Jazz Under the Stars fundraiser July 27.

A 41-year-old Atascadero man died early Friday morning when a pickup truck collided with a center divide during a police chase on Highway 101 in San Benito County.

On Jan. 23, 2013, volunteers and Homeless Coalition staff members combed the county for a biannual census of the homeless population. They found 365 homeless residents, including 65 percent without shelter. Here more about the census in this video.

San Benito County supervisors addressed two closed session items after concerns arose from local residents at a special board meeting Tuesday morning. The items were listed on the agenda as a public employee appointment regarding the assistant county administrative officer in the morning, followed by a public employee appointment regarding the county administrative officer in the afternoon.

In this video, see all the action from Sunday's saddle bronc competition at the San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo:

In this video, see clips from the 2013 Saddle Horse Parade that took place Thursday.

As San Benito County prepares to move Medi-Cal patients to a managed care program by Sept.1, the state Department of Health Care Services has contracted with a consultant to help with enrollment and education of patients.

‘Shrek the Musical’