Tag: san benito county
Editorial: When national headlines collide with local news
The suspension and then the reinstatement of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has dominated national conversations this past week. For some, it is just another...
Employees rally county to preserve services, staff positions
Dozens of San Benito County employees and community members participated in a demonstration Sept. 22 calling on local officials to protect essential services and...
Letter: Embezzlers take advantage of library
No one would ever suspect the library as a place of fraud. We go to the library for novels like “Moby Dick” or “Tale...
Amah Mutsun Tribal Band acquires ancestral property
The Amah Mutsun Land Trust this week announced that by the end of 2025, it will acquire a 50-acre property near the intersection of...
Public comment period is open for housing element review
The public review period is open for the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for San Benito County’s 2023-31 Housing Element Implementation Project....
Man arrested for trafficking drugs in Gilroy, San Benito County
During a joint investigation into a suspected narcotics trafficker operating in Gilroy and San Benito County, investigators from the Gilroy Police Department Anti-Crime Team...
County supes OK full audit following library embezzlement scandal
San Benito County will conduct a full audit of the public library after two former employees were convicted of embezzling more than $360,000 from...
San Benito County Jail staff injured in attack by inmate
Three correctional officers were injured when an inmate attacked them at the San Benito County Jail Monday morning, according to the sheriff.
The incident occurred...
Letter: Eager to recall, shy to reform
In a previous letter to the editor, I briefly listed some reasons to adopt a more skeptical outlook of the recall campaigns. And so...
Statewide cleanup effort includes inaugural ‘Trashure Hunt’
California Coastal Cleanup Day will celebrate its 41st year this September with its first ever “Trashure Hunt,” offering participants the chance to win a...
