Developer to make decision soon on Strada Verde
The developer of the proposed Strada Verde Innovation Park in northern San Benito County will determine if it wants to move forward with the project in the next two weeks.
Scott Fuller, a representative of Newport Pacific Land Company, made the announcement during a meeting...
San Benito cross country to kick off return of high school sports
For the first time in nearly a year, area high school sports competition is officially back. The San Benito High cross country team is set to become one of the first prep sports programs from either San Benito or Santa Clara County to return...
Police: Man arrested for stolen car, drug possession
A suspect who was arrested last week for previously stealing a vehicle was found with “large quantities” of marijuana and other drugs that he was planning to sell illegally, according to Hollister Police.
On Feb. 5, Hollister Police responded to a report of a stolen...
Trabajadores del sector agrícola, alimentario pueden registrarse para la vacuna Covid-19
Los residentes del condado de San Benito que trabajan en las industrias agrícola y alimentaria pueden comenzar a inscribirse para las vacunas Covid-19, pero podría pasar un tiempo antes de que los suministros estén disponibles para todos los que se registren.
El departamento de servicios...
State allows youth sports to resume
By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation
Outdoor youth sports will soon be allowed to resume in California counties that meet a threshold for coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday.
Outdoor sports like football and baseball will be allowed to resume as early as next...
Letters to the editor: Sargent Ranch
Quarry would destroy critical ecosystem
Just outside of Gilroy, Sargent Ranch is home to critical plant and animal life. Yet the land was purchased in auction by an investor group located in San Diego. The group is bent on building an open sand and gravel...
Thrill rides, action sports among ideas for Gilroy Gardens
Gilroy Gardens could look very different in the next decade if one of two developers’ proposals were to move forward.
The City of Gilroy received two proposals from Las Vegas-based Imagine That! and Select Contracts of Canada that would transform the horticulture park if approved.
The...
Ag, food sector workers can register for Covid-19 vaccine in San Benito County
San Benito County residents who work in the agricultural and food industries can start signing up for Covid-19 vaccinations, but it might be a while before supplies are available for everyone who registers.
The county’s public health services department and the Grower Shipper Association of...
Two arrested for murder of missing man
Police arrested two suspects believed to have killed a Salinas man and left his body near the San Benito and Monterey county line.
According to San Benito County Sheriff’s Capt. Eric Taylor, a family that was traveling on Salinas Grade Road on Jan. 6 discovered...
Believe to Achieve program inspires youth in SBC Juvenile Hall
Jose Torres has made a lot of costly mistakes in his life, none more reckless than an assault with a deadly weapon charge, for which he is currently serving a three-year probation sentence which includes payment for restitution. Released from San Benito County Juvenile...


















