Measure K headed for defeat
The owners of four properties along Highway 101 are expected to apply for a different commercial zoning designation after voters appeared to have rejected San Benito County’s Measure K.
Measure K would adopt an ordinance approved unanimously by county supervisors in September that converts four...
Gonzales closes in on victory in District 5 supervisor race
With nearly 95 percent of votes in supervisor District 5 counted as of March 10, Bea Gonzales was on her way this week to a stunning upset of four-term incumbent and San Benito County Board of Supervisors Chair Jaime De la Cruz.
Gonzales, a teacher,...
Police use home security cam to ID suspect
Hollister Police used photos from a home security camera to identify and arrest a local man accused of stealing from parked vehicles, according to authorities.
Hollister man dies in Fairview Road accident
A 49-year-old Hollister man died in a traffic accident March 6 when his vehicle collided with a tree off Fairview Road, according to authorities.
San Benito County Board of Supervisors chair Jaime de La Cruz trailing challenger Bea Gonzales
With hundreds of vote-by-mail ballot still uncounted as of 6:35 pm Friday, March 6, one San Benito County supervisor was assured of re-election, a four-term incumbent was staring at a possible upset loss and one November race was set.
The lingering uncertainty in the supervisor...
Springing into the season
The weather is not the only thing heating up.
San Benito County and the South Valley's entertainment scene is in full swing with the return of spring. From theater and band performances to art openings and beer tastings, we’ve compiled a list of some of...
Palabra artist showcase returns
Jay Vera (left) and Ray Rios prepare for El Teatro Campesino’s fifth annual Palabra Artist Showcase. The showcase features new and returning artists to the El Teatro Campesino stage for a weekend of live theater, music, poetry and more. The showcase runs March 5-7...
Nearly three-dozen artists participating in tour
For most people, unintentionally breaking a dish results in one of two emotions: sadness, if it was a valuable plate handed down through the generations, or apathy, if the dish was a mass-produced object that would have eventually found its way in the trash.
But...
Medina wins District 1 re-election, Kosmicki leads in District 2, tight race in District 5
Unofficial, incomplete returns tonight showed one incumbent San Benito County supervisor— Mark Medina in District 1—headed towards election with more than 60 percent of vote, and another— Jaime de La Cruz in District 5—hanging on to a razor-thin margin, according to the county Elections...
ELECTION 2020 UPDATE: Voters reject San Benito High School bond measure
The school bond measure in Hollister was headed towards an overwhelming rejection in unofficial election returns tonight.
The 10:30pm report of the San Benito County Elections Office showed voters in the San Benito High School District solidly rejecting a $30 million bond measure for continued...
















