COVID-19

Among the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit are Kirigin Cellars owner Dhruv Khanna and Old City Hall restaurant co-owner Frances Beaudet. Both businesses are in Gilroy.

San Benito High School moved one step forward to getting student-athletes back to the playing field as the state lifted the region’s stay-at-home order, allowing at least one of the programs to compete this year.  Athletic Director Tod Thatcher announced that the Fall Season 1—which...

San Benito County Public Health officials report the number of new Covid-19 cases are starting to decrease but their latest newsletter still included three new deaths.  On Jan. 25, the county reported its 49th, 50th and 51st death of the novel coronavirus in San Benito...

The California Department of Public Health announced that it has ended the Regional Stay at Home Order, lifting the order for all regions statewide immediately, including San Benito County. Public information officer David Westrick on Jan. 25 issued a press release stating that the county,...

San Benito County officials are anticipating some more progress in the fight against Covid-19 as they plan to advance into the first of two tiers in Phase 1B of California’s vaccination plan.  The county issued a press release on Jan. 23 stating that the county...

San Benito County Public Health officials report the number of new Covid-19 cases continue to come in at a steady pace, including two new deaths in their latest newsletter. On Jan. 22, the county reported its 47th and 48th death of the novel coronavirus in...

As of Jan. 21, San Benito County Public Health officials have reported 5,042 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county. The local death count remains at 46, according to county officials.  The county’s Covid-19 dashboard shows that there are currently 530 active cases...

The San Benito County Public Health Services department is on the hunt for volunteers who are willing to help organize multiple Covid-19 mass vaccination clinics throughout the county. County officials on Jan. 20 issued a press release stating that public health services are recruiting medical...

San Benito County Public Health officials report the number of new Covid-19 cases have now broken the 5,000 mark, including three new deaths in their latest newsletter. On Jan. 20, the county reported its 44th, 45th and 46th death of the novel coronavirus in San...

Jeannette Pulido spent her one-year anniversary of opening 4th Street Eatery in April shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic forced her small businesses to make some drastic changes just to stay open.  But, she’ll be getting some much needed assistance as San Benito County has partnered...