COVID-19

The City of San Juan Bautista came to a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over violations for discharging wastewater into San Juan Creek. The EPA on Aug. 27 issued a press release stating that the settlement requires the city to make major...

The San Benito County Public Health Services department is claiming that antibody testing is not the best way to go when it comes to determining recent infection of Covid-19.  County interim Health Officer Dr. David Ghilarducci on Aug. 26 issued a press release saying that...

By Tony Nuñez The state revealed a new, more “stringent” four-tiered reopening system that will allow counties to begin opening their economies depending on their Covid-19 case and test positivity rates. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 28 announced the new system–effective Aug. 31– that replaces the...

El Condado de San Benito ha experimentado un gran aumento de los casos de Covid-19 desde finales de julio. Los Servicios de Salud Pública dicen que gran parte de esto se debe a que los residentes continúan organizando y asistiendo a reuniones privadas sin...

San Benito County has seen a huge jump of Covid-19 cases since the end of July. Public Health Services say a lot of it stems from residents continuing to host and attend private gatherings without practicing social distancing.   Public health officials on Aug. 27 issued...

San Juan Bautista became the first city in San Benito County that can issue citations to people for not following the state’s Covid-19 face covering guidance. The city council on Aug. 18 unanimously voted to adopt a new executive order for anyone who violates the...

San Benito County residents are still required to wear a face covering in most public settings, as the state’s guidelines continue to apply to the local unincorporated area and the City of Hollister. The City of San Juan Bautista, meanwhile, adopted an ordinance Aug....

As of Aug. 21, there have been 918 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in San Benito County. The local death count remains at seven, according to county officials.  Confirmed cases include patients who have since recovered and those who are deceased. The county’s public health department...

San Benito County residents will not be fined for failing to wear face coverings in public after the board of supervisors failed to agree on a plan that would work for local residents and beyond.   The board on Aug. 18 came to a 2-2 vote...

As of Aug. 17, there have been 848 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in San Benito County. The local death count remains at four, according to county officials.  Confirmed cases include patients who have since recovered and those who are deceased. The data from the Public Health...