Politics

A judge has ruled in favor of an attorney who sued former Supervisor Richard Scagliotti in October 2003—while ordering him to pay $237,500—and concluded the ex-official had a conflict of interest on a development decision and failed to properly report a series of financial conflicts.

County supervisors Tuesday approved changes to compensation for members of the civil grand jury that acts as a watchdog overseeing government entities.

Supervisor Margie Barrios on Tuesday claimed the Panoche Valley solar farm project is being held up in Sacramento and she speculated about possible involvement from environmentalists.

Hollister officials Monday took a symbolic step forward on the $4.1 million west side beautification project by approving an engineering contract amendment for the first phase.

Hollister council members Monday unanimously approved hiring former Fire Chief Bill Garringer as interim chief.

Citadel Exploration has sued the county alleging that state law supersedes the Measure J ban against enhanced petroleum extraction once planned for the oil company's Project Indian site.

Talks between the nonprofit organization Go Kids, Inc. and the county over a piece of property worth $500,000 are still in progress after the parties met Tuesday to discuss plans.

A project to repair the main runway at the Hollister Municipal Airport could be delayed by “months” because the paving work may not have been compact enough, an airport commissioner told the Free Lance.  

San Benito Health Care District directors Thursday scheduled a possible decision on proposed district maps for future board elections and indicated they wanted more time for their own consideration and public feedback.

A No on Measure J sign remained displayed on a billboard along San Felipe Road early this week, while state law is supposed to require campaigns to remove the advertisements within 10 days of an election.