Updated: Gomez acknowledges deficit ‘tough to overcome’
With more voting results expected at 5 p.m. Friday, incumbent Supervisor Jerry Muenzer held a lead over challenger Victor Gomez in the race for the District 4 county board seat after early results released Tuesday.
Updated: Klauer, Scattini share views after race
Newcomer Karson Klauer is headed toward victory over two-term former Councilman Robert Scattini in the race for the open District 3 seat after early election results released Tuesday.
Election: Turnout to exceed expectations
With vote by mail ballots received through Sunday counted and all precincts reporting, county election officials expect there are still between 4,500 and 5,500 outstanding vote-by-mail ballots that arrived Monday and Tuesday of this week and might sway the results of some of the closer races.
Congressman Farr: ‘I haven’t had issues with steam extraction’
After it became clear Measure J would pass Tuesday night at initiative supporters’ headquarters, Congressman Sam Farr told the crowd that their efforts could “wake up” the rest of the state’s counties and communities throughout the nation. Farr in an interview after the speech, however, told the Free Lance he wasn’t opposed to cyclic steaming, a practice banned in the local initiative and one that is used at a massive oil field in his home county.
Measure J backers reflect on historic victory, hopes for ‘movement’
Retired San Benito High School Principal Tim Shellito believes the victory for supporters of Measure J – set to ban all enhanced petroleum extraction countywide – shows that “John Q. Public” is alive.
Election: Measures aiming to hike hotel tax rates defeated
Both city and county voters are headed toward rejecting separate proposals to increase the hotel tax from 8 percent to 12 percent in the area, according to early election results.
Election: West, Martorana, Boch in lead for SJB council seats
Jim West, Chris Martorana and Tony Boch took the early lead in the race for three open San Juan Bautista council seats, according to early results released Tuesday.
Election: Wave of new faces for school boards
The Nov. 4 Election Day brought a wave of new and familiar faces to school boards across San Benito County. Of the 17 school races in the county, eight garnered enough qualified candidates to appear on the ballot for a deciding vote.
Updated: Hollister School District bond nears finish line
The Hollister School District's Measure M, which proposed a $28.5 million general obligation facilities bond to fix leaky roofs, upgrade classrooms and improve campus security, had the lead in the latest release of election results.
