Politics

San Juan Bautista, the quaint Mission City town known for its resistance to development, is set to undergo another growth spurt with the help of an 85-lot subdivision.

The county board Tuesday is set to weigh what constitutes exemptions as laid out in the Measure J initiative on the November ballot.

City officials are weighing use of $100,000 to clean up a downtown property destroyed in a March fire and claiming the owner of the building had been living in an illegally converted portion of the site at the time of the blaze.

City officials are weighing use of $100,000 to clean up a downtown property destroyed in a March fire and claiming the owner of the building had been living in an illegally converted portion of the site at the time of the blaze.

Perhaps the most recent turn of events in a countywide fracking debate that involves ranchers, politicians and businessmen is that the teachers are taking sides.

The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is hosting an election forum Monday in San Juan Bautista.

Both sides of the Measure J campaign are reporting signs that were damaged or stolen.

For Victoria Montoya, it wasn't “a natural thing” for her to run for the District 2 city council seat, but others encouraged her to go for it. For Mickie Solorio Luna, a career in city finance and leadership with the League of United Latin American Citizens prepared her for the role.

Two positions on the Gavilan College Board of Trustees are open for San Benito County residents and three candidates have stepped forward to fill the spots.