San Juan has city clerk opening
San Juan Bautista has a vacancy for the city clerk position, according to an announcement from the city.
Deep Divide: What are environmental implications of Measure J?
Local resident Larry Rebecchi recalled when Measure J supporters started gathering signatures last summer in their effort to ban hydraulic fracturing and other enhanced forms of extraction practices used by the oil industry to unlock shale deposits, particularly those in the massive Monterey Shale formation.
State rep: Enhanced extraction common; oil companies slow to report
A top official with the California Department of Conservation addressed the county board Tuesday about enhanced oil recovery practices – in light of Measure J on the coming ballot – while noting about half of state oil production is from extraction methods targeted in the proposed ban but that smaller petroleum companies are slow in reporting required well data.
Erickson named Cannella’s volunteer of the year
Sen. Anthony Cannella announced Ruth Erickson as the 12th district Volunteer of the Year.
State conservation rep to speak on petroleum at board meeting
A representative from a division of the State Department of Conservation – which supports cyclic steaming and other enhanced petroleum extraction practices facing a possible ban here – is set to speak at Tuesday's county board meeting.
Hollister may offer employees $25K lump sum for voluntary retirement
Hollister council members Monday will consider an idea for an employee retirement/resignation program that would pay workers lump sums – at least $25,000 if an individual has reached five years of service.
City to weigh extending garbage deal, complying with waste rules
Hollister officials Monday will weigh a three-year extension to the garbage contract with Recology while helping to prepare for stricter regulations ahead pertaining to green and food-waste collection.
Apple farming supervisor gets behind measure
Supervisor Anthony Botelho supports Measure J, the ballot initiative aiming to ban fracking and other enhanced extraction practices along with barring all petroleum activities in rural residential zones. He also acknowledged that given the opportunity, he would consider allowing oil exploration on his own land.
Deep Divide: Measure J opponents tout potential oil boom
Before the county board OK'd placing Measure J on the ballot, supervisors had the option of delaying the process to conduct an economic analysis but chose to bypass that choice and send the proposal to voters. Without a county economic report to precede the November ballot decision – whether to ban hydraulic fracturing, cyclic steaming and acidizing as extraction techniques along with all petroleum activities in rural residential zones near the two cities – the local farm bureau went ahead and conducted a study of its own.
