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April 16, 2026

Planning commission to consider Solargen permit

The San Benito County Planning Commission will have its final

Council considers spending funds to move RDA office

The Hollister Redevelopment Agency is planning to move into the

County’s out-of-state travel tab comes to $13K

The county spent $13,000 on out-of-state travel for county

Alejo accepts nominations for Woman of the Year

March is Women's History Month. To commemorate the outstanding women in our communities, Assemblymember Luis A. Alejo will name one leader from the district the 2012 Woman of the Year.

Meet the candidates: Sheriff-coroner

Running for the office of San Benito County Sheriff-Coroner are incumbent Eric Taylor, who was appointed to the office by the board of supervisors following Darren Thompson’s retirement in 2021; and Juan Guevara. Guevara has more than 10 years of experience in Bay Area and...

Utilities commission OKs Panoche solar project

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a power purchase agreement for the 247-megawatt Panoche Valley solar project, according to an organization against the project.

Hollister Joins Other Local Governments in High-Tech Committee

The City Council voted this week to have Hollister pay up and

Photo: ‘San Benito Rising’ rallies against oil wells near Pinnacles

San Benito environmental activists known as San Benito Rising, with the Center for Biological Diversity as a cosponsor, held a rally against 15 proposed oil wells near Pinnacles National Park on Saturday. The event was called “Draw the Line: Don’t Frack the Pinnacles.” The oil company with exclusive rights to the project – Ojai-based Citadel Exploration, Inc. – vehemently denied those implications of fracking and its spokesman said the businesss has worked with the county to address all environmental concerns. San Benito Rising also has acknowledged there is no planned fracking at the Indian Wells project.

Video: Residents, council support motorcycle rally’s return

In this video, new event manager Mark Cresswell and residents speak to council members about a 2013 motorcycle rally. 

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