Politics

Gavilan College Board Trustee Walter R. “Walt” Glines is running unopposed representing the Gilroy area for the November 2014 election.

With San Juan Bautista's water woes continuing on through the summer, the city is offering residents water from a reverse osmosis station recently hooked up for the public.

San Juan Bautista council members didn't have to go looking for personal testimonials about the closed-off Clear Creek Management Area and potential impacts from asbestos.

With separate approvals from the Hollister council and county board this week, an expansion is moving ahead for the skate park facility at Veterans Memorial Park.

Gavilan College has three openings on its volunteer Citizen's Oversight Committee, which looks to see if Measure E bond revenues are being spent as specified in the original ballot language.

Boosted by big increases in vegetable production, San Benito County’s agriculture industry earned record revenues in 2013 and eclipsed $300 million in value for the first time.

A panel of leaders from area governments is recommending that the fire department should locate Fire Station No. 3 on Flynn Road near the county jail, the mayor confirmed Monday.

Citadel Exploration is weighing the use of conventional techniques for oil extraction – instead of long-planned steam injections – at the Project Indian site in southern San Benito County, a company spokesman confirmed to the Free Lance.

Bernie Ramirez took over as president of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter in July, and he’s already taking action with a new banner program aimed at active servicemen.