Politics

The county auditor Tuesday announced a sampling showed that 63.2 percent of signatures were deemed valid in the petition effort for a countywide fracking ban, which also includes barring all oil activities in rural designations.

County supervisors Tuesday voted 4-1 in sending a group’s proposed ordinance to the November ballot that would ban fracking and limit oil activities.

Hollister City Council members Monday approved the purchase of surveillance cameras for downtown.

The owner of a shuttered marijuana dispensary is continuing his pursuit of ballot measures proposing to legalize up to two pot shops and implement a tax on sales.

South Santa Clara County's first legislative summit hosted by the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce on April 25 included input from two key San Benito County representatives. The event was a chance for Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, and Congressman Sam Farr, D-Carmel, to share their views to the local crowd. Alejo and Farr each represent San Benito County.

Hollister City Council members Monday are scheduled to weigh buying video surveillance cameras for downtown.

Steve Wittry has resigned from his position as county public works administrator nearly five years after accepting the post.

Hollister School District board trustees increased pay of substitutes, discussed the possibility of restoring stipends for after-school sports programs and addressed goals and plans for next year at the regularly scheduled school board meeting Tuesday.

Two of the figures at opposite ends of the debate over a proposed ban against fracking and limits on oil extraction are set to face off in a debate on a local community access show.

The San Benito Rising group submitted more than 4,000 signatures to the elections office Tuesday on Earth Day for a ballot proposal to ban fracking and limit oil extraction in the county.