Politics

Councilwoman Pauline Valdivia will not seek a fifth term in office, she announced Monday night.

Aside from two races, the remainder of the primary ballot in San Benito County is defined by a lack of opposition on the local front.

Hollister Councilman Victor Gomez had nearly twice as much in cash contributions as the next of two other competitors for the District 4 county board seat, according to campaign finance documents submitted last week.

The county’s elections office is short workers for the June 3 primary, according to the head elections official.

The city is naming its dog park after the late Jerry Gabe, an aircraft enthusiast who spent much of his free time at the neighboring airport.

Downtown Hollister just got more friendly toward pedestrians.

A Republican candidate for lieutenant governor made his view clear on the locally heated matter of fracking. Former state GOP Chairman Ron Nehring, now among challengers to Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom on the June primary ballot, believes petroleum exploration should be wide open and that Democrats are pushing for higher oil and gas prices by opposing fracking.

In San Benito County, 30 school district board of education trustee positions and three positions with the county office of education will be up for grabs this year in elections.

San Benito County publishes list for a total of $194,000 in unclaimed money

Faced with a trend of slightly tardy students, the Hollister School District will roll out a new policy next year: letters home to the parents of students who are chronically late to class by one to 29 minutes.