Gavilan’s new Coyote Valley campus set to open in Fall 2016
A new Gavilan College campus in south San Jose came a couple of steps closer to becoming a reality Oct. 13 as the governing body unanimously approved more than $4.5 million in contracts to begin site grading, soil inspection and the purchase of five modular buildings.
Hollister mayor to join funded conclave to Chinese cities
Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez recently announced he will attend a 10-day trip to China that is funded by a nonprofit Silicon Valley organization working to facilitate business connections.
With some residents upset, county pulls support for highway name change
San Benito County supervisors reversed course this week on their support of changing the name of Airline Highway to Pinnacles National Park Highway in an effort to spur tourism in the county for the recently upgraded national park.
One-time funding puts SBHS in the black
A San Benito High School District budget for 2015-16 included about $1.6 million in one-time state funding, reflected a loss of about $1 million in Regional Occupational Center/Program revenue and was unanimously approved by trustees at a meeting Wednesday.
Sheriff on prisoner release: ‘direct and immediate impact’
A panel of federal judges this week ruled preliminarily that the
Board weighs options for county tax hike
While a potential general sales tax measure could bring in more than $5 million to the county annually if approved by local voters, San Benito County supervisors opted to take the discussion to an upcoming intergovernmental meeting to seek input from officials in Hollister and San Juan Bautista before deciding how to proceed.
Sanchez: Low-scoring schools have adequate resources
County Superintendent Mike Sanchez today reported to county
