Politics

The board of supervisors will consider an item Tuesday to establish a Tourism Business Improvement District in San Benito County to help promote tourism.

Construction work is set to start Saturday on a one-mile stretch along San Felipe Road in Hollister, according to Caltrans.

In a special retreat meeting, the board of supervisors held a “brainstorming” session Tuesday on ways to replace old technological systems with new infrastructure and reform efficiency of county agencies, among other items.

Six years after closing off the popular off-road attraction in San Benito County, Clear Creek Management Area, the Bureau of Land Management announced Wednesday it had released its decision calling for most of the public lands to remain closed permanently.

County supervisors Tuesday night took the most important step yet toward developing a Resource Recovery Park next to the landfill.

Hollister School District trustees Tuesday evening are set to discuss a proposed $39 million facilities bond and whether to place it on the June primary ballot.

Supervisors in recent weeks voted 3-2 to impose their “last, best and final offer” on government union workers after months of tense negotiations and false starts.

The city council is in negotiations with Interim City Manager Bill Avera to bring him on as permanent city manager.

Ken Duran was a hero to daughter Rosemary, but not just because he went on to become widely influential in the local Latino community and eventually a councilman and mayor.

The last couple of days brought a change of pace with weather that is usually quite common for this time of year – rain. With the recent drought, though, local government officials are cautioning that the city and county aren’t out of the woods yet. “Even if we continue to get more rain, we’re still behind in the normal amount of rainfall,” said Jim Hart, the head of the city’s public works department.