Politics

With election day approaching, voters have several state propositions from which to choose. Below is a brief description of each of them. For a deeper dive, visit voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions. Proposition 2 Public School and Community College Facilities Under Prop. 2, the state would sell a $10 billion bond...

San Benito High School District trustees tabled consideration of a consultant for Superintendent John Perales during a recent board meeting.

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.

Temporary road would allow closure of Nash Road near San Benito High School campus

The Hollister Airshow lost money for the second consecutive year, while city officials this week discussed potential changes for 2013 such as moving the event weekend and altering the number of days for the show.

Hollister School District trustees selected James “Mike” Baldwin as their newest and fifth board member this week.

After it became clear Measure J would pass Tuesday night at initiative supporters’ headquarters, Congressman Sam Farr told the crowd that their efforts could “wake up” the rest of the state’s counties and communities throughout the nation. Farr in an interview after the speech, however, told the Free Lance he wasn’t opposed to cyclic steaming, a practice banned in the local initiative and one that is used at a massive oil field in his home county.

Supervisors on Tuesday put their support behind a proposed half-cent sales tax now headed for the June ballot.