Politics

The Homeless Coalition of San Benito County and the Farm Labor Association will be working with the board of supervisors to mediate a conflict that has arisen this winter season over the use of kitchen facilities at the migrant camp on Southside Road.

There is renewed interest from property owners and a developer to possibly build thousands of homes on the El Rancho San Benito land where DMB proposed the 6,800-unit community before departing nearly three years ago.

The San Juan Bautista City Council is set to consider whether to donate money to the "Save San Juan Valley" lawsuit against Caltrans' plans for Highway 156 expansion.

The San Benito County Supervisors on Tuesday at 9 a.m. will hold a special board meeting in which they will discuss budget items, including a report from an ad-hoc committee on the public defender contracts.

The Hollister Planning Commission will meet Thursday, at 6 p.m., at City Hall, 375 Fifth St. The commissioners are set to hold a public hearing on Site and Architectural application No. 2013-1 and conditional use permit 2013-1 filed by C&M Automotive, Inc.

Local residents will soon see higher fees for some services such as applying for a marriage license, filing a fictitious business statement and some other services at the San Benito County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voter’s office.

The environmental impact review for the San Benito County general plan update is slated to be released on Friday to begin a 45-day comment period that will end on April 8, according to County Planning Director Gary Armstrong.

The San Juan Bautista Planning Commission is set to hold its next meeting Thursday morning.

The Hollister School District is set to hold its regular meeting Feb. 26, and trustees will consider a change to the dual language program for seventh- and eighth-grade students, among other items. 

The San Juan Bautista City Council on Tuesday is set to consider an update to the development impact fees and other matters.