Hollister council members work to hash out cannabis rules
Council members squabbled over proposed changes to a local marijuana ordinance at their Monday meeting.
Updated: Council OKs sidewalk program for lower-income areas
Hollister council members Monday approved using federal block grant funds to replace or fix sidewalks in lower-income areas of the city.
Cannella to host town hall on health exchange
State Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, is set to be in Salinas on Thursday to host a town hall regarding health care, according to his office.
Supes agree to hike some fees
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved an increase in fees collected by the public works department for engineering services and development processing as well as park facility rentals.
Commercial use, townhomes planned for demo’d site
Developers who bought and demolished the San Benito Street building destroyed by a 2014 fire plan to build a mixed-use project with a commercial office in the front and townhomes behind it, a planning official confirmed.
Neighbors upset over $1.5m curve work near Pinnacles
Paicines area residents like Sonya Taylor are upset over Caltrans’ $1.5 million curve realignment on Airline Highway near Pinnacles National Park, arguing it decreases safety levels and costs too much money.
Glines running unopposed for Gavilan board
Gavilan College Board Trustee Walter R. “Walt” Glines is running unopposed representing the Gilroy area for the November 2014 election.
County extends tree-cutting ban by 10 months, 15 days
County supervisors Tuesday agreed to extend a moratorium against cutting mature trees here for another 10 months and 15 days, but they instructed staff officials to prepare a permanent tree ordinance with a goal of approval within six months.
Video: Residents, council support motorcycle rally’s return
In this video, new event manager Mark Cresswell and residents speak to council members about a 2013 motorcycle rally.
