Politics

The Hollister City Council approved an update to the taxicab ordinance at the most recent meeting – the first comprehensive update to the law in 66 years.

Two years after Gilroy Prep School opened its doors and made big waves for receiving the highest Academic Performing Index Score in the district’s history, a pivotal moment is approaching Tuesday as charter school leaders cross their fingers and hope to receive the stamp of approval on their newest expansion effort.

Residents with wildlife problems – in both rural and urban parts of San Benito – no longer have county support for dealing with the pests.

The views around the John Smith Landfill may get greener in the future as county supervisors have directed staff to see how much it would cost to put in improvements and what funding sources might be available.

At a recent board of supervisors meeting, Supervisors Jerry Muenzer and Anthony Botelho were required to remove themselves from a discussion on the Williamson Act. During the public hearing, the supervisors were asked to consider if the property tax benefit should be lowered by 10 percent and contracts reduced to 9 years as a way to move $230,000 back into the general fund.

With county supervisors holding a retreat-style meeting Tuesday in a conference room at the behavioral health department office, Board Chairman Jaime De La Cruz ensured that every resident in attendance will get a chance to watch the proceeding or else it would be moved to another location.

There were no dramatic shifts in the latest vote count released by the elections office.

Elizabeth Martinez held a three-vote lead in the race for a Hollister School District seat after the elections office released its latest count Friday.

Because two supervisors maintained a conflict of interest on a decision over the matter, the Williamson Act benefit for local landowners will stay the same.

Local school officials breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday morning when it became clear that voters had approved a state ballot measure that will alleviate the need for further cuts at K-12 schools for the second part of the school year.