General Plan update almost ready for review
Planning Director Gary Armstrong talked with county supervisors about the general plan update at last week’s meeting at the request of Supervisor Anthony Botelho and told the board it has entered its final stages of development.
Report urges approval for area mosque
A lengthy report by county planning staff recommends the approval of the Cordoba Center mosque and community center project in San Martin, and might put to rest the many worries and questions that residents have submitted in response to the proposal.
Partnership to create Highway 152 toll road disbands
The multi-county partnership that was studying the possibility of making Highway 152 a toll road has broken up.
Councilman refunds part of payment, admits breaking ethics law
Councilman Doug Emerson on Wednesday admitted he violated state ethics rules and amended a filing with the city to reflect that he reimbursed half of $4,650 he reported receiving from a solar company for his July 2011 trip to China.
SEIU, administration trade barbs over union flier
Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 521 distributed fliers over the weekend that suggested San Benito County might be headed in the same direction as San Bernardino, which recently gained national infamy after filing bankruptcy.
Seniors, EDC take first hits from budget hearings
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors began the budget hearings Monday by making their first cut of the hearings to the community-based organizations and the Economic Development Corporation.
Councilman Emerson’s paid trip to China spurs questions
Councilman Doug Emerson in July 2011 accepted $4,650 for a trip to China – and apparently exceeded the state’s gift limit for elected officials – from a private solar company that requested he speak at a seminar to help recruit investors for California projects.
