June 7 ballot features full slate of local candidates
San Benito County voters will have an abundance of choices for numerous local offices that will appear on the June 7 primary ballot.
The local ballot features the newly redrawn 18th U.S. Congressional District, three county supervisors seats, district attorney’s office, sheriff-coroner and more. The...
Dabo steps down as president, keeps seat
Mitchell Dabo revealed this week he would not seek election to a third one-year term as president of the San Benito County Board of Education.
Dabo’s revelation, in an interview with the Free Lance on Wednesday, occurred one day after Hollister police confirmed they had...
Three new faces on Hollister school board
A trio of fresh faces will join the Hollister School District’s Board of Education at a time where the governing body is in the process of selecting a new superintendent.
Challengers Carla Torres-Deluna, Stephen Kain and Jan Grist finished one-two-three in the six-candidate race for...
Judge Sanders is a voice of reason with singing group
Steven Sanders is exceptional at a couple of things: working really hard and singing really cool—doo-wop cool.
Candidates show interest in Nov. 8 election
Candidates have begun pulling papers and contemplating their plans for elected offices in Hollister, San Juan Bautista and on local school boards on the ballot in the Nov. 8 general election.
The nomination period for candidates for local offices started July 18, and continues until...
Committee passes ‘Clean Water for All’ bills
On World Water Day, March 22, the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials passed three bills that aim to protect the state’s water sources and access, according to a press release from Assemblymember Robert Rivas.
The first piece of legislation, Assembly Bill 2106,...
Abortion law soars ahead, casino betting props appear doomed in Nov. 8 election results
Proposition 1 — Abortion
With early returns beginning to come in, Californians appear to be giving broad support to Proposition 1, which would place into the state Constitution a woman’s right to have an abortion.
As of 11pm Nov. 8, more than 68% of voters have...
County school board elections shifted
A new state law is moving the date of the election of San Benito County’s Board of Education trustees from June to November, county election officials said this week.
That means the new filing period for filing as a candidate for one of the two...
