Old City Hall refurb downsized
City officials are downsizing the planned rehabilitation of the Old City Hall building at 339 Fifth St. after bids came in substantially higher than anticipated.
San Benito Chamber of Commerce endorses candidates
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau endorsed two of the incumbent supervisors running in the June 5 election, including Margie Barrios and Anthony Botelho, while remaining neutral on the District 5 race between incumbent Jaime De La Cruz and opponent Sonny Flores
State denies $140K in RDA successor payments to HDA, EDC
Director of Development Services Bill Avera on Tuesday informed the Hollister City Council that the California Department of Finance had disapproved the $140,000 of budgeted payments from the RDA’s successor agency to the Hollister Downtown Association and Economic Development Corp.
DA backs claim alleging Gavilan board violated Brown Act
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has supported allegations that the Gavilan College board violated Brown Act provisions in October of last year when it increased the president’s pay during closed session, but also confirmed the deadline had passed to invalidate the action.
State wants $6.6M in bypass repairs before taking road
Caltrans has put up a major roadblock to a long-expected transfer of the Highway 25 bypass to the state.
