Sunnyslope water district names new director
Former Napa public works chief replaces retired Yamaoka
Hollister officials stay hopeful for RDA fix
Days after the California State Supreme Court ruled that the legislature has the right to abolish redevelopment agencies but cannot require cities to make a payment to keep the agencies open, Hollister city officials are looking into the next step they need to take for life without an RDA while remaining hopeful that the legislature may come up with a last-minute reprieve.
Panel urges against bond issue for bullet train
The California Legislature should not authorize the issuance of $6 billion in bonds to start building the state's $98.5 billion bullet train project, a state-appointed review panel says in a key report to be released Tuesday.
Los Banos mayor blasts Hwy. 152 plan as money grab
Plans to use money from Merced County to widen Highway 152 in neighboring areas and create a toll road to pay for it have drawn the ire of Los Banos Mayor Mike Villalta.
Court says state can eliminate RDAs
Judges' opinion says state cannot require cities to make
Health care insurance expands for low-income residents
Federal waiver allows coverage to eligible adults in San Benito,
2011 Year in Review: It’s the economy, for better or worse
Economic stories of success and failure continued to dominate the local news scene in 2011, with the various machinations of financial tumult affecting nearly every aspect of life in San Benito County.
San Benito is one of 2 counties failing to submit pay data
San Benito is one of two counties in California listed as noncompliant with a state mandate to submit salary records for public perusal – and could face $5,000 in fines if it doesn't turn in the data in coming weeks. Two special districts in the county – the San Benito Resource Conservation District and the Tres Pinos Water District – also failed to file the documents.
Officials exhausted by bullet train costs
When it comes to spending staff hours and taxpayer dollars planning for California’s pricey and contentious high-speed rail project, City of Gilroy officials say they’re nearing the end of the line.













