Alejo stresses second chances in talk to students
Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville) made a special appearance at Central High School Friday to speak to students. With about 100 or so students, Mayor Steve Tate, Morgan Hill Unified School District Superintendent Wes Smith and trustees Claudia Rossi and Ron Woolf, the assembly member spoke about his childhood and how he got to the state capitol. He said he was arrested at 16 while attending Watsonville High School and was put on juvenile probation. After another offense his senior year, the school told him with one more problem, he would be expelled.Â
Planner gets $12K hike to align with manager’s pay
When San Benito County hired new Planning Director Gary
Meeting Preview: Supervisors to weigh new fee schedule
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Among the items on the agenda, supervisors will weigh adjustments to the clerk's office fee schedule in an effort to increase revenue in tough financial times.
Groups sue again aiming to halt Panoche solar project
Two environmental groups Friday filed another lawsuit against the county board aiming to halt the Panoche Valley Solar Project, according to court documents.
