Updated: Highway 156 expansion delay could last 3 years
Highway 156 commuters may have to sit waiting in their vehicles for three more years.
Alejo, Bernosky to compete for Assembly
With almost half of the 28th State Assembly District's precincts
Appeals court rules against environmental groups in solar case
The Sixth District Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday in favor of PV2 Energy and the county in the lawsuit from Save Panoche Valley, the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society over the 399-megawatt solar farm proposed in San Benito County.
New laws: Phones smarter; plastic bags banned; licenses for all
Ringing in the New Year means a host of resolutions along with new laws such as those on fracking and social media. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the following into law for 2015:
As deadline looms without final OK, solar investors bet big
Despite state and federal agencies still holding proverbial keys to their project, investors behind a Panoche Valley solar farm have already spent about $50 million on pre-construction and application efforts, a spokeswoman for the endeavor confirmed Monday.
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...
