Trustee claims Gavilan board took illegal vote on change to election process
Gavilan College trustees voted in closed session last month to change the way trustees are voted into office, confirmed Trustee Tony Ruiz, who represents the Hollister area on the board.
Dozens of new state laws take effect for the new year
California lawmakers in 2024 introduced 4,821 bills, but most of them were tossed or otherwise rejected during the months-long legislative process during which most never saw the light of day.
Just 1,206 made it to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, with 1,017 getting signed into law...
County to pay $262K in attorneys’ fees over oil lawsuit
The county agreed to pay the Center for Biological Diversity $262,500 in attorneys' fees—an amount now owed to taxpayers by an oil company that indemnified the local government—as part of a settlement in a lawsuit over the Project Indian oil site, according to court documents.
Crop values jump in 2012; supervisor suggests lettuce festival
Supervisors today received the 2012 crop report from the county agricultural commissioner, who called 2012 “a banner year” for agriculture in the county.
Supes push for contract award to higher, local bid
Despite the county's requirement by state law to accept the
