City to consider retired Garringer for interim chief role
Hollister council members Monday will consider hiring former Hollister Fire Chief Bill Garringer as the interim chief to replace Chief Mike O'Connor.
Neighbors share concerns with district on Nash Road
San Benito High School District trustees met with an audience of at least 50 people Wednesday to discuss “good neighbor” issues, including problems with students and staff parking in front of residences and solutions to Nash Road, which runs through the middle of campus.
Updated: County keeps ‘study areas’ for growth in general plan
County supervisors Tuesday decided to include "special study areas" for prospective development in the general plan draft after debating over potential consequences of leaving them in or out.
Photo: ‘San Benito Rising’ rallies against oil wells near Pinnacles
San Benito environmental activists known as San Benito Rising, with the Center for Biological Diversity as a cosponsor, held a rally against 15 proposed oil wells near Pinnacles National Park on Saturday. The event was called “Draw the Line: Don’t Frack the Pinnacles.” The oil company with exclusive rights to the project – Ojai-based Citadel Exploration, Inc. – vehemently denied those implications of fracking and its spokesman said the businesss has worked with the county to address all environmental concerns. San Benito Rising also has acknowledged there is no planned fracking at the Indian Wells project.
