County’s out-of-state travel tab comes to $13K
The county spent $13,000 on out-of-state travel for county
Prop. 12 would extend veteran home loan program
The final proposition that will appear on California's November
Redevelopment Agency plans to fight blight
Almost half the city will receive a face-lift over the next five
Board to reconsider growth ordinance
A showdown on a controversial slow-growth ordinance is expected
Animal shelter packed due to flood damage
Despite a break between storms, the local pet shelter is overflowing with animals displaced by flooding.
Recent rainfall brought chaos to the region in previous weeks, causing San Benito County to declare a local emergency due to flooding in the Lovers Lane area. Not long...
Deep Divide: Measure defined by more than fracking
Although Measure J is about fracking and other enhanced recovery methods at its core, much of the local debate to this point has focused on conventional oil drilling and what the initiative might or might not do beyond banning those specified practices.
Assembly OKs bill that would forgive $3.5M in county debt
The California state Assembly approved AB 1676, a bill to correct the apportionment factors used by San Benito County to allocate property tax revenues to the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund. The bill passed off the Assembly floor today 78-0 with overwhelming bi-partisan support.
Local schools relieved with passage of Prop. 30
Local school officials breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday morning when it became clear that voters had approved a state ballot measure that will alleviate the need for further cuts at K-12 schools for the second part of the school year.












