Politics

Between June 2016—when the Hollister City Council entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement to sell the 400 block of San Benito Street—and its vote a year later to sell the property, the price jumped by 77 percent. Council members may have been unaware that...

County supervisors Tuesday morning will receive an updated report on flooding related to Pacheco Creek.

On World Water Day, March 22, the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials passed three bills that aim to protect the state’s water sources and access, according to a press release from Assemblymember Robert Rivas.   The first piece of legislation, Assembly Bill 2106,...

For the first time in 30 years, San Benito County may be ineligible to apply for the federal community development block grant due to changes in the requirements by the state, which administers the grants. This year, the state implemented a rule that counties or cities that have received a grant in 2012-13 will not be eligible to apply for an additional grant in 2013-14 unless they have spent and completed 50 percent of the current year's grant before the notice of application is released.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority's east Gilroy station

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San Benito County supervisors will discuss two issues related to healthcare at Tuesday’s meeting, set for 9 a.m. in the board chambers.