Updated: Supes decide to keep library open, but want cuts
County supervisors have indicated they will keep the San Benito
County delays cannabis ordinance
After receiving comments from residents during a public hearing, San Benito County supervisors on Tuesday delayed the approval of a cannabis business ordinance.
The item, which deals with cannabis cultivation for medical use only, will be continued to the board’s August 22 meeting.
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Panoche solar company to host open house for new office
Panoche Valley Solar, which is developing the 247-megawatt solar farm in southern San Benito County, is hosting an open house to celebrate the opening of a new Hollister office. The open house is set for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at The Vault, 452 San Benito St.
How justice is sold to the lowest bidder in rural California
This story was published Dec. 17 by CalMatters.
For three years, the fate of poor people accused of crimes in San Benito County lay in the hands of attorneys who barely spoke with their clients and seldom filed legal motions on their behalf.
While defendants...
Nation’s largest public utility joins Panoche solar venture
The largest public utility company in the nation is now a partner in the Panoche Valley solar project as part of a move that should add construction clout for the venture expected to break ground sometime in 2014.
Calif. measure pushes drug treatment over prison
Eight years ago, 61 percent of California voters passed a novel
Downtown building next in line for facade funds
The next property in line for possible facade-improvement funds
