Shift hikes water official’s pay to $214k in furlough times
The San Benito County Water District board last week approved shifting the head manager’s $20,000 health allocation into his base salary, taking it to $214,000 annually.
Judge rules in favor of Panoche solar project in latest lawsuit
Judge Harry Tobias on Thursday ruled against environmental groups challenging the Panoche Valley Solar Project whose owners hope to start construction in the coming months.
Local learns of $8,190 surprise from county
San Benito County publishes list for a total of $194,000 in unclaimed money
Grand jury urges evaluation of lease-leaseback deals
The county's civil grand jury is the latest organization to challenge the use of lease-leaseback arrangements such as the ones planned for San Benito High School's bond projects.
Declines for cherries, wine grapes help edge crop values lower
San Benito County saw a $2.1 million drop—or a less than 1 percent of the total—in gross agricultural value in 2014 compared to the prior year, according to the most recent crop report approved by county supervisors this week.
