De La Cruz represents county at legislative conference
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors authorized Chairman Jaime De La Cruz from District 5 to represent the county in Washington D.C. at the 2017 National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference.
According to a statement released on the matter, hundreds of NACo members...
New councilman forced to resign due to move
Hollister Councilman Roy Sims moved just outside of his district and must resign from his seat.
Sims, the District 4 councilman, was elected in November to one of four council members joining the mayor on the dais.
“I will no longer be able to be on...
Estimate for new library approaches $50 million
A new county library still seems a long way off after a recent report priced a new facility at $47.5 million.
County supervisors received a library needs assessment report Tuesday and directed staff officials to continue the discussion at the San Benito County Intergovernmental Committee....
Avera tells chamber group he ‘probably mishandled’ spills
City Manager Bill Avera at a luncheon event this week said he “probably mishandled or misjudged" the severity of two 2016 cannery waste spills into the San Benito River bed.
On Jan. 13, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board issued the City of...
Former councilman starts political consultant firm
A former city councilman is using his political consulting firm to bridge the gap between the public and private sectors.
Former Hollister Councilman Victor Gomez is gearing up a new political consulting firm called Pinnacle Strategy. Gomez served on the council from 2008 until late...
Highway 156 expansion still slated to start in summer 2019
The Highway 156 expansion remains a couple years away from starting, but that didn’t stop the California State Governor’s Office from including it on a list of key infrastructure projects released this week.
In 2008, Caltrans approved an environmental impact report for the project that...
Council OKs community choice energy
Hollister residents will be able to take advantage of clean, renewable energy without having to mount solar hardware on their homes starting in spring 2018.
Council members Monday unanimously approved a resolution that allows local residents to choose where they get their energy.
Monterey Bay Community...
Records: Perales gets two months of pay
The San Benito High School District agreed to pay former Superintendent John Perales two months of salary and health benefits along with undisclosed vacation-accrual compensation.
That was in exchange for his "irrevocable resignation and a mutual release of claims," according to a letter provided by...
County concerned about more flooding with rain
Rain expected this week has the county concerned about more potential flooding.
Recent rainfall and flooding in previous weeks caused San Benito County to declare a local emergency due to flooding in the Lovers Lane area. Gov. Jerry Brown proclaimed a State of Emergency for...
