Courthouse construction on schedule for year-end finish
Construction of the new San Benito County courthouse has been moving at a brisk pace on the lot at the corner of Monterey and Fourth streets. Judge Steven Sanders said last week the court staff members estimate the first proceedings will be held at the new courthouse location by the end of this year or early in 2014.
Water at crux of debate over Tres Pinos project
A proposal for a 21-home subdivision in Tres Pinos, with a population of about 500, may come down to availability of water.
Questions of ethnic fairness key delay for at-large mayor
City leaders put off the realignment from five districts to
Bill would allow San Juan Bautista to redirect penalty funds to wastewater projects
A State Senate bill sponsored by the City of San Juan Bautista would give small communities more flexibility when faced with state water quality fines. The legislation known as SB 1081, introduced this week by State Sen. John Laird, would allow cities to invest...
San Juan forced to pay $116K for exceeding salt limit
The state’s regional water board recently ordered San Juan Bautista to pay $116,000 in fines that have collected over the past three years for continuously exceeding a salt discharge cap in the water system.
Without funds, San Justo mussels would extend long stay
A $3 million eradication of San Justo Reservoir’s zebra mussels will take one to two years to execute once initiated, and it might not commence for several more years because there are no funds dedicated to the project.
