City forgot to OK contract with CMAP in 2006
When city officials went to find documents for a potential
County board inspects costs for public defense, conflict attorneys
The defense of suspected criminals who cannot afford their own attorney costs San Benito County more than $1 million dollars a year – and 8 percent of those cases eat up 35 percent of the budget, according to county figures.
Hollister Airshow loss excludes costs for organizer’s time
The Hollister Airshow budget as presented by Management Services Director Mike Chambless—whose job includes running the airport and annual event—excluded an estimate of costs for time he put in overseeing it.
Block party permits due early for July 4
Due to increased requests for Fourth of July block party permits
Griffin named San Benito Ag Commissioner
Ken Griffin is San Benito County’s first agricultural commissioner since 2021, following a recent interview and vote by the board of supervisors.
Griffin has served as the county’s Acting Agricultural Commissioner for about five years. The board voted to remove “acting” from his title on...
