Ballots are in the mail for Nov. 5 election
Mail-in ballots have been sent out by the San Benito County Elections Office this week as early voting for the Nov. 5 election kicks off. Starting Oct. 7, residents can start heading to voting centers and dropping off ballots.
A total of 37,000 mail-in ballots...
Updated: City moves to sell cherished downtown plot
Hold onto those memories from events on the open grassy plot downtown.
Council waives fees for senior housing
Council members Monday voted 3-1 to waive in-lieu fees for an upcoming senior housing development, opting instead to receive a one-time payment of $1 million.
According to city documents, the total in-lieu fee for the project as of June 2017 is $1,515,000.
Miller Homes, Inc., developer...
Bipartisan bill would help specialty crops
Congressman Jimmy Panetta, 20th District Democrat and co-chair of the Congressional Agriculture Research Caucus, has introduced the Specialty Crop Mechanization Prize Challenge Act.
The bipartisan legislation incentivizes innovative agriculture technology development and deployment. The bill also encourages public-private partnerships between agriculture industry and the U.S....
Cat declawing, book censorship among new 2026 laws
Every year, lawmakers in Sacramento introduce a flurry of bills, most of which are eviscerated during the legislative process and end up on the Assembly or Senate trash heap. A select few make it to the governor’s desk, and assuming they dodge the veto...
Council rebuffs change of zoning for pot club
Hollister City Council members in considering a proposal for a
