Politics

San Benito County supervisors Tuesday declared support for a bill aiming to reopen Clear Creek National Recreation Area. Supervisors at their 9 a.m. Tuesday meeting approved a letter of support for H.R. 1838 introduced by Congressman Sam Farr, D-Carmel, in April 2015. The bill passed...

In a July county board meeting, Supervisor Anthony Botelho launched into one of his periodic tirades about overbearing state regulations, from the Fish and Wildlife agency, causing harm to the local economy. In this case, that harm was more akin locally to an economic shipwreck, with Atlanta-based Pulte Group pulling out of its highly desirable Del Webb community at San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

San Benito County supervisors Tuesday voted 4-0 to leave the CalPERS Health Care network, which has provided options to county employees and retirees for 23 years.

San Benito County supervisors Tuesday declared support for a bill aiming to reopen Clear Creek National Recreation Area.

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider supporting a bill aiming to reopen Clear Creek National Recreation Area. Supervisors at their 9 a.m. Tuesday meeting are set to consider a letter of support for H.R. 1838 introduced by Congressman Sam Farr,...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider supporting a bill aiming to reopen Clear Creek National Recreation Area.

Three seats on the Gavilan College Board of Trustees are up for grabs in the November election, and interested candidates can start submitting nomination paperwork July 18. The deadline to qualify for a spot on the ballot is Aug. 12.

Local chamber of commerce President Juli Vieira received the honor of Woman of the Year in the State Senate District.

The new president and superintendent of Gavilan College is no stranger to the tree-lined campus. For seven years Kathleen Rose has served as the school’s executive vice president and chief instruction officer. Named by the Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees at their meeting on June 14, following a nationwide search to replace outgoing president Steven M. Kinsella, Rose will lead the school as it expands to new campuses at Coyote Valley and in Hollister and gets ready to celebrate the school’s 100th year serving South Valley and San Benito County communities.

Council members are considering whether to ask voters about extending the mayoral terms from two to four years just four years after locals offered their take.