Politics

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.

On the heels of a failed road tax measure, county supervisors for now are saying no to the possibility of a general sales tax in unincorporated areas.

Supervisor Robert Rivas led a group of public officials and residents Tuesday in denouncing the massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub.

City Manager Bill Avera took responsibility for local nonprofit groups spending nearly $33,000 in city money on upgrades to a Veterans Memorial Building floor before getting a necessary approval from Hollister council members.

Supporters of the Measure P road tax didn't have quite enough gas for approval Tuesday.

Mark Medina is set to succeed Margie Barrios as District 1 county supervisor, according to the unofficial results.