County board OKs departure from CalPERS health network
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.
County board endorses Farr push to reopen Clear Creek
San Benito County supervisors Tuesday declared support for a bill aiming to reopen Clear Creek National Recreation Area.
Board to weigh formal support for Clear Creek reopening
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,...
Board to weigh formal support for Clear Creek action
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider supporting a bill aiming to reopen Clear Creek National Recreation Area.
Seats up for reelection on Gavilan board
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.
Chamber president named woman of year in state senate district
Local chamber of commerce President Juli Vieira received the honor of Woman of the Year in the State Senate District.
Gavilan’s new president says she will examine Hollister needs
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 weighs asking voters to extend mayor’s term
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.
Supervisors take county sales tax off the table
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.
Locals denounce club killings, intolerance toward LGBT community
Supervisor Robert Rivas led a group of public officials and residents Tuesday in denouncing the massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub.
