Politics

Hold onto those memories from events on the open grassy plot downtown.

Highway 156 commuters may have to sit waiting in their vehicles for three more years.

Supporters of a half-cent countywide sales tax to support road improvements raised nearly $17,500 through April 23, with most of the funds coming from road builders, according to campaign finance records filed with the elections office.

Mark Medina had more than twice as much money in his campaign war chest than competitor Mark Starritt through the most recent filing period, but only because one candidate donated a lot more of his own money than the other, according to records.

Hollister council members Monday voted 4-0 to approve going forward on exclusive talks to sell the city's property in the 400 block of San Benito Street for a multi-use development.

Opposition to a proposed development on the city’s open green space at Fourth and San Benito streets has mounted, particularly on social media, before a decision Monday that could determine the fate of the cornerstone downtown plot.

There’s a long list of pending road projects throughout San Benito County without funding commitments, and local officials’ response to the shortfall is Measure P, a half-cent sales tax proposed on the June ballot.

San Benito County residents casting votes for a new assembly member in District 30 have four choices on the June ballot.

San Benito County’s Health and Human Services Agency just got a face lift in the form of a new, easy-to-use website, according to a press release from the group.

County officials said they wanted to polish the local government’s image by hiring a communications consultant for $55,000, but this week’s move with public funds happened months before voters will decide on two crucial sales tax proposals affecting the county’s financial future.