Sales tax for roads headed to June ballot
Supervisors on Tuesday put their support behind a proposed half-cent sales tax now headed for the June ballot.
Council hears report on $570k in park spending
A report presented at Monday’s Hollister council meeting on repair work at local parks underscored how city officials have invested close to $600,000 on them since July 2014.
SBHS district tables idea for superintendent consultant
San Benito High School District trustees tabled consideration of a consultant for Superintendent John Perales during a recent board meeting.
Supervisors bargain in public over elected officials’ pay
Elected department heads had to face a certain awkwardness last week that other county officials get to avoid by going behind closed doors: Contract negotiations.
News Analysis: Resource Recovery Park is just parked
After a total expense of more than $287,000 from the Landfill-Solid Waste Fund and months of serious, but ultimately unnecessary, angst among the neighbors, San Benito County’s much ballyhooed Resource Recovery Park exists in name only.
County takes steps toward library fees for builders
County supervisors took "baby steps" Tuesday toward establishing new library impact fees charged to developers of new homes.
Group paying $684 for Measure J legal costs
San Benito Rising, the grassroots group of local residents that led the effort to pass Measure J in 2014, is reimbursing the county the full $684 cost for legal expenses incurred fighting related litigation.
Updated: Klauer dog park incites broader debate
Hollister City Council members in a 3-1 vote Tuesday approved allocating $25,000 to establish dog facilities at Klauer Park, but the officials’ talk on that location evolved into a conversation about addressing other parks as well.
