Politics

Talks between the nonprofit organization Go Kids, Inc. and the county over a piece of property worth $500,000 are still in progress after the parties met Tuesday to discuss plans.

A project to repair the main runway at the Hollister Municipal Airport could be delayed by “months” because the paving work may not have been compact enough, an airport commissioner told the Free Lance.  

San Benito Health Care District directors Thursday scheduled a possible decision on proposed district maps for future board elections and indicated they wanted more time for their own consideration and public feedback.

A No on Measure J sign remained displayed on a billboard along San Felipe Road early this week, while state law is supposed to require campaigns to remove the advertisements within 10 days of an election.

Hollister council members Monday will consider hiring former Hollister Fire Chief Bill Garringer as the interim chief to replace Chief Mike O'Connor.

Supervisors on Tuesday will consider allocating $5,406 to the San Benito County Civil Grand Jury so it can continue functioning through the fiscal year ending June 30.

A No on Measure J sign remains displayed on a billboard along San Felipe Road, while state law is supposed to require campaigns to remove the advertisements within 10 days of an election.

Panelists answered the following: Do you like the idea for a “Floating Islands” concept at Hollister’s industrial sewer pond—mostly used by the San Benito Foods cannery—which uses natural plants and bacteria instead of aerators to treat the waste?

Assemblyman Luis Alejo and State Sen. Anthony Cannella are reintroducing a previously defeated bill to relieve the county of $3.5 million in owed property taxes.

San Benito County civil grand jury is running out of money and has not been meeting.