Politics

The new county agriculture commissioner said she sees the job as a “great opportunity.”

A ceremony to dedicate the new, life-sized statue of the late Eric Tognazzini is set for March 21.

San Benito High School District trustees met with an audience of at least 50 people Wednesday to discuss “good neighbor” issues, including problems with students and staff parking in front of residences and solutions to Nash Road, which runs through the middle of campus.

San Juan Bautista council members are bracing to officially approve the largest development in the Mission City’s history.

At least 20 people stood in the Hollister School District meeting room Feb. 24 and waved bright green, red and yellow signs asking for more pay with such phrases as:

Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito county health departments will be releasing regional and county-level data about the consumption of sugary drinks.

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors has announced Karen Overstreet as the new agricultural commissioner and sealer of weights and measures.

Seventeen employees in the Hollister Fire Department took home six-figure salaries in the 2013 calendar year. Another 11 employees in the Hollister Police Department had pay eclipsing the $100,000 mark, according to data provided by the city to the state.

Now retired former Fire Chief Mike O’Connor received the largest payout among 10 Hollister employees who accepted an early "separation" incentive, according to data provided by the city.