Planning chief: Most of county unaffected by all-out petroleum ban
A ballot initiative would ban all petroleum activities in certain areas, but it appears that particular portion of the proposal would affect less than 10 percent of county land, the top local planning official said this week.
Crop values jump in 2012; supervisor suggests lettuce festival
Supervisors today received the 2012 crop report from the county agricultural commissioner, who called 2012 “a banner year” for agriculture in the county.
Preferred option excludes county from ‘Legacy’ easement buy
A key environmental document for a federal easement program aiming to permanently set aside huge swaths of rangeland notes that San Benito County is excluded from the proposal's preferred alternative.
San Benito County Fair gets under way
Some of the area's best livestock, crafts and entertainment will
Target expansion plan to go before Planning Commission
The Hollister Target store on Airline Highway plans to start an
Wayne Norton: County Supervisor District 2 candidate
Wayne Norton has served San Benito County in various public and private roles for 35 years. The Aromas Water District Director said his breadth of experience has prepared him to be the County’s next District 2 Supervisor.
County OKs look for third fire station
County supervisors Tuesday selected a design for a future third fire station.
In October 2015, supervisors selected a location on Rosa Morada Road off Fairview Road as the location for Fire Station #3. The new station would cover northern parts of the county, including areas...
County looks to ‘condense’ detailed meeting minutes
County Administrative Officer Ray Espinosa hinted during this week's board of supervisors meeting that staff officials are moving ahead on plans to "condense" meeting minutes—detailed descriptions of all happenings at the public gatherings that provide an official record—in favor of summaries and currently existing video archives online.
