Update: MHUSD wins lawsuit over Cinco de Mayo T-shirt incident
A decision was reached in favor of the Morgan Hill Unified School District and administrators in the civil rights lawsuit against the district and two former Live Oak High School administrators over the American T-shirt controversy from Cinco de Mayo 2010, said Alyson Cabrera, the lawyer representing MHUSD and former Principal Nick Boden and former Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez. The decision was reached Tuesday afternoon.
Decision reached in favor of school district in Cinco de Mayo case
A decision was reached in favor of the Morgan Hill Unified School District and administrators in the civil rights lawsuit against the district and two former Live Oak High School administrators over the American T-shirt controversy from Cinco de Mayo, 2010, said Alyson Cabrera, the lawyer representing MHUSD and former Principal Nick Boden and former Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez. The decision was released Tuesday afternoon.
Wreck victim at home recovering; two others remain hospitalized
Gavilan College basketball player Davontea Johnson, who suffered a fractured lower leg in the horrific two-car accident Sunday morning near Millbrae on southbound U.S. 101, is now at home and recovering. His teammates Billy Heard, 22, and Andrel Gaines, 19, were severely injured and remain at San Francisco General Hospital Wednesday.
San Benito on list of 25 counties eligible for jail funds
With jail overcrowding a problem that is only expected to get worse as the state moves lower-risk inmates from state prisons to the counties where they committed their crimes, San Benito County Sheriff Darren Thompson is hopeful a jail expansion grant can stem that coming tide.
Kinsella’s contract includes lump sum, 24 vacation days
The terms of Gavilan College President Steve Kinsella's four-year contract were obtained by the Dispatch Tuesday describing the details of his $42,000 salary increase, which includes 24 days of paid vacation each year and a $1,000 monthly expense allowance.
Council rejects 24-hour smoking ban in home daycares
The Hollister City Council on Monday rejected a proposed ordinance from the San Benito County Public Health Department that would have banned smoking from licensed home daycares 24 hours a day.
Hollister amends rules to allow food, drinks in dog park
The Hollister City Council had held off an official approval of rules for the new dog park at the airport because they had barred people from bringing food and beverages into the park, but officials Monday removed the provision and approved the policies.
