City manager takes blame for $33k floor job without approval
City Manager Bill Avera took responsibility for local nonprofit groups spending nearly $33,000 in city money on upgrades to a Veterans Memorial Building floor before getting a necessary approval from Hollister council members.
Talks continue over Go Kids facility
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.
Enforcement authority for code, animal control officers?
San Benito County is one of the few jurisdictions in California that does not have an administrative citation ordinance that would allow county employees the authority to issue fines – for such infractions as code violations or animal control issues – without getting law enforcement involved in minor issues.
Board approves ‘feasibility study’ for alternative power agreement
Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a “feasibility study” to look into whether the county should move to a “community choice aggregation” energy plan that would allow it to set up power-purchase agreements with alternative energy companies.
Locals organizing new ‘Music in the Park’ series
A group of locals are organizing an upcoming "Music in the Park" series at Dunne Park.
Getting Out: Howl for Coyote Ridge
There is more to a natural landscape than meets the eye. We stand in awed reverence beneath Yosemite Falls or on the rim of the Grand Canyon. Who wouldn't? The grandeur is overwhelming. But what about those ho-hum areas that we pass without notice? Are those places empty wasteland, or do they hold some importance beyond our ken?
Scrapbook April 19, 2013
HONORS: Nicholas A. Olivares: Army Pvt. Nicholas A. Olivares has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
