Judge orders changes to Measure N ballot question
A judge has ordered San Benito County to make changes to the ballot language for Measure N, but not all the revisions that were demanded by a lawsuit are required.
Hollister resident Frank Barragan, the chair of the group Concerned Citizens of San Benito County,...
Police to set DUI checkpoint in Hollister
The Hollister Police Department is taking extra precautionary measures to crack down on people driving under the influence during Labor Day Weekend by placing a license checkpoint within the city limits.
The police department on Sept. 2 issued a press release stating that DUI checkpoints...
Gavilan reports Covid-19 case on campus
Gavilan College learned over the weekend that someone who had been working on campus tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the college to do a deep cleaning before it can reopen its doors again.
College spokesperson Jan Bernstein-Chargin said they reported the most recent case to...
Local aesthetician aims to help fire victims
Alex Galiotto had a dream one night that she was helping dozens of victims who were drastically affected by the recent local wildfires.
Sunday marked the second week in a row of her collecting everything from clothes to baby supplies during a fire donation drive...
Hollister PD arrest suspect for vandalism
The Hollister Police Department arrested a local transient for vandalism of city property and assault on a police officer that included the use of a five-foot long bamboo staff.
Hollister resident Raymundo Lucas Lucatero Jr., 26, was booked on charges of felony vandalism, two counts...
San Benito High extends summer meal program
San Benito High School will continue providing free breakfast and lunch meals to anyone 18 years old or younger, regardless of whether they’re a student or not.
Adam Breen, public information officer, on Aug. 31 said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow the...
Gilroy man accused of ‘Boogaloo’ affiliation
Gilroy resident Alan Viarengo, who taught math at Gavilan College for nearly 20 years, was arrested last week on suspicion of stalking and threatening Santa Clara County’s public health officer, and police say he has ties to the anti-government domestic terrorist group known as “Boogaloo.”
San Juan Bautista reaches settlement with EPA
The City of San Juan Bautista came to a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over violations for discharging wastewater into San Juan Creek.
The EPA on Aug. 27 issued a press release stating that the settlement requires the city to make major...
County recommends swab testing for Covid-19
The San Benito County Public Health Services department is claiming that antibody testing is not the best way to go when it comes to determining recent infection of Covid-19.
County interim Health Officer Dr. David Ghilarducci on Aug. 26 issued a press release saying that...
Newsom replaces watchlist with new tiered reopening system
By Tony Nuñez
The state revealed a new, more “stringent” four-tiered reopening system that will allow counties to begin opening their economies depending on their Covid-19 case and test positivity rates.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 28 announced the new system–effective Aug. 31– that replaces the...