It’s Mission time
Spring is the busiest time of year for the San Juan Bautista State Historic Park and Mission San Juan Bautista, especially for tours of hundreds of schoolchildren from across the Central Coast. The unseasonably warm weather this month has boosted attendance at the popular...
Most San Benito campaign cash goes to incumbents and ballot measures
The hotly contested races—and the incumbents—attracted the most contributions in San Benito County’s primary election campaigns, according to the latest reports filed with the Elections Office.
Nearly $90,000 had been raised through Feb. 15 in the campaigns surrounding Measure K, a referendum on the commercial...
Every tree has a story
The new Baler Plaza student walkway that connects San Benito High School’s main campus to the south side of campus near Nash Road now features informational signs in front of many of the trees recently planted there.
Kristy Bettencourt, SBHS’ maintenance, operations and transportation manager,...
Weekend voting at Elections Office in Hollister
San Benito County voters can cast their Presidential Primary ballots this weekend at the county Elections Office, 9am-3pm Saturday and Sunday.
The Elections Office, at 440 5th St., Hollister, has been open for early voting on weekdays 8am-5pm, since Feb. 3, and voting will continue...
Senior apartments open in Hollister
The numbers from the recently-opened Sunrise Senior Apartments in Hollister indicate the need for such housing in the region.
The 49-unit complex, which began welcoming residents in January, saw 225 applicants hopeful to grab one of the one-bedroom units, according to Alfred Diaz-Infante, president of...
Voting begins
Selfies at the voting booth? Not quite.
Selfies have become popular on election days, so to ensure voter privacy, the elections office in San Benito County has created a special Elections Selfie Booth separate from the voting booths, so people can capture the moment. Check...
30th District election offers November preview
The May 3 primary vote in the 30th Assembly District will offer a preview of the November ballot.
One-term incumbent Robert Rivas, a Democrat elected in 2018, faces Republican Gregory Swett. Both will also be on the ballot in November.
Rivas, a former San Benito County...
San Juan Bautista to open for pot business
The City of San Juan Bautista is expected to begin accepting applications from cannabis operators in March.
The city council voted unanimously Jan. 21 to rescind its 2017 ban on cannabis operations. At the same meeting, the council set tax rates on operations that were...
Spencer, Richman defeat censure motion in Hollister City Council
Hollister Mayor Pro Tem Honor Spencer and Councilmember Marty Richman on Tuesday voted against censuring themselves for making threatening and obscene comments about colleague Rolan Resendiz in private and in public.
The Feb. 18 vote came four weeks after the pair voted to censure Resendiz...
