UC Santa Cruz secures 2,400-acre ranch in San Benito County
UC Santa Cruz recently acquired and established the Strathearn Ranch Natural Reserve, a 2,400-acre oak-studded grassland property in San Benito County that will be used for field research and outdoor education for the university’s students, staff and researchers.
The UC Board of Regents approved the...
Recorder’s office closures switched due to state law
The San Benito County Recorder's Office now will remain open on
Keith and Kelly Sinon: Cruising Main
I’ll always maintain that we’re the last generation when “cruising” was safe. Cruising, for you young ones, was when a bunch of your friends crowded into one friend's car (usually a beaten up Chevet or Vega) and drove up and down Main Drag America a bazillion times, checking out the happenings.
Public Works Administrator Steve Loupe announces resignation from county
San Benito County Public Works Administrator Steve Loupe will resign from his post as of Feb. 27. Loupe, who has worked for the county for about 4.5 years, submitted his resignation to the county executive’s office on Jan. 28, says a press release from...
Suspect still wanted in connection with 2014 murder
Hollister police Friday sent a reminder that a suspect wanted in the 2014 murder of Ariana Zendejas remains at large.
Suspect Jose Barajas was age 20 at the time, and Zendejas was 19. Six months after the homicide, police located 19-year-old Vanessa Flores-Ibarra, who had...
