Mixed ag report from county, down overall
San Benito County continues to be one of the top five producing counties in California of specialty vegetable crops, spinach, lettuces and salad mix products.
The 2017 Crop and Livestock Report, prepared annually by county Agriculture Commissioner Karen Overstreet, offered a very mixed set of...
Hollister district zeroes in on new supt.
Hollister School District’s Board of Trustees has identified the lead candidate for its vacant superintendent position, according to a recent announcement directly from the board.
“President Stephen Kain is pleased to announce that Diego Ochoa is the sole finalist for the superintendent position,” the Dec....
New year, new you
That suddenly outdated calendar that you take down from the wall on New Year’s Day—ever notice how heavy that thing is?
Maybe it’s your imagination, or maybe it’s from the accumulated Post-Its and appointment cards paper-clipped to it. But doesn’t it feel like the...
Schools build a future
2018 featured new faces, new school facilities, new programs
From the curious case of former San Benito County School Board president Mitchell Dabo to the abrupt resignation of Hollister School District Superintendent Lisa Andrew to the physical transformation of the San Benito High School campus,...
San Benito alum earns top honor
San Benito High School 2018 graduate Rolando Pablo Lorenzo was back on campus Dec. 13 to receive his “Every Student Succeeding” award from the Association of California School Administrators.
Superintendent Shawn Tennenbaum presented the award to Lorenzo, who was honored by Baler staff, administrators and...
DA won’t prosecute Mitchell Dabo
More than a year after a Superior Court judge ruled that former county school board president Mitchell Dabo had illegally transferred more than $644,000 from a charitable trust to his personal bank accounts, District Attorney Candice Hooper says she will bring no charges.
In a...
San Benito’s year in headlines
From elections to cannabis, it was a year of crazy headlines in San Benito County. Here are some of the highlights.
JANUARY
Missing charitable trust funds
San Benito County District Attorney Candice Hooper continued early this year to investigate possible criminal charges against local tax preparer Mitchell...
Flores is new mayor of San Juan Bautista
Newly elected City Councilmember Cesar Flores has been appointed the new mayor of San Juan Bautista.
The three new council members—Flores, Leslie Jordan and Mary Vazquez Edge—all voted for Flores’ appointment on Dec.18. Councilmembers John Freeman and Dan DeVries voted against Flores’ appointment.
A vote...
One step at a time
Walking. We do it every day without thought. Over the last six summers, more than 400 people from our community have accepted a special challenge and walked to a high mountain summit. For most, it was simply a lovely, but tiring, day out. But...
