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The San Benito County Elections Department is conducting an Alternate Residency Confirmation Process (ARCOP) postcard mailing, per Elections Code Section 2224 in order to reduce election cost and maintain the most current active voter file for the upcoming June 5, 2017 Primary Election. This...

UPDATE 12/18/17: County law enforcement have said the body of Mrs. Ji is still unaccounted for and the department is continuing to pursue leads in the case. Mr. Ji and Ms. Choi are expected in San Benito County Superior Court on Thursday, December 21. On...

With the new year fast approaching, Hollister will be a different place when it comes to the holy green. The Hollister City Council and other jurisdictions across California have taken steps to prepare for recreational cannabis, a new industry that is expected to bring more...

Fifteen individuals stayed at the new Homeless Opportunities Meals and Empowerment (HOME) Resource Center during its grand opening last Friday. The new homeless shelter, located at 1161 San Felipe Road, opened its doors on December 1 to 15 guests Friday, 12 guests Saturday and 15...

For six months the City of San Juan Bautista has been under a public health warning about high nitrate levels in the city’s water system. Now it looks like it could be another six months before the problem is fixed. Since June 20 the city...

Gavilan College has gone solar. The community college has selected SunPower to deploy a fully integrated solar and storage project at its Gilroy campus. A SunPower Helix Carport system, totaling about 1.4 megawatts, will be installed across two of the college’s largest parking lots, enhanced...

Three people, their identities under wraps by city officials, were interviewed for the City of San Juan Bautista’s top administrative job last week during a closed session city council meeting. The city has been searching for a permanent city manager since the former administrator abruptly...

The City of Hollister is accepting bids for legal services to represent the Hollister City Council. “The council requested we do this a few months ago, we went and had it prepared,” City Manager Bill Avera said. The request for proposal process will be open until...

An estimated $500,000 worth of cannabis was allegedly stolen from a San Benito County canna-business in two incidents late last month, one of which resulted in shots fired by a security guard, according to the Sheriff's Office. On Tuesday, November 21 at approximately 3:41pm, the...