Avera tells chamber group he ‘probably mishandled’ spills
City Manager Bill Avera at a luncheon event this week said he “probably mishandled or misjudged" the severity of two 2016 cannery waste spills into the San Benito River bed.
On Jan. 13, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board issued the City of...
Former councilman starts political consultant firm
A former city councilman is using his political consulting firm to bridge the gap between the public and private sectors.
Former Hollister Councilman Victor Gomez is gearing up a new political consulting firm called Pinnacle Strategy. Gomez served on the council from 2008 until late...
Highway 156 expansion still slated to start in summer 2019
The Highway 156 expansion remains a couple years away from starting, but that didn’t stop the California State Governor’s Office from including it on a list of key infrastructure projects released this week.
In 2008, Caltrans approved an environmental impact report for the project that...
San Benito plays role in ‘Scandal’ TV episode on tight election
San Benito County stole the spotlight on a recent episode of the TV show Scandal, a political thriller.
“In the first eight minutes of the first show of the season, we were mentioned 10 times,” said Assistant County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters Angela Curro by phone...
Library celebrates ‘Friendship Month’
The San Benito County Free Library wants residents to get a bit more courteous for February, which is Friendship Month.
According to the announcement:
For the month of February read a book on friendship and create a drawing, short story or poem about what friendship means...
Two new levee breaches reported as Pacheco Creek rises
Pacheco Creek has two new levee breaches as of today, Emergency Services Manager Kevin O’Neill confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
“(The creek) is finally starting to go down,” O’Neill said in the late afternoon. “We’ve got two new levee failures. It’s still an evolving situation. We’re trying...
County bus system considers adding tablets, wi-fi
County Express is deciding whether to go high tech.
The local bus service is putting together a new plan on how to better incorporate technology into the system.
Some of the considerations in the current draft are to add tablets for some bus drivers and wi-fi...
Council OKs community choice energy
Hollister residents will be able to take advantage of clean, renewable energy without having to mount solar hardware on their homes starting in spring 2018.
Council members Monday unanimously approved a resolution that allows local residents to choose where they get their energy.
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