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County supervisors are expected Feb. 7 to receive a report regarding the possibility of a $5 million shortfall on the jail-expansion project.

Donna Lee Scalmanini, oldest daughter of Louie and Pauline Raiola was born on the 30th of May 1943. Sister to Jannet, Dennis and Louise; Donna graduated from Andrew Hill High School in San Jose, in 1962.  She married Michael Scalmanini in 1962 in San Jose, CA. They raised 3 sons: Michael, Frank and Kevin Scalmanini of Hollister. Grandchildren include Michael and Jordan (Michael), Mark (Kevin) and Ryan and Tyler (Frank) and Great Granddaughter Amilia Scalmanini (Michael).

Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez in a September meeting pushed to have other council members fire City Manager Bill Avera over two wastewater spills last summer into the San Benito River bed, according to a source familiar with the consideration.

A Hollister staff report from City Manager Bill Avera addressed two 2016 wastewater spills by stressing that less than 39,000 gallons of effluent reached the San Benito River bed.

County supervisors Tuesday received an update on local flooding related to recent rainfall, with an emergency services official telling the board that both rain and a failing levee caused damage set to cost “millions” of dollars.

Recent regional rainfall broke yearly averages and even set a new wave height record in the Monterey Bay region.

County supervisors Tuesday morning will receive an updated report on flooding related to Pacheco Creek.

Don’t wear fragrance. Colognes can interfere with your (or other’s) ability to sense some wine’s delicate notes.

A number of years ago I was on a tour of Highgrove Royal Gardens in England. At this, the private residence of Their Royal Highness, we marveled at the beautiful hostas and ooohed and aaahed over the meadows of wildflowers. It was all quite stunning, my dears. And at the end of the tour guide slowed her pace. She lowered her voice nearly to a whisper as she announced “And here … we have … the California Wild Lilac!” Sounds of delight and awe rippled through our tour group. My colleague and I exchanged quick glances—so much build up for a native California plant that we routinely fly by on the highway without a second thought (no booing here, I truly love our hardworking ceanothus). And I couldn’t help but think about how much coddling and care must go into keeping that Mediterranean climate-loving shrub happy so far from its native soil.

The San Benito County Office of Emergency Services Friday afternoon issued an evacuation for the Lovers Lane area.