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The San Benito High School District is looking for volunteers for its citizens’ oversight committee.

San Benito High School District trustees Tuesday accepted the resignation of Principal Todd Dearden—who had been under investigation for unspecified misconduct—and unanimously approved a resignation agreement that includes two months of salary and health benefits through June.

Supervisor Robert Rivas gets to take his turn as county board chairman in 2016.

The San Benito High School superintendent and five trustees gathered at a special workshop Saturday morning to discuss a breakdown of trust and communication among officials, but violated the state open meetings law by following it with a closed session that had been absent from the agenda until that morning.

The San Benito County Historical Society Museum, 498 Fifth St., will now be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

San Benito County supervisors Tuesday evening are set to choose a new chair and vice chair of the board at a special meeting.

The county superintendent of schools affirmed a commissioned attorney’s legal opinion rejecting a petition for a special election over a seat on the Hollister School District Board of Trustees. The decision means appointed Trustee Mike Baldwin will keep his seat.

Pinnacles National Park is seeking a habitat restoration intern, with a deadline approaching to apply.

James Dent, a co-founder of Navigator Schools that runs Hollister Prep School, has decided to step down from his position as executive director at the end of this school year, according to a press release from the school.

Workers receiving minimum wage in San Benito County just got a New Year’s Day bonus, thanks to legislation that took effect last week.