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Healthy burritos and tacos might be wheeling into San Benito High School this month on the campus’ first school-owned food truck.

San Benito County supervisors on Tuesday approved the Del Webb project at San Juan Oaks featuring more than 1,000 homes aimed at active adults age 55 and over.

As the only domestic violence shelter for women and children in San Benito County, the Emmaus House has served a vital role for thousands of women since it opened in 2006. With just one full-time employee, the Emmaus House is a small operation, making fundraising paramount to its existence.

The San Benito County Probation Department made five arrests over the weekend as part of a compliance check effort aimed at sexual offenders, according to an announcement from the agency.

Hollister council members Monday approved sending out a request for proposals to develop the grassy plot in the 400 block of San Benito Street, but insisted on having more time than the stated Dec. 31 goal for closing escrow due to the importance of the lot.

No flooding, mudslides or major fallen tree branches were reported in San Juan Bautista or Hollister after more than an inch of water fell in most of San Benito County during the first major rain of the season, according to city officials Monday afternoon.

The first rains of the season arrived in San Benito County late Sunday night and dropped more than an inch of water on most of the area by 9 a.m. Monday morning.

San Benito County supervisors on Tuesday are set to consider the Del Webb project at San Juan Oaks featuring more than 1,000 homes aimed at active adults age 55 and over.

A suspected bomb threat was found on the wall of a student restroom—the second incident in about five weeks at Marguerite Maze Middle School, according to a press release from the Hollister School District.