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San Benito County planning commissioners Wednesday supported the Del Webb planned community at San Juan Oaks and sent the consideration to supervisors.

The Hollister Airshow budget as presented by Management Services Director Mike Chambless—whose job includes running the airport and annual event—excluded an estimate of costs for time he put in overseeing it.

Del Webb and San Juan Oaks Golf Club are taking final plans for an active-adult community, along with some market-rate homes, before planning commissioners Wednesday.

Allowing religious organizations to use a downtown public signpost for event advertisements—like a church men’s conference promotion currently displayed—means the City of Hollister must provide the same access for other types of groups “that could be quite controversial,” argued the co-founder of the national Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Martha Tobias has been named the 2015 Cattlewoman of the Year. The organization made the announcement and released the following information on Tobias:

The California Department of Education released the first results of a new form of state testing Wednesday, which showed most students in San Benito County—like those across the state—did not meet the new standards.

GILROY—Thursday’s match between Gilroy and San Benito was less about competition and more about friendship. After the scores were tallied and the medalist announced, girls from both sides exchanged handshakes, hugs and smiles; the results were the furthest thing from their minds.

Thirteen years after an attorney and an anonymous group calling itself Los Valientes filed a lawsuit against then-Supervisor Richard Scagliotti, outside legal fees in the case have reached $585,121, according to records obtained by the Free Lance.

Several San Benito County residents recently fared well at a neighboring Monterey County Fair.

The student closed his eyes and thought carefully how to spell the word for government in Spanish: “g-o-b-i-e-r-n-o,” he said.