Updated: Fee funds divvied without district consent
The San Benito County Office of Education has been giving the San Benito High School District its normal percentage of impact fees charged at a new and higher rate since July despite the fact that the district did not justify using these rates until last week.
Wartime pilot’s career had boost from carrots, bananas
The morning after the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941, a 22-year-old Del Byler enlisted in the Army Air Corps. Â
Supervisors look to ‘vet out’ possible tax measure
Supervisors held varying views on how to proceed with a sales tax measure pushing to raise much-needed revenue in a county running annual deficits averaging $6 million in recent years.
Encampment along riverbed brings ‘level of complexity’
County and city officials have been meeting about a growing homeless encampment along the San Benito River bed to discuss alternatives there.
City, high school officials to hash over Nash Road fate
City of Hollister and San Benito High School officials are set to host a joint meeting next week to talk about the potential Nash Road closure and other shared facility issues.
Dead mountain lion reported on highway
A mountain lion was killed on northbound Highway 101 Wednesday morning, just north of Rocks Road, according to a California Highway Patrol official.
Supes renew support for Panoche solar project
San Benito County supervisors Tuesday once again approved of the 247-megawatt Panoche solar project, and it may have been the final local consideration on the highly debated endeavor.
Police Blotter: Spate of burglaries in Hollister
Read the last month's blotter from the Hollister Police Department.
County board rejects idea for sales tax, deal with cities
Supervisors on Tuesday voted 3-2 against an idea to support placing a countywide 1 percent sales tax on the ballot with a tax-sharing agreement among the cities and county.
