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City officials were weighing use of $100,000 to clean up a downtown property destroyed in a March fire and claim the owner of the building had been living in an illegally converted portion of the site at the time of the blaze.

Five photographs previously taken by local photographers have inspired five stories written by local playwrights.  In addition, five different stories written by local playwrights have inspired five new photographs taken by local photographers.  All are brought to life in ten 10-minute plays as The Tabard Theatre Company continues its 2014-2015 season themed “It’s All About Perspective!” October 10 through 25, with an exhilarating New Works production titled 10 IN 10 PERSPECTIVE!

If you’re really lucky, you’ll discover your passion in life and find a way to make a living from it. John Aver is one of the lucky ones. As the owner of Aver Family Vineyards, his passion for growing grapes and turning them into great wine has become his full-time job.

County supervisors Tuesday OK'd a resolution setting up procedures for potential exemptions in Measure J if the initiative passes next month.

Mail-in ballots are headed to local mailboxes in the next week. The nearly 18,000 voters using the vote-by-mail system should receive their ballots in the next seven days, according to Angela Curro, assistant county clerk-recorder-registrar of voters, in a presentation to county supervisors Tuesday.

The county’s Community Services & Workforce Development agency is hosting a televised “virtual job fair” Oct 15, according to a department head announcement at Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting.

Hollister council members want a better understanding of how airshow organizers plan to use $10,000 proposed for additional spending to promote the event.

Bright lights from carnival rides, pig squeals in the animal barn and a gigantic draft horse were all new for 4-month-old Bruno Brigantino, who attended the first San Benito County Fair of his life Friday.