Local Scene: Arts Council announces art show and giveaway
Arts Council announces art show and giveaway
The San Benito County Arts Council invites the community to its sixth annual Small Works Art Show & Giveaway from 5:30-7:30pm on Dec 1 at The Art Depot, 35 Fifth St., Suite D, located in the historic train...
Union Road closure shortened to eight weeks
There’s good news for San Benito County motorists regarding the upcoming Union Road closure as Caltrans has proposed an accelerated time frame for road work at the intersection of Highway 156. Previously, the closure was estimated to last for seven months, but in a...
DA will not charge Botelho in case of missing signs
Buckingham says the signs violated San Benito County ordinance
Higher temps and more precipitation in long-term forecast
The San Francisco Bay Area is likely to be warmer and wetter than normal for the next three months, forecasters said Nov. 18.
A winter season outlook update shows a higher probability of above-normal temperature and precipitation for December, January and February, the National Weather...
Hollister Police receive traffic safety grant
The Hollister Police Department will use a $79,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to help make local roads safer, authorities said.
The grant, which was announced by Hollister PD on Nov. 16, will support the department’s ongoing enforcement and education efforts “to...
Former county supervisor under investigation for theft of political signs
Anthony Botelho accused of stealing signs opposing Strada Verde project
Garlic Festival organizers dismissed from shooting lawsuit
Editor’s note: This article was updated to reflect the court’s Nov. 16 decision to finalize the decision, as well as additional statements.
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled Nov. 14 that attorneys representing victims of the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting provided...
Operation Freedom Paws wins $25K donation
U.S. Army veteran Ramon Reyes and his chocolate labrador, Huey—who are clients of San Martin-based Operation Freedom Paws—were recently recognized in an effort to highlight the life-changing impact that service dogs can have on military veterans who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.
Huey and...
J Winston Winery celebrates first harvest off new property
John Bannister of BCH Construction in Morgan Hill remembers watching his grandfather crush grapes and tuck the wine barrels under the porch at the family home in the Central Valley on the E&J Gallo ranch where they worked as farm laborers.
His family hails from...
Upcoming Union Rd. closure brings anxiety
SB County official says the planned closure is ‘poorly thought out’
