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The saga of an 840-pound emerald - believed to be the world’s largest - continued in Los Angeles County Superior Court where Morgan Hill resident Anthony Thomas’ claim to the valuable rock was shut down this week, according to authorities.

Education spending will almost double per student by 2020 in San Benito County if Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget is put into effect, according to state representatives.

The Board of Education made a four-year commitment to Superintendent Steve Betando as Morgan Hill Unified School District’s leader for the foreseeable future with Tuesday’s 6-1 vote to tender a new contract.

HONORS: Juan Arteaga: Juan Arteaga, of Gilroy, recently graduated from the Sacramento Campus of Universal Technical Institute (UTI), the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians.

Ginger is a 5-year-old pit bull mix who is happy, sweet and loves to play with toys. She is sponsored, so she has no adoption fee. She has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since November. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.

In a presentation to the Hollister School District board Tuesday, the market and opinion research company EMC Research told members that 61 percent of Hollister voters would support a Proposition 39 bond in a recent survey.

The Hollister City Council received a proposal at a special meeting Monday by Hollister Police Capt. Carlos Reynoso to install 40 new security cameras in downtown Hollister.

Trash isn’t the only thing steaming near the John Smith Road Landfill, and the dump isn’t the only thing getting trashed.

How veterinary medicine has changed! Most of the medication and equipment I use today, I never learned about in school. Our pharmacy has 10 times the variety of flea control products, antibiotics and pain relievers than when I started 30 years ago.