Updated: County keeps ‘study areas’ for growth in general plan
County supervisors Tuesday decided to include "special study areas" for prospective development in the general plan draft after debating over potential consequences of leaving them in or out.
Supervisors consider transaction fees
San Benito County residents could have a few more options when paying fees to the county’s code enforcement office, the planning department and the agricultural commissioner’s office.
CHP closes out summer with anti-DUI campaign
As motorists prepare for the final holiday weekend of summer, the California Highway Patrol is joining with law enforcement agencies throughout the country and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in an ongoing nationwide drunk driving crackdown. The two-week-long “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, which began Aug. 16, coincides with the CHP’s annual Labor Day Maximum Enforcement Period.
Tickets on sale for ‘Bikers for the Arts’ run
The San Benito County Arts Council is inviting residents to come out to Bolado Park for the “Bikers for the Arts” destination run noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 21, a Saturday. It is sponsored by the San Benito County Arts Council, Monterey Bay Confederation of Clubs and the Top Hatters Motorcycle Club.
Tickets on sale as more acts announced for 2013 Kihncert
Tickets are on sale and more acts have been announced for the 2013 Kihncert, which will take place at Morgan Hill’s Outdoor Sports Complex Oct. 12.
The 411 on Common Core Standards
There has been plenty of hype surrounding the implementation of the new California Common Core State Standards, or a set of academic guidelines that more or less shape all curriculums and how students are educated and tested.
Police remind residents to register alarms
Due to a spike in the number of false alarm reports in the city, Hollister's code enforcement division and police department are reminding residents to register their alarms to eliminate false reports.
Developing: Ex-deputy allowed in Philippines during case, failed to appear in court
Authorities did not require former sheriff's deputy Jason T. Lei to stay in the U.S. during his felony embezzlement case – even after he had left the country in 2010 around the time of the investigation, only to return about three years later and face the charges.
Former area football player accused of assault, prostitution link
The five suspects – including three men from Gilroy – accused of kidnapping a woman last week in the area of Compton, sexually assaulting her and threatening to force her into prostitution were arraigned Wednesday in the Hall of Justice in Riverside, according to a press release from the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
Hot Ticket Aug. 23, 2013
“Aromas Day” will be held Sunday, Aug. 25 in Aromas. Between 7 and 11 a.m. enjoy a pancake breakfast in the historic Aromas Community Grange. The street fair runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details: AromasDay.com.
