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Silvester is a 5-year-old miniature pinscher who is sweet, relaxed, knows some commands and is good with other dogs. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since September. If you are interested in adopting this or any other animal at the shelter, please call (408) 686-3900.

A host of new laws are going into effect statewide Jan. 1, and Central Coast lawmakers have contributed their share.

Authorities have identified the fatal victim in the county's Christmas Eve house fire as Michael John Jansky of Tres Pinos.

With rainy weather over the final shopping weekend before Christmas and more storms forecast for Christmas Day, the California Highway Patrol prepared itself for “some of the toughest challenges.”

Hollister School District officials followed the news last Friday of the Connecticut shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School closely as it was unfolding, with reports of 20 children dead, along with eight adults including shooter Adam Lanza and his mother.

Property owners of apartments and other multi-family rental units have until Dec. 31 to install carbon monoxide alarms in ccunits to comply with a 2010 state law. The Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act required single-family homes with an attached garage or a fossil fuel source to install the alarms by July 1, 2011, but multi-unit property owners were given more time to come into compliance. Alarms are required in all units with attached garages or fossil fuel burning appliances.

Twenty local children will be recipients Saturday of bicycles from the sheriff’s office that were obtained through a grant.

Eve is still hoping to find her forever home. She is a sweet cat, but would probably be best as an only cat in a home.

In October, the Council of San Benito County Governments, along with two other regional agencies, sponsored a Rideshare Week to encourage residents to find alternatives to work beside driving solo. Those who carpooled, rode a bike or the bus, or walked to work had a chance to enter a drawing for prices.

Several highly debated topics – including a Hollister motorcycle rally – are on the agenda at the year's first intergovernmental committee meeting.