Board balances deficit with more cuts, reserves
San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved $1.7 million in final cuts to balance the budget on the last day of budget hearings Friday.
General Plan update almost ready for review
Planning Director Gary Armstrong talked with county supervisors about the general plan update at last week’s meeting at the request of Supervisor Anthony Botelho and told the board it has entered its final stages of development.
Report urges approval for area mosque
A lengthy report by county planning staff recommends the approval of the Cordoba Center mosque and community center project in San Martin, and might put to rest the many worries and questions that residents have submitted in response to the proposal.
Students’ families hone Spanish skills in summer program
On Fridays this summer, a group of families have been gathering at the San Benito County Free Library and other locations in Hollister or San Juan so that children enrolled at the Hollister Dual Language Academy or the San Juan School dual immersion program have a chance to practice their Spanish skills while school is not in session.
