Updated: Barrios result unlikely to change
Two incumbent county supervisors are cruising to victory after Tuesday’s election, while a third is holding onto a 41-vote lead and will likely earn a second term on the board.
Supes agree to hike some fees
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved an increase in fees collected by the public works department for engineering services and development processing as well as park facility rentals.
R.O. Hardin students recognized for English proficiency
R.O. Hardin School this week honored 22 third- to sixth-grade students who were reclassified as fluent English proficient. That follows last year’s reclassification of 25 students.
Supervisor hits DC in support of national park
The San Benito County board of supervisors added an emergency item to the agenda Tuesday to approve out-of-state travel for Supervisor Jerry Muenzer.
Miss San Benito to be crowned this weekend
Four local young women will vie for the title of Miss San Benito Rodeo 2012 this weekend in the event that is a precursor to the annual San Benito County Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo.
Cherry crops survive Monday’s rain – for the most part
Most local cherry farmers “dodged a bullet” Monday when thunder bellowed in the sky and 0.20 inches of rain pelted Gilroy for a good several hours into the early afternoon.
Marty: Lessons learned from Tuesday’s county board races
The votes are essentially all counted for the San Benito County Board of Supervisors and the incumbents all held serve, although each race appears to have a different message. Here is what we learned from Tuesday's races:
Baby Boomers
The baby season started a little late this year for the hard-working volunteers at the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center. But in the last month, there has been a wild baby boom. Some of the little critters currently being cared for at WERC are: 3 chickadees, 3 scrub jays, 3 opossums…happiness must come in threes….2 mourning doves, 2 mockingbirds, a yellow-billed magpie, a red-shouldered hawk, and just arrived, a downy nestling barn owl. All are thriving under WERC’s TLC, which includes feeding special diets according to the species and their age. Most nestling birds get fed a special passerine formula every half hour; the barn owl gets fed chopped rodents just like its parents would feed it.
Highway 152 toll road, funding speculation draw ire
A study on widening Highway 152 and installing a toll road as well as an attempt to approve minutes of a meeting that never happened have drawn the ire of Mayor Mike Villalta.
