POTW: Chester
Chester is a 2-year-old Chihuahua mix who is very sweet and easy going, doesn't bark and is great on walks. He is also good with other dogs. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since March. If you are interested in adopting an animal at the shelter, please call (408) 686-3900.
Doggone mean?
Sonia Miller can practically hear the clock ticking as she flips through a thick stack of legal papers, her dog Bela at her side.
Volunteer searching, fundraising for Sierra continue this week
Volunteers continue to search for Sierra LaMar two months after she was reported missing from her north Morgan Hill home, and her family remains grateful for ongoing fundraising efforts organized by numerous people from the South Santa Clara County community.Â
Gilroy charter school aims for Hollister site, holding open house
Organizers of a charter school in Gilroy are interested in opening a similar school in Hollister and will be holding an open house May 23.
Supervisor: ‘I had no idea’ about brother’s alleged threat on fire vote
City Councilman Doug Emerson contends that the brother of Supervisor Robert Rivas threatened to have his sibling reverse a vote for a $3.4 million fire contract if the Hollister official did not prompt a cancellation to San Juan Bautista’s recent town hall meeting over the proposed merger.
Presbyterian preschool takes on a new direction
On Friday afternoon, Trisha Brem made her rounds on the playground at the Presbyterian Co-op Preschool. She knelt down by a water trough to talk with two students about the seashells with which they were playing and she sat on a stool to watch several girls dance in hula skirts.
County’s latest effort to close pot shop goes up in smoke
San Benito County's latest effort to close down medical marijuana dispensary Purple Cross went up in smoke last month – at least for now – when a judge recently denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would have forced the controversial nonprofit to close immediately.
Business council lays out terms for support on tax extension
With the Hollister City Council last week officially placing an extension to the Measure T sales tax on the November ballot, the new executive director of the San Benito County Business Council attended the meeting and offered three terms under which the organization would support the idea.
Two arrested on suspicion of stolen motorcycles
While police were outside a residence checking out a stolen motorcycle, another jacked street bike pulled into the driveway last weekend, authorities said.Â
