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The days until Christmas are getting shorter and shorter. The lines at Gilroy Premium Outlets are getting longer and longer. The Wal-Mart parking lot is zoo.

Hollister council members and county supervisors expressed a variety of perspectives about a consultant's report recommending that the two governments do not fully consolidate law enforcement agencies despite an estimated $316,000 in savings.

Hollister police on Monday found marijuana in a baggie marked “Purple Cross” – which is the local pot dispensary – which had been recovered at an R.O. Harden Elementary School playground, according to a statement.

Early in June, Daniel Pierce was biking along the Sawyer Camp trail above Crystal Springs Reservoir (near Burlingame) when he was startled to come upon a bobcat kitten along the wayside. The tiny animal was weak, starving, possibly sick and could barely stand. Daniel was worried that the kitten was orphaned and might die if not rescued. He quickly called several local wildlife centers for advice on how to handle the situation and was told to contact the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center in Morgan Hill because WERC is nationally renowned for rehabilitating orphaned bobcat kittens.

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San Benito County supervisors received an update on the transition of 911 dispatch to Santa Cruz at a recent meeting, and some board members still had concern about coverage in rural pockets.