Schools

To ensure students get basic nutrition, Gavilan College opened a food pantry with a ceremonial ribbon cutting Feb. 25 on its Hollister campus. The well-stocked room is a collaboration between the college and the Community FoodBank of San Benito. Annette Gutierrez, Gavilan’s director of basic...

To help cut $6.5 million from next year's budget, the Hollister

Schools state-wide are primed to benefit from Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed $106.8 billion state budget for 2014-15, which will infuse the public education system with an extra $10 billion in funds.

Mayor Ignacio Velazquez’s cheery, butter-yellow house sitting on the lawn by the Brigg’s Building looked too small to have much in it. But inside, a shower, a bedroom, a toilet and a bench filled a space smaller than most living rooms.

San Benito County’s new Chief Probation Officer Ted Baraan is an Oakland native who grew up among friends teetering on the edge of trouble. Some grew up to be police officers, and others went to state prison.

A motivational speaker last week had San Benito High School teachers and administrators dancing at their tables, hyperventilating over vocabulary and fired up about increasing state test scores in local schools.

Cutting the music program at the Hollister School District's

The League of United Latin American Citizens chapter in San Benito County is questioning the hiring process for the new principal at Gabilan Hills Elementary School following complaints from parents about his behavior. The superintendent expressed support for the hire he made, but vowed to examine the allegations.