Schools

Mitchell Dabo revealed this week he would not seek election to a third one-year term as president of the San Benito County Board of Education. Dabo’s revelation, in an interview with the Free Lance on Wednesday, occurred one day after Hollister police confirmed they had...

Gavilan College has gone solar. The community college has selected SunPower to deploy a fully integrated solar and storage project at its Gilroy campus. A SunPower Helix Carport system, totaling about 1.4 megawatts, will be installed across two of the college’s largest parking lots, enhanced...

San Benito County District Attorney Candice Hooper said she will ask a special forensic accountant to investigate possible fraud or theft by county School Board President Mitchell Dabo, in connection with missing funds from a local charitable trust. But there is a catch. Hooper said...

The San Benito High School Robotics Club is gearing up to compete in an international competition where students will build an industrial-sized robot to tackle specific challenges. The robotics competition involves teams of students who in six weeks have to raise funds, design a team...

San Benito County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jamie De La Cruz announced on Tuesday his opposition to a potential $248 million bond measure for Gavilan College. The Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees is considering placing a potential bond measure on the November...

The lawsuit filed by the Community Foundation for San Benito County against the president of the San Benito County Board of Education, Mitchell Dabo, is finally scheduled for trial on Monday, Nov. 13. At stake is at least $1.8 million that the foundation is seeking...

The San Benito High School District on Tuesday, Nov. 7 held a ceremonial grand opening for the new, 38,380-square-foot Career Technical Education (CTE) building on the south side of campus. The event attracted an estimated 200 guests, including local educators, elected officials, the San...

Local government leaders from Hollister and San Benito County received an update last week on a future Hollister School District site to be built near the Santana Ranch housing development. Hollister School District Director of Facilities John Teliha said the district expects to request proposals...

Friday night’s contest against North Salinas—a 60-30 San Benito High win—was the last regular-season football game at Andy Hardin Stadium—and possibly ever—if the Haybalers don’t end up hosting a playoff game this season. The stadium will still host soccer events this winter, along with track...

Congressman Jimmy Panetta fielded questions Monday from students at Hollister’s Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School on topics that included education, the death penalty, the legislative process and local agriculture. “I believe that your teachers are fundamental to your education,” Panetta told students. “To me, they are...