Special ed takes hit with school cuts
The special education team just got smaller at the Hollister School District.
Hollister School District board members approved a reduction in staff of 14.5 employees Tuesday night. Of those employees, four and a half were special education staff designated full-time equivalent. According to the staff...
Estimate for new library approaches $50 million
A new county library still seems a long way off after a recent report priced a new facility at $47.5 million.
County supervisors received a library needs assessment report Tuesday and directed staff officials to continue the discussion at the San Benito County Intergovernmental Committee....
Athletic facilities at SBHS, veterans park hit with damage
School was cancelled at San Benito High on Friday after the campus suffered extensive damage due to high winds. Damage included the press box and baseball fencing, while the new scoreboard at the Veterans Memorial Park softball field came down, too.
Principal Adrian Ramirez sent...
Records: Perales gets two months of pay
The San Benito High School District agreed to pay former Superintendent John Perales two months of salary and health benefits along with undisclosed vacation-accrual compensation.
That was in exchange for his "irrevocable resignation and a mutual release of claims," according to a letter provided by...
Gavilan College nabs funds for career training
Gavilan College has received funds to expand career technical training, according to a statement from the institution.
According to the statement:
Gavilan College received nearly $1 million from the California Strong Workforce Program for the upcoming academic year to expand Career Technical Education (CTE) programs leading...
DA settles with PG&E over 2014 leak, illnesses
The San Benito County District Attorney's Office reached civil settlement with PG&E over gas leak in February 2014 that caused illnesses at a nearby school, according to the California District Attorney's Association.
In the settlement PG&E will pay $250,000 in fines. The company has a...
Gavilan student survey gives FoodBank an ‘A’
The overwhelming majority of Community FoodBank’s customers are happy customers, according to a recent survey conducted by Gavilan College students.
Updated: Police share details on superintendent gun allegation
San Benito High School's recently resigned superintendent is accused of brandishing a gun at a man parked in a car outside his house, while the incident was Oct. 22 before the official's arrest in mid-December.
County students prepare for spelling bee
County students will soon have a chance to show off their vocabulary skills in the annual spelling bee.
