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Another Garlic Festival—the 36th to be exact—is in the books. And boy, it was a hot one.

Completion and occupancy of the proposed San Benito Education Center has been pushed out to fiscal year 2020-21, according to the last Gavilan Community College Five-Year Capital Outlay Plan. However, for that to happen the district will have to get the state to pony up 100 percent of site development and facilities funding, $24.3 million. That estimated cost has increased $9.2 million (62%) from the plan costs of only four years ago. The San Benito County cost increase outpaces the other ballooning Gavilan projects over the same period; the Coyote Valley project cost estimate – not including the latest $17 million lease scheme – increased $6.9 million (40%), the Theater Replacement Project increased $2.8 million (16%), and the Library/Media Remodel increased $2.9 million (21%).

Ryan Bernal doesn’t know how long he’ll continue his racing career.

Even though the San Benito Babe Ruth 18-and-under All-Star team fell short in its quest to reach the World Series following last year’s historic appearance, manager Andrew Barragan said plenty of positives came out of this year’s postseason experience.

TRES PINOS—Alyssa Elliott and Rachel Tripoli are students at San Benito and Christopher, respectively, and neither one plays a sport in high school.

San Benito County won't have a satellite Planned Parenthood office starting Aug. 15, meaning local teens and migrant workers will have to travel to nearby Gilroy, Salinas and Watsonville to get the same services.

Today, a conundrum. What do you do when this likeable little fellow you’ve known your whole entire life turns out to be something … well, frankly, sinister?

They say things happen in groups of three. I don’t know who “they” are, but “they” do seem to be right.

On Friday, the seven-day entrance pass for Pinnacles National Park will increase to $10 for passenger vehicles and motorcycles, while bicycle and pedestrian entry fees will increase to $5, according to an announcement from the park.

If you’ve been in certain parts of Hollister over the past few days, it has been hard to avoid a certain stench.