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San Benito County Community Action Board
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From Benito Link...
San Benito County is deeply concerned about recent allegations involving the County's Agricultural Commissioner and a local farmer. These allegations allege a serious breach of public trust, including accusations of a relationship that may have influenced the allocation of grants and equipment.
The California Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating a local political organization for allegedly violating campaign reporting laws by masquerading as a local affiliate of the Democratic Party. The complaint was filed in October and the FPPC began its investigation in December.
The city of Hollister is looking to give a large portion of San Benito Street a makeover to address speeding concerns.
From The Mercury News...
From Lookout Local...
It's the time of the year when seniors consider life after high school and all it entails. For many, that means sweating out college acceptances or rejections and planning how to pay for the transition to higher education. According to Mary Andrade, the college and career center specialist at Hollister High School, this can be a serious obstacle.“
A petition circulated by Hollister Guardians Action to rescind the 2040 Hollister General Plan appears to have obtained enough signatures to be considered by the Hollister City Council. The San Benito County Elections Office notified the city of Hollister that it predicts 2,902 of the signatures collected by the local activist group are valid.
From SanBenitocom...
Former San Benito High School art teacher John Robrock retired in 2018 with several boxes of unclaimed works from former students. In December, he set out on a quest to reunite the pieces with their creators.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has intervened in a lawsuit challenging San Benito County’s approval of the Betabel Commercial Development on U.S. 101 south of Hollister, Bonta’s office announced this week.
Willow Landing—a new housing development touted by its developer as a tranquil home with convenient access to commercial amenities and urban opportunities—celebrated its grand opening in Hollister Feb. 1.
For months, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors and the San Benito Healthcare District have clashed over the future of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. While the supervisors push to keep the county’s only hospital under local control, the hospital’s board is moving to lease, and potentially sell, it to Michigan-based Insight Healthcare Group.
Despite much chatter on social media following the fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing on Jan. 16, San Benito County Public Information Officer Rosemerry Dere said that there have been no confirmed reports of anyone in the county being treated for exposure to the chemicals and waste released into the atmosphere.
Food Truck Tuesdays will take place on San Benito Street between Sixth and Sevenths streets, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 4, and continuing through Tuesday, April 8, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.The following vendors are taking part in this event.
After almost four decades with the National Park Service (NPS), including the last five as superintendent at Pinnacles National Park, Blanca Stransky retired on Jan. 31.
From The Sacramento Observer...
From CalMatters...
From EdSource...
To the sound of honking horns, about 17 community members gathered on Fourth Street in Hollister to show their support on Feb. 3 for the migrant community as part of the nationwide “Day Without Immigrants” demonstration.
From The Sacramento Bee...
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