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San Benito Agricultural Land Trust
Listed under: Land Use & Development Agriculture, Food & Gardening Sustainability
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SupervisorZanger@sanbenitocountyca.gov
(831) 821-3967
Dom Zanger represents northeast Hollister and North County on the San Benito County Board of Supervisors. Zanger, one of the youngest supervisors in California, beat incumbent Betsy Dirks by 158 votes in a runoff election on Nov. 8, 2022. Dirks had been appointed to the seat by Gov. Gavin Newsom after Mark Medina resigned in 2021; she and 26-year-old Zanger were the top vote-getters out of six candidates in the June primary.
Born and raised in San Benito County, Zanger hasn’t held elected office before. In his candidate statement, Zanger wrote, “I’m running for county supervisor because I see the changes taking place that are steering our county in the wrong direction. These changes are so significant that the charming and unique farm community that I grew up in has been transformed into something entirely unrecognizable.”
First elected: Nov. 8, 2022
Day job: Estate manager and carpenter
Alma mater: UC Santa Barbara (bachelor’s degree in communications)
Notable quote: “It’s clear to every resident of this county that we are not growing at a sustainable pace. In fact, we would fail nearly every metric you could use to evaluate responsible growth. The worsening traffic, the dismal condition of our roads, the rising crime, lack of jobs, an un-unified and incohesive vision for the county, lack of cultural retainment. These are all indicators that San Benito is growing at an unsustainable pace.” (Source: BenitoLink)
From SanBenitocom...
Local authorities this week began cleaning up homeless encampments in the San Benito River bed in an ongoing effort to remove hazardous materials and direct unhoused people to services and more stable shelter.
From Benito Link...
Before San Benito County began clearing homeless encampments along the San Benito River on May 5, the only homeless shelter in town was already nearly full. The shelter is almost always at or near capacity.
Negotiations for countywide fire protection services appear to have gone up in smoke. At its May 6 meeting, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved job specifications for a fire chief as part of its efforts to create its own fire department.
San Benito County is one step closer to meeting one of California’s most important housing requirements: adopting a state-approved Housing Element as part of its General Plan.
On May 5, a man who identified himself as Steve was instructed by county officials to leave his encampment along the San Benito River in Hollister. He stuffed what he could carry of his belongings into a black plastic trash bag, a carry-on suitcase, a backpack and a gym bag and walked away from the space he had called home under the Fourth Street Bridge.
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