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Faster Internet Coming to Coastside San Mateo
Earlier this year, the state of California awarded Cruzio $5.65 million to improve internet infrastructure in our region. Using state-of-the-art technology, the funded project will bring high-spee...
San Benito Agricultural Land Trust
Listed under: Land Use & Development Agriculture, Food & Gardening Sustainability
Opponents, Supporters Plow Funds Into Slow Growth Ordinance
A San Benito County measure on the November ballot could potentially make significant changes to local development and land use for years to come. But the influx of outside money into the two opposing campaigns shows that there is plenty at stake for out-of-area interests.
Insight Executive Answers Questions at Forum
Dr. Rany Aburashed, Chief Medical Officer of the Michigan-based Insight Healthcare Group, spent more than an hour and a half answering questions from a group of about 30 community members at the Granada Theater in Hollister on Oct. 16.
From CalMatters...
Whoâs Fueling CAâs Congressional Money Race
With Democrats firmly in control of statewide offices and the Legislature, California isnât often seen as a âbattleground state.â But California could decide which party controls Congress â and both parties and their allies are spending tens of millions of dollars to seize the opportunity.
We Fact-Checked the Ads About Proposition 33, Californiaâs Rent Control Ballot Measure.
The Yes and No on 33 campaigns have collectively spent more than $140 million. CalMatters fact checked some of the more pervasive claims made by both sides.
San Benito Countyâs Homeless Population Grows by 73%
In San Benito County, 621 people live on the streets or in homeless shelters. That is 264 more than in 2022 and 339 more than in 2019, aligning with the upward trend of homelessness in California.
BenitoLink to Get $100K Press Forward Grant
Press Forward announced Oct. 16, the 205 newsroomsâincluding BenitoLinkâthat will receive âClosing Local Coverage Gapsâ grants for this year.
California Banned College Legacy Admissions. Will It Change Who Gets In?
A new state law bans private colleges from considering an applicantâs ties to family members who are alumni or donors. Californiaâs public universities donât use legacy admissions.
How Much Would It Cost to End Homelessness in California? Try More Than $100 Billion
Multiple state agencies spent nearly $24 billion on housing and homeless programs in the first five years of Gavin Newsomâs governorship, but the number of people without homes continued to grow, rising by 20% to more than 180,000 in the most recent federal count in 2023.
San Juan Bautista Considers City Manager Replacement, Fire Contract
During its Oct. 15 meeting, the San Juan City Council discussed new city staffing and an agreement with the City of Hollister for fire services.
Con Yeager Spice Company Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Soy and Wheat in Trail Bologna Meat Processing Kits
Church Brothers Farms Recall Green Onions Due to Possible Health Risk
TreeHouse Foods Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Waffle Products Due to the Potential for Listeria monocytogenes Contamination
An international network of business leaders are working to build local alliances and solve global problems.
Californians are being asked to approve two bond measures totaling $20 billion in the election now underway. What does that mean, and how does it work? Find out here.
As voters receive their ballots for the 2024 presidential election and important statewide and local races, we look at efforts to build democracy, and efforts to weaken it.
The legacy of âservice clubsâ such as Soroptomists and Rotary lives on in a new generation of social clubs and volunteer organizations.
Volunteering and looking out for one another is central to community life.
A spectacular piece of land north of Santa Cruz shows what a determined group of people, with the help of a tenacious little media company, can do.
The Cotoni Coast Dairies National Monument, just north of Santa Cruz, brought a community together.
California's first big reservoir project in decades is underway, as the state finally gets rid of some old dams. Environmental responsibility meets aridification.
We check in on efforts to raise some dams in the state to store more water, and to raze some dams to to let water run free.
What happens if you have a democracy and nobody shows up?
We look at one of many local efforts to cultivate the local civic engagement talent pool.
As some municipalities struggle to find people to run for elected offices and advisory boards, we look at the civic engagement pipeline.
In which we salute the hard workers who make California the fifth largest economy on the planet.
Things bloom best when people get their hands dirty.
For one thing, "citizen," like "garden," can be used as a verb.
In the midst of charges that California, and its favorite daughter Kamala Harris, are soft on crime, lawmakers step up in the name of public safety.
Nobody is happy with the current situation. Especially California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Californians are fed up with flash mob shoplifting, smash and grab theft and an alarming uptick in Fentanyl deaths.
Joe Biden visited the Santa Cruz County beach towns of Aptos and Capitola following bad storms a couple winters ago. Last week, his administration delivered a big pile of money to help these communities and their neighbors build resilience.
The Santa Cruz-based California Marine Sanctuary Foundation receives a historic $71 million climate resilience grant from Biden Administration.
2024 Fall Festivals in Gilroy
Get away to Gilroy, CA for some fall family fun! In September and October, you can experience a trio of festivals celebrating community and culture in the âGarlic Capital of [...]
7th Annual Cardboard Challenge takes place Sept. 30th-Oct. 5th
Time to get CREATIVE! Launching our 2024-2025 Artists in the Schools Program
Black-footed Cats
black-footed cats can be found in parts of southern and central southern Africa despite it's adorable size and general appearance, it is believed to be the worldâs deadliest cat hey achieve the hi...
Apply for Arts Funding! Arts Express Grant Program opens August 30th
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