San Benito County Local News: Local Governments

Unless California solves its housing crisis, the state will lose more congressional seats and could shift the political alignment of the whole country

A bill from a member of the Legislature’s happiness committee would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the strain on students.

San Benito County is inviting residents to participate in an update process for local Ordinance Title 13, which focuses on animals within the community.

Final counts reveal that more than 10,000 letters were submitted to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors during the public comment period for the Sargent Ranch Quarry Draft Environmental Impact Report.

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved a two-year contract last week with the law offices of Harry Damkar as the new primary public defender in the county.

A Caltrain struck a vehicle on the tracks in the unincorporated community of San Martin in Santa Clara County on Monday night, a spokesperson for SamTrans said.

After months of intense community debate over a proposed expansion of the John Smith Road Landfill, the saga has ended with the landfill operator withdrawing from the approval process.

Construction began this week on the City of Gilroy’s grant-funded makeover of Gourmet Alley in the downtown, and some business and property owners are concerned about the possible impact the work will have on their operations.