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From left: Rolan Resendiz and Mindy Sotelo. Photos provided by candidates. Infographic by Alex Esquivel.

Government / Politics

Primary Election 2022: San Benito County Board of Supervisors District 3

Published 05/17/2022
BenitoLink Reporter, Juliana Luna

Three candidates are running for the seat that serves southwest Hollister.

Announcements

Public meetings for the week of May 16

Published 05/16/2022
BenitoLink Staff

Hollister and San Benito County among 10 agencies to meet this week.

News Release

Health officers stress safety measures against COVID

Published 05/16/2022
BenitoLink Staff

Health officers say recent COVID infection surge is fueled by 'highly contagious Omicron subvariants.'

Protesters gathered for "Bans Off Our Bodies" rally in front of the San Benito County Superior Court on Saturday morning. Photo by Jenny Mendolla Arbizu.

Health

San Benito County abortion rights advocates hold ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ rally

Published 05/15/2022
BenitoLink Reporter, Jenny Mendolla Arbizu

Other than a few honking cars showing support, Hollister had a peaceful protest about the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court.

Gavilan College campus in Gilroy. Photo by Robert Eliason.

News Release

Gavilan College receives anonymous $40K gift

Published 05/17/2022
BenitoLink Staff

Gavilan says it is the largest one-time donation received by the college.

Opinion

COMMUNITY OPINION: Landfill expansion a done deal?

Published 05/15/2022
Community Contributor, John Basanese

John Basanese writes about his experience fighting the previously proposed resource recovery park.

Dipper Constellation. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

Column

Searching the Sky: circumpolar constellations

Published 05/15/2022
Community Contributor, David Baumgartner

David Baumgartner writes about routes of constellations and how we can use them to navigate.

Cory Waller at Eden Rift. Photo by Robert Eliason.

Features

Eat, Drink, Savor: Barrel tasting with Cory Waller of Eden Rift Vineyards

Published 05/14/2022
BenitoLink Reporter, Robert Eliason

An afternoon of sampling the wine before it becomes The Wine.

LULAC Young Adults. Picture by Raul Flores.

Nonprofits

Local LULAC marks 35th anniversary on Cinco de Mayo

Published 05/13/2022
BenitoLink Reporter, Juliana Luna

18 San Benito County leaders and institutions recognized for their support of the activist group.

Children and Youth

Book author visits students at Tres Pinos School

Published 05/11/2022
BenitoLink Reporter, Leila Sadeghian

John Walker speaks to students about ‘KT and the Ride of His Life’ and his experience following a bicycle accident.

Commentary

COMMENTARY: Joel Buckingham says corroboration was present in sexual assault case

Published 05/13/2022
Community Contributor, Joel Buckingham

Joel Buckingham comments on the need to support and stand by victims of child molestation, and recognize their courage in coming forward.

Opinion

COMMUNITY OPINION: Residents play Whack-A-Mole with projects

Published 05/11/2022
Community Contributor, Mary Zanger

Mary Zanger writes that residents should reject Strada Verde again.

Public Letter

PUBLIC LETTER: DA Candice Hooper Mancino responds to Bob Kutz

Published 05/09/2022
Community Contributor, Guest Writer

She writes that there was a lack of corroborating evidence to pursue prosecution 'even though we very much desired to do so.'

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