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Government / Politics

County employees ask supes to negotiate increase in wages and benefits

After a number of years without raises, county employees come to the Board of Supervisors to ask them to sit down and negotiate

Homes under construction in Hollister. (Leslie David photo)

OPINION: The case for a timeout on vesting new city developments

Today’s vested development decisions may be implemented 20 years or more into the future under our current rules; therefore, we have to do them right

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Agriculture

Local agricultural crops were worth $367 million in 2016

San Benito is an "excellent place" for producers, but the 2016 Crop Report also points out the problems caused by lower rainfall and disease