Day: May 14, 2021

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Road and Lane Closures for May 16-22

Work along Highway 101 leads to lane closures.

Gavilan College campus in Gilroy. Photo by Robert Eliason.

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Bach to Blues musical event available to stream starting May 14

Event can be streamed free starting 6 p.m.

Officers from city, state and federal agencies honored those who died in the line of duty in 2020. Photo by John Chadwell.

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Local law enforcement holds ceremony for officers killed in 2020

18 California officers died in the line of duty.

Novel Coronavirus. Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control.

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Week of May 14 coronavirus roundup for San Benito County

6,068 people have tested positive, 17 are active patients, 5,979 have recovered and 63 have died; the county's positivity rate is 2%.

Photo courtesy of Water Resources Association San Benito County.

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San Benito County included in drought state of emergency proclamation

41 counties now under drought state of emergency intended to protect communities and the environment, representing 30% of the state’s population.

Administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by Leslie David.

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COVID-19 vaccine authorized for people 12-15 years old

The most commonly reported side effects in the adolescent clinical trial participants, which typically lasted 1-3 days, were pain at the injection site, tiredness, headache, chills, muscle pain, fever and joint pain.

Hollister Public Works made repairs to a broken cast iron water pipe below Forth Street and restored service to 25 homes in one day. Photo by John Chadwell.

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Water main break a sign of old infrastructure

Lacking funds, Hollister’s public works department operates in “fix-it-as-it-breaks” mode rather than providing preemptive maintenance.