development Archives

There are only a couple dozen homes completed at Twin Oaks, with a goal of 170. Photo by John Chadwell.

Housing / Land Use

Hollister turns down impact fee reduction for senior housing development

Published 02/25/2021
BenitoLink Reporter, John Chadwell

Developer argues he should not have to pay a $2.2 million park fee as the project includes a community center for its residents.

Members of Preserve Our Rural Communities and Protect San Benito held a mock funeral procession from San Benito County Superior Court to the county administration building on Jan. 5. Photo by John Chadwell.

Housing / Land Use

Environmentalists protest development moves

Published 01/05/2021
BenitoLink Reporter, John Chadwell

Land use group says supervisors and developers have eroded their success with the No on Measure K initiative from the March primary election.

Housing / Land Use

SBC Planning Commission approves 149-unit project

Published 09/13/2020
BenitoLink Reporter, Noe Magaña

Affordable units will be deed-restricted for local residents.

The 9.3-acre Woodle property is located at 1070 Buena Vista Road and is near Calaveras Elementary School. Photo courtesy of Google Earth.

Housing / Land Use

Land annexation defeated in defiance of state order

Published 08/22/2020
BenitoLink Reporter, John Chadwell

Hollister City Council splits vote for project that proponents say cannot be legally prevented.

Members of San Benito Citizens for a Brighter Future and Preserve Our Rural Communities demonstrate outside the San Benito County Administration Building before a July 21 Board of Supervisors meeting. Photo by Noe Magaña.

Housing / Land Use

Strada Verde initiative going on November ballot

Published 07/23/2020
BenitoLink Reporter, Noe Magaña

Project supporters and opponents both urge San Benito County supervisors to put the proposed autonomous vehicle testing facility before voters.

Construction workers on the roof of new housing units. Photo by John Chadwell.

News

Hollister council deadlocked over growth management plan

Published 06/30/2020
BenitoLink Reporter, John Chadwell

Mayor Ignacio Velazquez doesn’t want to be ‘bullied’ by Sacramento; Councilwoman Carol Lenoir warns ‘lawsuits are coming.’

Housing being constructed in Hollister. File photo by John Chadwell.

Housing / Land Use

COG to distribute over $300K in one-time funding

Published 06/23/2020
BenitoLink Reporter, Noe Magaña

Majority of funds from California Department of Housing and Community Development program expected to go to Hollister based on population, with the county and SJB next in line.

Environment / Nature

Bureau of Land Management makes over 700K acres available for leasing

Published 10/08/2019
BenitoLink Staff

Decision does not authorize any drilling for exploration or development of oil and gas resources, BLM said.

Map of potential commercial and industrial node sites in San Benito County as per the 2035 General Plan. Photo provided by San Benito County Business Council.

Housing / Land Use

SBC Business Council supports consideration of Highway 101 commercial nodes

Published 09/23/2019
Community Contributor, San Benito County Business Council

Following the new zoning designation, the Business Council further encourages in-depth review of the opportunities at each node based on individual unique merits and impacts.