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September 25, 2023

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Member of ‘Building/Trade’ industry still sought for Measure G oversight panel

Courtesy of the San Benito County Council of Governments: After a successful recruitment process in April, the COG Board has tentatively identified 10...

Board hears update on Measure G funding, oversight panel

San Benito County supervisors received an overview Tuesday on the Measure G sales tax, including dates of when to expect funds to start rolling...

Citizens invited to apply for Measure G Oversight Committee

Citizens with interest in the oversight committee that ensures Measure G funds are spent appropriately can apply for the panel. Voters in November approved the...

Retailers to start collecting new sales tax in April

Courtesy of the Council of San Benito County Governments: For the past three years, the Council of San Benito County Governments (COG), San Benito...

Election Analysis: Voters say road repairs worth extra hit to wallets

This election season came with a slew of monumental changes affecting every resident in San Benito County, so there’s no surprise turnout reached such...

Election 2018: New count helps candidates solidify leads

With 1,375 more ballots counted Friday evening of the remaining 9,500 or so remaining, some races' front-runners solidified their leads while other races tightened. The...

Election 2018: Measure G sales tax hike remains close contest

It's a tight result so far for the Measure G sales tax proposal. There were 67.90% percent of voters in favor and 32.10% percent against...

Records: Local ballot measures each top $100k in donations

Local candidate and campaign committees were required to file their final campaign finance documents Thursday before the Nov. 6 election. It was the final...

Updated: ‘Glitch’ caused wrong donation amount for roads tax support

A committee in support of the 1 percent sales tax to pay for roads initially reported it raised $123,650 through Sept. 22, but that...

Elections office: Roads, business, cannabis taxes on ballot

The San Benito County Clerk’s Office announced measures set for the Nov. 6 ballot. Arguments for or against are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday,...