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Gavilan MESA celebrates 10th annual graduation and transfer banquet

August 5, 2026

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The Grove returns

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Letter: Former supe demonstrates rare courage

August 5, 2026

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Kinship Seneca marks 70 years of transforming lives in San Benito County

August 4, 2026

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Velazquez plans to rerun for supervisor’s seat after recall

August 4, 2026

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Letter: Former supe demonstrates rare courage

Reading “Velazquez plans to rerun for supe seat” (Hollister Free Lance, July 31) overjoyed me. The article reassured me that courageous people still exist! Because...

Kinship Seneca marks 70 years of transforming lives in San Benito County

What began as a gathering of 35 civic-minded women determined to help children find permanent homes has grown into one of San Benito County’s...

Velazquez plans to rerun for supervisor’s seat after recall

Less than two months after the voters decided to remove him from office, former San Benito County Supervisor Ignacio Velazquez has thrown his hat...

Around Town: More than garlic: A festival that defines a community

There are certain events that become part of your life without you ever realizing it. They mark the seasons, become family traditions and, over...

Letter: Immigrant workers are true Americans

“Abolish Ice”, a sign captured in the Free Lance photo featured in the coverage of the protest at the Gilroy construction site for an...

Letter: High Speed Rail Authority should declare bankruptcy

With the California High Speed Rail Authority’s Supermassive Black Hole Bullet Train insolvent, and getting more so every day, as motorists and taxpayers are...

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Velazquez plans to rerun for supervisor’s seat after recall

August 4, 2026

Less than two months after the voters decided to remove him from office, former San Benito County Supervisor Ignacio Velazquez has thrown his hat in the ring to run again for the now vacant District 5 seat from which he was recalled in the June 2 primary. The Nov. 3...