Tag: hollister council
Council members’ views vary on early July air show schedule
While Hollister council members’ views vary on whether July 4 is the appropriate long-term time frame for the city’s air show, a majority of them appears intent on the timing for 2013.
Council to weigh official action for holding air show near July...
Hollister council members on Monday heard a presentation from the airport director to move the 3-year-old Hollister Airshow from Memorial Day weekend to a weekend around July 4, while the officials are set to consider a formal recommendation for the change.
Councilman refunds part of payment, admits breaking ethics law
Councilman Doug Emerson on Wednesday admitted he violated state ethics rules and amended a filing with the city to reflect that he reimbursed half of $4,650 he reported receiving from a solar company for his July 2011 trip to China.
Free Lance Editorial: Council takes easy road with 5-cent mileage
Hollister officials have proven once again - in their decision to charge a police captain 5 cents a mile to commute 100 miles round trip in a patrol car - that they have no collective backbone.
Free Lance Editorial: Hollister council incumbents should declare ASAP
It is understandable that three Hollister council members who are up for reelection in November have personal matters holding up their commitments, or lack thereof, to run on the ballot.
Editorial: City should let market decide on ‘necessity’ of new businesses
For the second time in less than three years, Hollister council members haggled over an application for a new taxicab carrier in the city. Once again, it underscored the absurd notion that elected officials are deciding on the “necessity” of a new business. It also underscored that the city should amend its code and remove the demand provision when weighing any future taxi applicants.
Hollister council approves third taxi carrier in 4-1 vote
A third taxicab carrier is officially allowed to operate in Hollister after council members approved its permit in a 4-1 vote Monday.
City chooses Walgreens developer for open plot
Hollister council members have chosen Walgreens over Denny’s as the competing bids sought use of city land on McCray Street.
Competing bids for city land propose a Denny’s or Walgreens
Hollister officials are weighing two bids from developers - one proposing to build a Denny's restaurant and the other a Walgreens store - to buy a city-owned plot on McCray Street.
