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Two years after the Hollister City Council approved a deal transferring management of the Veterans Memorial Building to local veterans groups, city officials and those organizations’ members are talking about renewing an expired contract.

The third annual Best of San Benito County Food & Wine event is set for Oct. 27 at San Juan Oaks Golf Club.

San Benito RideShare has launched a new website to make it easier for San Benito County residents or visitors to find information about travel options. RideShare is coordinated by the Council of San Benito County Governments and its new webstie is www.SanBenitoRideShare.org. The site provides commuters with a free matchlist through an interactive, on-demand system that helps people find others who would like to ride to work together through carpools, vanpools or bicycles.

The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments will host a sustainable communities public workshop Tuesday at 6 p.m., at the Hollister Community Center, 300 West St., in Hollister.

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a contract with the City of Hollister for fire services for the 2013-14 fiscal year at a special meeting Tuesday at 9 a.m. Supervisors had agreed to pursue a contract with the city of Hollister at the April 2 meeting, after two hours of discussion and comments from the public.

CASA needs advocates

Several residents from around the county and representatives from one major employer in San Juan Bautista expressed concern over the direction county fire service could take Tuesday morning as the San Benito County supervisors reviewed proposals from the city of Hollister and Calfire for consolidated services.

Hollister Police officers arrested a 63-year-old San Jose man on suspicion of murder after finding him in the same home as a deceased man. 

The Creative Work Fund will host an informational seminar at Blak Sage Gallery, Jan. 24, from 6:30 -7:30 p.m., on its grant application process. Letters of inquiry will be due March 1, with up to $650,000 available with grants ranging from $10,000 to $40,000.

The San Benito County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the San Benito County Board Chamber, 481 Fourth St.