Hollister officials are following up on a complaint filed by former mayoral candidate Doug Emerson alleging four firefighter union members posed illegally while wearing city attire in a campaign mailer endorsing Mayor Ignacio Velazquez.
The Hollister Fire Department union has voted to support a new public safety tax and to oppose the proposed extension of the 1 percent Measure T sales tax on the November ballot, according to an announcement released Thursday.
The union representing Hollister firefighters recently issued a first-ever no-confidence vote for City Manager Clint Quilter and Fire Chief Fred Cheshire and has recommended that Cheshire be investigated and fired.