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If the City of Hollister and rally promoters want to recoup more costs through fees charged to businesses, then officials should look into a broad examination of all permit charges to merchants over the rally weekend and increase those levies across the board.

Hollister HS Baseball (3-2 overall, 1-0 PCAL Gabilan) Recent results: Lost 12-2 vs. Valley Christian; Won 5-4 vs. Carlmont; Lost 3-2 vs. Christopher; Won 1-0 at Palma Upcoming games: 4pm March 13 vs. Palma; 12pm March 15 vs. Piedmont Hills NOTES: Brayden Barone and Evan Mendoza each...

R.O. Hardin Elementary School in early May hosted school leaders from throughout the nation who came to witness an innovative early literacy program and learn how to replicate its success.  The Hollister School District site May 4 hosted educational leaders who included state superintendents, governors...

The ongoing fight for a mobile food scene in Hollister continues as more than 30 people attended an informal meeting to discuss a new ordinance in the works that will allow vendors to sell food throughout the city. A good cross section of both established...

At PG&E, we recognize that like many goods and services, energy prices are increasing. Those increases are helping build a safe, reliable and clean energy system to protect you and your family and meet the future energy needs of this community.  For example, in the South Bay and Central Coast region, we’ve...

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), in collaboration with VFW Post 9242, this week announced that nominations  for the 2024 Veteran of the Year Award are open. The award will be presented during the annual  Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 11, which...

The California Public Utilities Commission on Feb. 26 awarded Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) $463,644 for three projects, known as “Connected Communities Hubs,” that establish free public broadband access sites in San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.  The awards are part of $3.29 million...

All four of Hollister’s primary winter sports teams qualified for the Central Coast Section playoffs. And the wrestling teams did well too, with the boys winning the Pacific Coast Athletic League title over Palma and others. The girls PCAL title went to Monterey, with...

Hollister Police received hundreds of calls over the Fourth of July period, including scores of reports of illegal fireworks that resulted in dozens of citations, authorities said. The use of illegal fireworks in Hollister in recent days has also resulted in fires, property damage and,...

CVS Pharmacy will pay the state of California more than $18 million in a settlement of a lawsuit that accused the national chain of submitting fraudulent claims to the Medi-Cal public health insurance system, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week.  The state and the...