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Food insecurity is a growing crisis that affects millions of people across the world. It is not just a problem of developing nations; even in wealthy countries, many individuals and families struggle to access enough nutritious food.  This issue is exacerbated by economic instability, climate...

Referring to the U.S.D.O.T. Secretary’s announcement of the federal government investigation of the California High Speed Rail Association’s SuperMassive Black Hole Bullet Train, taxpayers deserve truth-in-transportation, which we are not getting from public sector transit advocates, e.g., CAHSRA high speed rail Trojan Horse Monstrosity. Taxpayers...

Three Hollister wrestlers participated last weekend in the CIF State Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield. Baler grappler Golda Demby finished third in the state in the Girls 190 class and Aaron Rodriguez and Stephen Seymore competed on the boys side. Demby won the Central Coast Section...

Frankie Berlanga’s family business, El Nopal Panaderia and Tortilla Factory in Hollister, supplies about 14,000 fresh tortillas a year to the Community Food Bank of San Benito County—reliably providing a cultural staple for the kitchens and dinner tables of local families and residents in...

Yee earns academic honors Ohio University College student Maggie Yee, of Hollister, has been named to the fall 2024 provost's list. The provost's list recognition is shared with high-achieving, part-time undergraduate students who exemplify academic success, says a press release from the university. Qualifying students must...

The Hollister boys soccer team finished in second place in the ultra-competitive PCAL Gabilan Division and advanced into the CCS Division II playoffs. The Balers upset Del Mar 2-0 in their opener but then fell in the semifinals to top seed Hillsdale by a...

Hollister residents Atticus Ortiz dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog, and Jaydon Greer dressed as a Castle Guard complete with his family crest at the Ohana Toy Anime/Comic Con March 2 in downtown Hollister. Photo: Robert Airoldi Salinas residents Harvey Ilas, 12, dressed as Windego and...

A photographic exhibition and screening of the documentary film “Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range” will be featured on March 15 in San Juan Bautista. Previously debuted at the de Young Museum of Fine Art in San Francisco, the free photographic exhibit will...

Local high school and middle school students recently earned high honors in band and colorguard performances.  Thirteen Hollister High School music students, representatives of the school’s Scarlet Regiment, were named to the CMEA Central Coast Section High School Honor Band, says a press release from...

On behalf of Polytechnic Academy, I would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the Hollister City Council for approval of our charter to lease the Briggs Building.  We deeply appreciate the encouraging words and support shared by Mayor Roxanne Stephens, Vice Mayor Rudy Picha, Council member Rolan Resendiz, Council member...