Audax women’s soccer team launches with eager anticipation
Soccer continues to boom nationwide at all levels and nowhere is that more apparent than in the Bay Area.
Long a haven for men’s amateur and semi-professional teams, the Audax Soccer Club knows there’s a huge market for women’s soccer teams of the same ilk....
Guest view: Feds must fully fund San Justo cleanup
As I noted at the San Benito County Board meeting June 14, the discussion about San Justo Reservoir’s longstanding closure has been one of the worst broken records imaginable for local residents.
That stale melody on repeat among political entities—ranging from the county to Congress—has...
Rodeo time!
The San Benito County Saddle Horse Show Parade returned to downtown Hollister Saturday for the first time in more than three years.
The parade—typically held as an annual preview to the San Benito County Rodeo—featured marching bands from area schools and communities, floats decorated and...
Heat advisory in effect through Tuesday
Local officials are warning residents that the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory through Tuesday evening.
Daytime temperatures on June 20 and 21 are forecast between 93 and 105 degrees throughout the inland Bay Area and San Benito County, according to the NWS...
Supervisors squash sales tax ballot measure
Citing the impact of across-the-board rising prices and economic uncertainties, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors declined to ask the voters for a 1% sales tax in the November election.
And despite their ongoing search for more local revenues to fund public services, the...
Brittany Moore crowned Miss Rodeo 2022
Brittany Moore, of San Juan Bautista, took home the title of Miss San Benito Rodeo 2022 last weekend at Bolado Park.
Moore, 20, is the daughter of Andy Moore and Cheryl Yetter. She is currently attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, majoring in Animal Science...
Etheric to bring new internet option to SJB
Etheric Networks, a provider of fiber and wireless internet service in the Bay Area, on June 13 announced that its newest project in San Juan Bautista is nearing completion. The expansion brings “significant new internet options to hundreds of businesses and homes in town,...
Local Scene: Academic honors
McAbee graduates from ‘Bama
Ireland McAbee, of Hollister, received a bachelor’s of science degree in education from the University of Alabama. The university awarded 5,907 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies on May 6-8, according to a press release.
Locals named to Dean’s List
Hollister residents Claire...
Letters to the editor: Too easy to vote?
Stop using tax funds for transit
Highway improvements would not be so delayed if the unelected “directors” at the transit agencies stopped diverting highway trust funds and gas tax revenues to bankrupt-from-conception public sector transit boondoggles.
Why don’t we follow state and federal government experts, who...
Supervisors certify growth initiative petition
San Benito County officials certified the citizens’ petition for an initiative that would require voter approval for certain land rezoning decisions, but are waiting for an impact report on the proposal before deciding whether to place the measure on the November ballot.
The board of...