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For Josh Jensen, famed founder of Calera Winery in Hollister, life after 40 years of being at the forefront of the exciting and fast-moving wine business has been quite an adjustment. He’s been named the 2007 Winemaker of the Year by the San Francisco...

Health officers of four Central Coast counties—including San Benito—issued a joint statement again recommending that residents wear masks indoors at public places, regardless of vaccination status “out of an abundance of caution,” says the statement. The recommendation comes as local reports of the highly infectious...

A group of local residents may soon begin collecting signatures to place a recall election of Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez on an upcoming ballot. On July 8, recall proponent Celeste Toledo-Bocanegra gained approval for her third submission of a Notice of Intention to Circulate Recall...

Alvin Harrison has two residences—one in Hollister and another in Northridge in southern California—but he also spends a huge chunk of his time nowadays at Rock Boxing gym in Salinas.  The former track and field Olympian has launched an energy drink and taken up a...

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital will install a new roof thanks to a $2 million low-interest loan from the California State Treasurer’s Office. The loan will help the hospital replace its 50,000-square-foot roof, a portion of which failed in recent years resulting in disruptions of service...

It took Juan Tapia and Elvira Rodriguez nearly half of a year to get Vivi’s Sweet Tomato Pizza up and running. But ever since they opened at the beginning of July, the response from the community and the Google reviews have been overwhelming for the...

Traffic calming meeting set for Sally Street The City of Hollister will hold a second virtual meeting to discuss traffic calming on Sally Street. The meeting will be held July 15 from 6:30-8pm on Zoom. The traffic calming project is inspired by a consensus that speeding and...

Thank you to Hollister Library I must put pen to paper and express my sincere gratitude to the Hollister Library for making the last year and a half so much better during the pandemic!! They made it possible for me to get every book I...

A twin-engine propellor airplane crashed into a private housing community Tuesday morning in Monterey. Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Thornburg said the Golden Eagle Cessna crashed near the Monterey Airport in the Monterra community just south of the Monterey Airport around 10:40am. At least...

There was no special ribbon cutting ceremony or confetti falling from the sky, but beer connoisseurs lined up on July 2 for the grand opening of Mad Pursuit Brewing Company in Hollister. Daniel Villalon was hanging out in the front patio area with family members...