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A citizens group that opposes commercial development of agricultural land submitted an initiative March 2 that would establish an urban growth boundary around the City of Hollister if approved by voters in November. Preserve Our Rural Communities, led by Aromas residents Andy and Mary Hsia-Coron...

The hotly contested races—and the incumbents—attracted the most contributions in San Benito County’s primary election campaigns, according to the latest reports filed with the Elections Office. Nearly $90,000 had been raised through Feb. 15 in the campaigns surrounding Measure K, a referendum on the commercial...

San Benito County voters can cast their Presidential Primary ballots this weekend at the county Elections Office, 9am-3pm Saturday and Sunday. The Elections Office, at 440 5th St., Hollister, has been open for early voting on weekdays 8am-5pm, since Feb. 3, and voting will continue...

One evening in the middle of June last summer, somewhere on the road between San Jose and Hollister, pigs began to fly. At least that’s how it seemed to Susie Sanchez, who remembers the exact spot on her commute home that night where she learned...

The numbers from the recently-opened Sunrise Senior Apartments in Hollister indicate the need for such housing in the region. The 49-unit complex, which began welcoming residents in January, saw 225 applicants hopeful to grab one of the one-bedroom units, according to Alfred Diaz-Infante, president of...

The City of San Juan Bautista is expected to begin accepting applications from cannabis operators in March. The city council voted unanimously Jan. 21 to rescind its 2017 ban on cannabis operations. At the same meeting, the council set tax rates on operations that were...

If walls could talk, those surrounding a Beverly Hills hotel room would have wondrous stories.  Luckily for theater goers, playwright Neil Simon brought four of them to life in his 1970s comedy, California Suite. And Hollister audiences will now get a chance to peek inside...

Hollister Mayor Pro Tem Honor Spencer and Councilmember Marty Richman on Tuesday voted against censuring themselves for making threatening and obscene comments about colleague Rolan Resendiz in private and in public. The Feb. 18 vote came four weeks after the pair voted to censure Resendiz...

It’s the final days leading up to Valentine’s Day, as people are scrambling at the last minute to find a perfect gift for their significant other. Lisa Filice, owner of Expressions Floral in Hollister, said there’s one piece of advice she can give that’s...

The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County plans to protect nearly all of the 2,640-acre Rocks Ranch in Aromas from commercial development, the organization announced Feb. 11. The ranch has been in the spotlight recently following the San Benito County supervisors’ decision of their intent...