Local business manager beaten
Hollister police last week arrested a man who allegedly entered a local business, battered several employees and attempted to steal items.
Councilmember announces mayoral run
The 2020 mayoral field in Hollister already has two candidates: current Mayor Ignacio Velazquez and first-term District 3 council member Honor Spencer.
Spencer announced at the Aug. 5 city council meeting that she would be running for mayor in March 2020, and Velazquez confirmed that...
First day challenges for Aromas-San Juan schools
The first day of school at the Aromas-San Juan Unified School District on Aug. 15 didn’t quite go as planned.
A gas leak at Aromas School forced the school to send all students home for the day. According to Janet Watson of the Superintendent’s Office,...
Two arrested on suspicion of gun possession
During a traffic stop Aug. 2, Hollister Police arrested two men on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm.
Fatal accident at 25 and Ridgemark
A 73-year-old Hollister man died in a Saturday afternoon traffic accident on Highway 25, according to authorities.
22-year-old man arrested for animal cruelty
Hollister police arrested a man on suspicion of animal cruelty after the suspect violently threw a puppy to the ground during a family argument, according to authorities.
Weapons standoff ends peaceably
After a standoff at a Hollister residence, police arrested three people on suspicion of firearms, drugs and child endangerment violations Friday morning, according to authorities.
City honors victims
On Aug. 1, as Gilroy residents gathered in the city’s downtown to honor those affected by July 28 mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, Hollister citizens simultaneously held their own vigil at the 400 block of San Benito Street.
The Hollister vigil was planned...
Flavored cigarette vote fails
A split City Council rejected a proposed ordinance Aug. 5 that would have created stricter rules for tobacco retailers selling flavored products. A complete ban is being considered.
Members of the ad hoc committee that had explored options for a tobacco ordinance were Councilmembers Honor...
Gilroy Rodeo preserves Western heritage
Erik Martin, standing on his family’s 62-acre ranch on Ferguson Road, points west toward Gilroy city limits.
“On that side of 101, it’s all City of Gilroy,” he says. “There’s sidewalks on every street, nothing that’s ag. You come on this side, all these fields...
