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Nearly two months after the Hollister City Council voted June 3 to uphold a planning commission decision to approve key pieces of the 400 block project, Mayor Ignacio Velazquez told the Free Lance he is still considering challenging the vote. Velazquez had filed an initial...

After holding a pair of parent meetings regarding middle school cell phone use, Hollister School District leaders will introduce a new “Away for the Day” cell phone policy for the 2019-20 school year. HSD’s school board approved an updated Board Policy 5131 on July 23,...

Hollister police and fire responders revived a man who was found not breathing due to a possible drug overdose, according to authorities.

San Benito County emergency services and health officials are preparing for a potential worst-case scenario, widespread power shutoff for the rest of this summer after PG&E announced such measures might be necessary to prevent wildfires in California.

Hollister School District’s governing body took a key step in beginning the process of changing the way its trustees are elected to office. At the July 23 meeting, the school board approved a resolution “initiating (the) process of establishing trustee areas and elections by trustee...

The July 16 preliminary hearing for Neil Kitchens, a former Republican candidate for state assembly District 30 accused of five felonies related to voter fraud and forgery, has been delayed until mid-August.

San Benito Bene, 615-B San Benito St. in Hollister, is celebrating its eight-year anniversary on Saturday, July 27 from 11am-2pm. San Benito Bene, owned by Kathina Szeto, offers a variety of local products such as olive oils, chocolates, pottery, jewelry, soaps and spices. The shop earned...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal July 23 that will transform a former turkey farm and equestrian facility into a hemp processor. San Jose-based Pacific Bay Capital Group plans to construct a 275,000-square-foot San Benito Hemp Campus at 7800 Lake Road...

A 22-year-old Gilroy woman died in an early morning traffic accident at a busy intersection in San Benito County July 20, according to authorities.

Hollister School District partnered with Chartwell School of the Central Coast to train its Resource Specialists on the use of a highly specialized instructional approach for students who have learning disabilities, according to a recent press release. “One of the district’s responses to improving special...