Downtown Hollister businesses hit hard due to stay-at-home order
The City of Hollister came up with the idea to allow business owners to keep their places open under all of the state’s Covid-19 guidelines with the help of building new outdoor parklets along San Benito Street.
But any plans to utilize the outdoor spaces...
Migration to CA slowed 38% during pandemic
While some California residents opted to leave the state during the pandemic, far fewer people are also moving to the state from other parts of the country, according to new research from the University of California at Berkeley's California Policy Lab.
The amount of people...
Wayne Norton: County Supervisor District 2 candidate
Wayne Norton has served San Benito County in various public and private roles for 35 years. The Aromas Water District Director said his breadth of experience has prepared him to be the County’s next District 2 Supervisor.
Police shooting leaves Hollister man in the hospital
The Hollister Police Department is reporting that two police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave after they were involved in a shooting that sent a man to the hospital.
The police issued a press release on Dec. 8 saying that one of the...
State data errors cause massive Covid-19 case undercount
Errors in the state’s Covid-19 data reporting system have led to vast undercounts of both positive and negative results in counties throughout California.
State to lift indoor mask requirements for unvaccinated, schools, child care
California will lift its indoor mask requirements Tuesday for unvaccinated people and March 12 for schools and child care facilities, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Feb. 28.
The changes will mark the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began that both unvaccinated people and students will...
Hollister, County Supes prepare to spend big to fix roads
City of Hollister and San Benito County officials are taking steps to speed up the repair and upgrades of local deteriorating roadways by allocating large sums of money for the efforts.
The Hollister City Council on March 21 approved the sale of $20 million in...
Police to conduct DUI checkpoint Sept. 25
The Hollister Police Department will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint Saturday, Sept. 25, from 6pm to 1:30am, at an undisclosed location within the city limits.
Hollister Police Department supports the new effort from the California Office of Traffic Safety that aims to educate...
FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12-15
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds in the United States, a crucial step in the nation’s steady recovery from the pandemic and a boon to millions of American families eager for a...
Hazel Hawkins to ‘cautiously’ resume elective surgeries
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital (HHMH) is working in conjunction with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new order that allows hospital’s to resume scheduled elective surgeries, hospital spokeswoman Frankie Gallagher said in a press release.