Employees rally county to preserve services, staff positions
Dozens of San Benito County employees and community members participated in a demonstration Sept. 22 calling on local officials to protect essential services and make responsible fiscal decisions as the county faces a several-million dollar budget shortfall.
The protest at the county supervisors’ chambers building...
Updated: Graniterock CEO Woolpert dies in boating accident
Bruce Woolpert, president & CEO of Graniterock Company, died Sunday afternoon in a boating accident in Tahoe.
San Benito qualifies for FEMA aid
The San Benito County Office of Emergency Services has been verbally notified by federal authorities that the county is eligible for public assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency due to recent winter storm damages.
The amount of FEMA funding available to the local office...
Local Scene: ‘Rock of Ages’ at Hollister High; Summit for Planet Earth
Hollister High drama club presents ‘Rock of Ages’
The Hollister High School Drama Department will present “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition” on stage for five nights and one matinee in April.
Shows are scheduled at Hollister High School auditorium, 1220 Monterey Street, at 7pm April 12,...
Hollister council OKs sewer for Gavilan, Fairview Corners
The Hollister City Council voted Aug. 7 to partner with Sunnyslope Water District and approve wastewater service for the future Gavilan College site, Fairview Corners subdivision and Cielo Vista.
The city’s Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant would take in the additional wastewater produced by these connections,...
Appeals court allows Betabel lawsuit to proceed
A California appeals court last week reversed a ruling by a San Benito County Superior Court judge that had halted a lawsuit that claimed local officials did not follow the law in approving a new commercial development proposed at Betabel Road and U.S. 101,...
Caltrans to install new roundabout configuration at highways 25/156
During the next stage of construction of the roundabout project project at State Route 25 and Highway 156, crews will implement a new, temporary traffic configuration that will operate similar to a one-lane roundabout, Caltrans said in a press release. The configuration will remain...
Victoria’s celebrates 30 years
Sept. 28 marked the 30-year anniversary for Victoria's Mexican Restaurant, 757 First St. Owners and family partners, Linda Prieto, Carmen Mendosa, Patricia Prieto, Melinda Hathaway, Vikki Prieto-O'Hara and Donald Prieto were on hand to welcome guests - even Elvis stopped by.
