Police say Hollister woman allowed puppy to die
Police arrested a Hollister resident on suspicion of felony animal cruelty after authorities observed a four-month-old puppy dying at the suspect’s home, Hollister Police said.
Hollister Police Animal and Care and Services earlier this month received a report of a local resident who had failed...
County, cities begin planning for 5,000-plus new homes
San Benito County and the cities of Hollister and San Juan Bautista need to plan to build up to 5,005 new homes from 2023 to 2031—more than three times the number of houses permitted locally in the last eight years.
The planning directive comes from...
Police arrest 15 catalytic converter theft suspects in South Bay
Investigators arrested more than a dozen people suspected of being involved in catalytic converter thefts from vehicles in cities throughout the Bay Area, according to San Jose Police.
The arrest of 15 suspects over several weeks was the culmination of a six-month investigation into the...
Man killed, two others injured in head-on crash
A 20-year-old Salinas man died and two Hollister men were injured in a head-on crash on the Riverside Drive Highway 1 overcrossing in Watsonville on Saturday afternoon.
Sam Courtney of the California Highway Patrol said the man was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier west on...
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...
Resident questions Hollister chicken ordinance
Hollister Animal Control officers recently cited a local resident on suspicion of having too many chickens in violation of the city’s municipal code. The resident, however, says the citation is unfair because the city’s ordinance is not written clearly enough.
Hollister Police Department’s Animal Care...
Local arts council shares $4.75M grant for Central Coast
The San Benito County Arts Council, Arts Council for Monterey County, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, San Luis Obispo County Arts Council, Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture and the Ventura County Arts Council announced that the Central Coast Region has been...
Hollister’s AAA ranked no. 11 in statewide school rankings
The Accelerated Achievement Academy in Hollister has been named the 11th best elementary school in California, according to new rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.
AAA is part of the Hollister School District. The grade 4-8 school neighbors Calaveras School on Buena Vista...
Traffic safety grant for PD aims to make Hollister’s roads safer
Hollister Police announced last week that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety that will help fund ongoing enforcement and education programs aiming to reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on local roads.
The grant program runs through...
South Valley officials vow to oppose federal plan for ICE facility in Gilroy
Santa Clara County officials, community organizers and residents gathered at the county government center in San Jose May 14 to oppose a federal plan to build an immigration detention facility on agricultural land just outside Gilroy city limits, vowing to fight the project in...
