South African coronavirus strain detected in two Bay Area counties
Public health officials say they’ve detected the first known cases of a South African Covid-19 variant in Santa Clara and Alameda counties.
Chief health officers in each jurisdiction, doctors Sara Cody and Nicholas Moss, hosted a press conference Feb. 10 to field questions about the...
Kayla Salazar wins $25K scholarship
Hollister High senior Kayla Salazar was recently chosen as a 2023 Girls Inc. National Scholar for her efforts to encourage and empower her peers to be “strong, smart and bold,” says a press release.
Salazar is one of only three recipients in the U.S. and...
Study: Job offshoring hits Hollister
The offshoring of U.S. jobs has accelerated in recent years, and the City of Hollister has seen a disproportionate loss of trade-related employment as a result, according to a study released last week
Striping will complete Hwy. 25 resurfacing project
A two-day striping operation on Highway 25 near Hollister between Best Road/South Ridgemark Drive and Plaza Drive began on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Work is expected to continue Jan. 12 between 8am and 5pm, says a press release from Caltrans.
Travelers will encounter alternating lane closures...
Hollister man dies in July 9 traffic accident
A 31-year-old Hollister resident died in a July 9 traffic accident on Highway 25, according to authorities.
About 9:10pm July 9, the Hollister Police dispatch center received multiple calls reporting that a vehicle had crashed into a light pole on Pinnacles National Park Highway (Highway...
Gavilan College celebrates ‘topping out’ of new Hollister campus project
About 100 people attended a ceremony Jan. 24 to commemorate the “topping out” of construction of Gavilan College’s new San Benito County campus, located on Fairview Road in Hollister.
The ceremony included a traditional signing of a steel beam, the last one to be placed...
Photo: San Juan Bautista hosts arts, crafts, crowds
Dozens of vendors lined the downtown streets for the San Juan Bautista Art & Craft Festival on March 29-30. Booths offered a wide range of goods, including clothing, lotion, jewelry, perfumes, wood carvings, African baskets, ceramics, pillows, homemade pies, face painting, herbs and spices...
San Juan Bautista reaches settlement with EPA
The City of San Juan Bautista came to a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over violations for discharging wastewater into San Juan Creek.
The EPA on Aug. 27 issued a press release stating that the settlement requires the city to make major...
Supes to decide June 22 on process to replace Medina
The four seated members of the San Benito County Board of Supervisors will wait until June 22 to decide when to ask the governor to appoint a replacement for their colleague, Mark Medina, who resigned earlier this month.
The board briefly discussed the process to...
Office of Education celebrates Employees of Year
The San Benito County Office of Education on May 31 recognized the Certificated and Classified Employees of the year from schools throughout the county.
The annual SBCOE Employee of the Year celebration recognizes education staff who “challenge, motivate and inspire students,” says a press release...
