Red Ribbon Run promotes drug awareness
The 35th annual Red Ribbon Run and Festival brought hundreds of people to downtown Hollister Oct. 18 to help raise awareness of substance abuse prevention and education in San Benito County.
The event’s signature 3k Fun Run started at 8am at the Veterans Memorial Building...
County supes OK full audit following library embezzlement scandal
San Benito County will conduct a full audit of the public library after two former employees were convicted of embezzling more than $360,000 from the county.
Former library staff members Erin Baxter and Mary Alvarez were recently convicted of embezzling about $360,755 of library funds...
Food lines grow as feds suspend food assistance
With thousands of San Benito County residents set to lose their CalFresh benefits due to a suspension of federal funding, local organizations and service providers are preparing for a surge in the need for food assistance this month.
On Nov. 4, the board of supervisors...
HHS students commemorate 9-11
On the morning of Thursday, Sept. 11, Hollister FFA students continued the tradition of placing flags on Senior Mound to represent the lives lost on September 11, 2001. The recognition was a lunchtime ceremony in the main campus quad in commemoration of Patriot Day,...
Hollister announces new hours for animal shelter
Hollister Police Animal Care and Services will adjust the public hours of operation at the Hollister Animal Shelter, the police department announced Sept. 30. Beginning immediately, the shelter will be open to the public from 12-5pm, Monday through Friday.
The temporary adjustment is necessary due...
Betabel node developer changes plans from commercial to housing
The owner of a 23-acre property on Highway 101—where the Betabel Commercial Development proposal has been the subject of an environmental study and lawsuit—recently filed an application to change plans to allow hundreds of new homes.
Property owner McDowell Family Trust and architect Henry Ruhnke...
Hollister nonprofit opens feasibility study for new arts center
Pinnacle Arts Association announced the official kickoff of the Hollister Cultural Arts Center Feasibility Study, a major step toward creating San Benito County’s first purpose-built home for community arts, culture and live events, says a press release from Pinnacle Arts.
The study—led by nationally recognized...
Statewide cleanup effort includes inaugural ‘Trashure Hunt’
California Coastal Cleanup Day will celebrate its 41st year this September with its first ever “Trashure Hunt,” offering participants the chance to win a variety of prizes by volunteering to pick up litter and garbage at hundreds of locations across the state, organizers announced...
Judge stalls San Benito County’s attempt to identify social media users
Anonymous Facebook users who run what they describe as a “satirical” social media page have sued San Benito County over its recent efforts to name them as the page’s owners.
At a Nov. 26 online hearing before the California Northern District Court, after receiving arguments...
Gavilan College student workers begin unionizing
Student workers at Gavilan College are organizing what they say would be the first student workers union at a community college in California, aiming to address wage disparities and improve working conditions at their Gilroy and Hollister campuses, and inspire other students to follow...
