Housing wins as Rivas shuffles Legislature leadership deck
Who’s up and who’s down? When the news broke late Nov. 21 that new Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas picked new committee chairpersons and canned others, the Sacramento political sphere was immediately abuzz with talk of winners and losers.
The winners include Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, the Davis...
Concert set to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month
Bolado Park in Tres Pinos will be rocking this weekend as performers from throughout California are set to kick off the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with an outdoor concert.
Dreamcatcher Studios will be hosting a drive-in event called Noche Caliente on Sept. 12, providing...
Photos: Hollister celebrates 150th anniversary
The City of Hollister closed out its summer-long 150th anniversary celebration with a bang Aug. 6, with a full day of festivities. The Saturday celebration started with a parade through the city’s downtown, a time capsule ceremony in front of the Veterans Memorial Building...
City council tables decision on ‘thin blue line’ flag
The Hollister City Council delayed its decision on flying the “thin blue line flag” at City Hall on Aug. 2, citing the need for more background on the significance of the timing.
On July 16, the city received an application from a group that identifies...
School District embraces Restorative Circles model
Courtesy of the Hollister School District
The Hollister School District has embraced the Restorative Circles approach to social-emotional learning with the help of educational consultant Ymasumac Marañón Davis.
Marañón oversees workshops with families and students, along with training for teachers, to assist all stakeholders in dealing...
Hollister Community Outreach in danger of closing doors
It’s Friday afternoon and Linda Lampe is running later than usual preparing more than 100 meals to be distributed throughout San Benito County.
This was right after coming back from delivering food boxes to 165 families in San Juan Bautista, followed by putting together food...
Heatwave set to hit San Benito County during holiday weekend
A heatwave is set to return during the Labor Day Weekend with possible record breaking temperatures expected to be set across the Central Coast.
San Benito County officials on Sept. 3 announced that the National Weather Service issued an “Excessive Heat Warning” starting Sept. 5...
Union Road set for temporary closure in July
As part of the State Route 156 Improvement Project, Caltrans will temporarily close a short section of Union Road, starting in July, the California Department of Transportation said this week. Specifically, Union Road will be closed between San Juan Hollister Road and SR 156...
Massive snowpack good news for drought, but flood concerns grow
The latest statewide snowpack measurement from the California Department of Water Resources is another indication that the tremendously wet winter might have been too much of a good thing.
The agency’s readings from 130 snow sensors placed throughout the Sierra Nevada show the snowpack’s snow-water...
