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Hollister City Council member Rolan Resendiz was stripped of his committee appointments during a tense Sept. 18 city council meeting.  In a  4-0 vote, his fellow council members took the action in an escalating disciplinary course against Resendiz for allegedly violating the council’s code of...

Arts Council accepting submissions for outreach campaigns The San Benito County Arts Council seeks artists to create poster designs for two countywide outreach campaigns, focusing on vaccine education and water conservation, as part of its “ART in TRANSIT Project.” The goal of the vaccine poster project...

Local sports teams and nonprofit organizations are raising money by selling “safe and sane” fireworks for the Independence Day holiday in Hollister.  Temporary stands can be seen in shopping center parking lots and other high traffic areas throughout the city. The fireworks for sale at...

San Benito County moved forward with opening hair salons and barbershops as the county qualified for the local variance for the expansion of Phase 2 in the state’s roadmap to reopen.              On May 26, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the reopening guidance for hair salons and...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles this week announced that the Hollister office, located at 80 North Sally Street, will temporarily expand its operating hours to include Fridays, in addition to its regular Tuesday and Thursday schedule.  The additional Friday hours will begin on Aug....

The San Benito County Planning Commission held a scoping meeting Aug. 2 for the proposed Ranch 35 Quarry project near the intersection of State Route 156 and U.S. 101. The meeting’s purpose was to inform the public about the scope of the quarry project...

California lifted most of its Covid-19 restrictions and officially reopened Tuesday, marking the moment with state-subsidized vacation giveaways and $15 million in vaccine lottery prizes as it emerged from the pandemic politically divided but economically formidable. One of the last U.S. states to reopen, California...

The 2024 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival will take place April 10-17, with an opening night celebration set to take place at Gavilan College.  The festival’s April 10 opening ceremony, scheduled to begin at 8pm, will feature local guests and dignitaries, including a land acknowledgment...

The Hollister City Council voted Aug. 21 to partner with Flock Safety to provide gunshot detection and license plate reading cameras for a roughly one square mile area of Hollister.  The council gave Mayor Mia Casey the green light to sign a two-year contract with...

Local winners qualify for state bee Four local students will advance to the State Spelling Bee on May 14, following their successful performance in the San Benito County competition. The San Benito County spelling bee returned to local schools on March 22, following a one-year hiatus...