City needs alternate funding path for trenching
With no city funding available for earthquake fault studies in downtown Hollister, officials are looking for other ways to get large portions of the historic area approved by the state for potential redevelopment.
Council spars over recent travel
Hollister City Council members are at odds again as an investigation was launched to determine if one member’s trip across the country was authorized.
Hollister Council member Honor Spencer said during the June 15 meeting that she attended the National League of Cities conference in...
Board curtails cut to sheriff’s office
San Benito County supervisors approved a temporary due pass for the San Benito County Sheriff's Office operations budget during the second day of budget hearings Tuesday. The supervisors had originally been looking at cutting the budget by $230,000 by eliminating two deputy sheriff positions in order to balance part of a $1.7 million deficit remaining in the county budget.
Changes would nix preference for local contractors
New purchasing and public project ordinances on the county's
County board OKs changes for grand jury pay
County supervisors Tuesday approved changes to compensation for members of the civil grand jury that acts as a watchdog overseeing government entities.
Cannella announces district’s Woman of the Year
State Sen. Anthony Cannella this week announced the 12th Senate District’s Woman of the Year, in accordance with Women’s History Month.
County leaders wrangle over trigger cuts
In a county supervisors meeting this week, the board decided in a 3-2 vote not to support a possible ballot measure by the California State Association of Counties that would guarantee counties realignment funding through a constitutional amendment.











