Politics

Hollister council members Monday will consider hiring former Hollister Fire Chief Bill Garringer as the interim chief to replace Chief Mike O'Connor.

Supervisors on Tuesday will consider allocating $5,406 to the San Benito County Civil Grand Jury so it can continue functioning through the fiscal year ending June 30.

A No on Measure J sign remains displayed on a billboard along San Felipe Road, while state law is supposed to require campaigns to remove the advertisements within 10 days of an election.

Panelists answered the following: Do you like the idea for a “Floating Islands” concept at Hollister’s industrial sewer pond—mostly used by the San Benito Foods cannery—which uses natural plants and bacteria instead of aerators to treat the waste?

Assemblyman Luis Alejo and State Sen. Anthony Cannella are reintroducing a previously defeated bill to relieve the county of $3.5 million in owed property taxes.

San Benito County civil grand jury is running out of money and has not been meeting.

San Benito County is reviewing nonprofit organizations according to guidance from the board last June. One on the list is Go Kids, which has been using county land to operate a state-subsidized childcare center.

Hollister council members Tuesday put their support behind a downtown traffic study—including an extensive list of improvements—but some officials warned how the plan might take many years to complete.

Hollister council members Tuesday approved the donation of a 24-year-old fire engine to a Mexican town's fire department.

Hollister council members Tuesday approved grant funds to pay for a new adoption trailer in the animal control division and a K-9 unit for the police department.