Politics

The start of the New Year also signaled the official kick-off for some local offices as well.

Keith Snow has been a Hollister resident for the past 10 years and in that time he’s taken notice on what’s been going on within the county.

The Hollister City Council meetings are becoming increasingly contentious—and loud. Its most recent meeting Aug.19 devolved into a series of shouting matches as councilmembers went head to head over several seemingly minor agenda items.  The meeting went on for five hours as council members waded into...

Sheriff Darren Thompson spoke candidly to supervisors Tuesday about a severe staffing shortage in his department and warned officials about the dangers of having two deputies on patrol at any given time.

San Benito County currently has no provider of non-emergency ambulance services, and it became a concern for county officials as they renewed the contract with American Medical Response for 911 responses.

Nearly four months after forming a bipartisan select committee and two hearings later, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced legislation Feb. 15 to combat shoplifting and organized retail theft—just beating a legislative deadline to introduce new bills. The Hollister Democrat joined Democratic Assemblymembers Rick Zbur of...

Both sheriff candidates interviewed once more with the Free

San Juan Bautista council members are bracing to officially approve the largest development in the Mission City’s history.

Trustee Rodriguez presents concerns about intersection to county board of supervisors