Politics

For nearly 30 years “the 400 block” in Hollister has sat vacant, part of a long-term plan to develop the site in the center of city, the last reminder of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Since 2016, plans for a mixed-use commercial/residential/office structure at...

Hollister officials appear ready to buy body cameras for police officers in the coming fiscal year.

With help from a federal grant, work is set to begin on a project to improve the storm water drainage at the Hollister Municipal Airport in November with plans to complete construction before the fire season begins next spring.

City Manager Bill Avera at a luncheon event this week said he “probably mishandled or misjudged" the severity of two 2016 cannery waste spills into the San Benito River bed. On Jan. 13, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board issued the City of...

Supervisor Robert Rivas gets to take his turn as county board chairman in 2016.

At least two residents alleged Hollister School District trustees violated the Brown Act when they appointed a trustee to a vacant position on the board in a quick vote without explaining their decisions or discussing candidates in public. Their opposition to the appointment has led to efforts for a possible special election, too.

San Juan council members Tuesday approved a 27-lot planned unit development along with a requirement for a roundabout in the subdivision.

The Hollister City Council has put Measure K before voters on the Nov. 4 ballot to ask voters if they want the city treasurer position to be appointed by the council instead of elected.

Both city and county voters are headed toward rejecting separate proposals to increase the hotel tax from 8 percent to 12 percent in the area, according to early election results.

Hollister City Council members Monday are set to consider spending $4,000 toward painting of utility boxes in an effort to stem graffiti.