Council weighs later impact fees for two developments
Hollister City Council members Monday are weighing whether to adjust the rules for collection of impact fees for two projects upon request from those developers.
Elections office nears end of unofficial tally
With just about 400 provisional ballots left to count – and a handful of regular ballots that machines could not read – there are few contested races remaining.
Alejo donates $1,500 for turkeys
State Assemblyman Luis Alejo, San Benito County's representative, announced his donation of $1,500 in gift certificates to local charities for Thanksgiving turkeys.
Updated: City considers early retirement incentive for employees
Hollister City Council members Monday are set to weigh a voluntary early retirement program for employees.
City weighs further restrictions on number of fireworks booths
Hollister City Council members Monday will consider a proposal to put further restrictions on nonprofit-run booths selling the "safe and sane" variety of fireworks.
Elections office has about 1,900 ballots to tally
There are about 1,900 ballots yet to count from the San Benito County election last week, an official said Thursday.
Updated: Luna extends lead; Muenzer holds narrow edge
Mickie Solorio Luna extended her lead over Victoria Montoya for the District 2 Hollister council seat, while Jerry Muenzer was holding on to a narrow advantage in the race for District 4 supervisor, according to the latest election results.
Updated: Oil company files $1.2 billion claim after Measure J’s passage
Citadel Exploration has filed a $1.2 billion claim against the county after passage of Measure J, the initiative set to ban enhanced oil extraction, including the use of cyclic steaming planned for the oil company's field near Bitterwater.
Highway 101 work to ease safety concerns near Red Barn
For Hollister residents, the commute to Monterey County and the route to flea markets at the iconic Red Barn off Highway 101 just got safer.
Updated: Measure supporters ready to protect law, broaden efforts
Measure J supporters believe they can use the momentum from its passage to broaden their green energy efforts such as revisiting encouragement of the “model green city” approach in San Juan Bautista, which they broached with Mission City officials in January.
