Politics

Longtime Hollister official Clay Lee, who suffered a stroke in 2010 and later returned to his job, is retiring from the city.

A startup with a patent on what it calls a personal aircraft – which resembles a flying car – is moving into a building at the Hollister Municipal Airport.

Although Bolado Park Golf Club’s president told members a “miracle” is needed to stay open, agricultural district leaders who oversee the state-owned recreational spot are hopeful that golf will remain as the primary use.

Council members put off adjusting timing of impact fees paid by the developers of a new hotel and new mixed-use project Monday after the city manager urged a delay so he could come back with broader programs potentially affecting other new businesses as well.

City Manager Bill Avera announced Monday the city had striped three miles of new bicycle lanes in the area.

Hollister City Council members Monday approved a voluntary early retirement program for nine employees.

Hollister City Council members Monday approved further restrictions on nonprofit-run booths selling the "safe and sane" variety of fireworks.

City officials are unsure if they will be able to apply for annual federal block grant funds because recipients haven't spent enough of a prior year's award yet to apply for a new one.

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.

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.