Erickson named Cannella’s volunteer of the year
Sen. Anthony Cannella announced Ruth Erickson as the 12th district Volunteer of the Year.
State conservation rep to speak on petroleum at board meeting
A representative from a division of the State Department of Conservation – which supports cyclic steaming and other enhanced petroleum extraction practices facing a possible ban here – is set to speak at Tuesday's county board meeting.
Hollister may offer employees $25K lump sum for voluntary retirement
Hollister council members Monday will consider an idea for an employee retirement/resignation program that would pay workers lump sums – at least $25,000 if an individual has reached five years of service.
City to weigh extending garbage deal, complying with waste rules
Hollister officials Monday will weigh a three-year extension to the garbage contract with Recology while helping to prepare for stricter regulations ahead pertaining to green and food-waste collection.
Apple farming supervisor gets behind measure
Supervisor Anthony Botelho supports Measure J, the ballot initiative aiming to ban fracking and other enhanced extraction practices along with barring all petroleum activities in rural residential zones. He also acknowledged that given the opportunity, he would consider allowing oil exploration on his own land.
Deep Divide: Measure J opponents tout potential oil boom
Before the county board OK'd placing Measure J on the ballot, supervisors had the option of delaying the process to conduct an economic analysis but chose to bypass that choice and send the proposal to voters. Without a county economic report to precede the November ballot decision – whether to ban hydraulic fracturing, cyclic steaming and acidizing as extraction techniques along with all petroleum activities in rural residential zones near the two cities – the local farm bureau went ahead and conducted a study of its own.
Campaign for Hollister school bond takes soft approach
The Nov. 4 election day is less than two months away but campaigners haven’t put up signs supporting Measure M, an item on the upcoming ballot that proposes a general obligation facilities bond of $28.5 million for the Hollister School District.
Councilman proposes resolution against Measure J
Hollister Councilman Ray Friend on Monday requested that city staff members draft a resolution proposing to oppose Measure J – the petroleum initiative on the November ballot – while the mayor said he would support such a discussion on one condition.
Hollister had nearly $900K surplus last fiscal year
Hollister officials Monday reported that the city was $861,000 in the black for fiscal year 2013-14.
