Politics

Hollister officials are having trouble making contact with a building owner who vowed to raze a property destroyed by 2014 fire, so council members Monday agreed to spend $100,000 to do the work.

Just 21 votes separated incumbent Supervisor Jerry Muenzer and challenger Victor Gomez, a Hollister councilman, after the elections office finished counting all of the local ballots.

The environmental impact review for the San Benito County general plan update is slated to be released on Friday to begin a 45-day comment period that will end on April 8, according to County Planning Director Gary Armstrong.

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors formally suspended negotiations with the City of Hollister for the renewal of a contract for fire services.  The 3-2 vote at the board’s April 22 meeting followed the Hollister City Council’s rejection the previous evening of the terms...

Supervisors last week received an update on outreach to local hotel owners about the creation of a tourism business improvement district, and a county staff official indicated lodging operators weren’t necessarily against the idea.

The Veterans Memorial Building is getting a fresh coat of paint on the inside and an array of improvements throughout the historic structure.

With long, periwinkle-colored hair, Hollister resident Joel Esqueda looked the part of the artist as he brushed yellow paint across the drab city utility box.

San Benito High School's recently resigned superintendent is accused of brandishing a gun at a man parked in a car outside his house, while the incident was Oct. 22 before the official's arrest in mid-December.