Council gives bid preference to Hollister vendors, omits county
In an attempt to give Hollister vendors a leg up with city contracts, the council this week supported a 5 percent bidding advantage for those businesses. The preference, however, will not apply to county vendors.
Aromas group seeks moratorium on oil drilling
An Aromas group wants San Benito County to tighten controls on oil and gas drilling and is seeking a six-month moratorium on new wells in the meantime.
County values dropped 2.5 percent last year
San Benito County's assessed property values dropped by 2.5
Sheriff says rejection of pay cut was ’70 percent personal’
Sheriff Curtis Hill in noting his decision to decline a pay-cut
Judge rules against Project Indian oil site approval
A Monterey County judge this week halted the Project Indian oil development site near Coalinga while citing a lacking environmental review from local officials, according to an announcement from the Center for Biological Diversity, which sued San Benito County.
Updated: Parking fines revived in 3-2 council vote
Hollister City Council members approved reinstatement of parking
City to look at design, weigh education for roundabout
Hollister City Council members Monday are set to consider paying a firm to do a peer review of the roundabout design for San Juan and Graf roads and weigh distributing educational materials on use of the intersections.














