Updated: Hollister council OKs biker rally for 2017
City council members sanctioned the 2017 Hollister Independence Rally contract at Monday’s meeting.
Alejo announces Young Assemblymembers
Assemblyman Luis Alejo announced the fifth annual Young Assemblymembers Program for high school and first-year college students.
City, county explore needs for new library center
San Benito County and City of Hollister officials are working together on possibly conducting a needs assessment for a new technology/library center here, according to the city council agenda for Monday.
Sides in Ridgemark tree case hope to resolve it out of court
A court hearing in a civil matter between the Ridgemark Homes Association and JMK Golf LLC has been delayed as the parties try to reach an out-of-court agreement about what unkept trees to cut down on a fallow section of former fairway.
Finding gives boost for proposed yoga center near San Juan
With all the disagreement at the county board meeting Tuesday, officials could have used some yoga to ease their tensions.
BLM to pursue fracking study of public lands in local area
The Bureau of Land Management will call in a third party to conduct a science and planning review of oil and gas development practices, including hydraulic fracturing, on public lands overseen by the Hollister field office, according to an announcement released Friday.
San Benito is one of 2 counties failing to submit pay data
San Benito is one of two counties in California listed as noncompliant with a state mandate to submit salary records for public perusal – and could face $5,000 in fines if it doesn't turn in the data in coming weeks. Two special districts in the county – the San Benito Resource Conservation District and the Tres Pinos Water District – also failed to file the documents.















