Tax watchdog bemoans government PR use before elections
A consultant hired by city and county to provide outreach on public services during a push for three separate sales tax increases contended her group does not take part in election advocacy. But the president of a taxpayer watchdog organization bemoaned the activity as “fraught with controversy.”
Valdivia says goodbye after 16 years on council
Pauline Valdivia said goodbye Monday after 16 years on the Hollister council.
Officials weigh renaming Highway 25 to recognize national park
The battle continues for naming rights related to the newly minted Pinnacles National Park.
Updated: Barrios result unlikely to change
Two incumbent county supervisors are cruising to victory after Tuesday’s election, while a third is holding onto a 41-vote lead and will likely earn a second term on the board.
Updated: Supervisor backed by DMB’s law firm during campaign
A Hollister law firm that represents DMB-El Rancho San Benito
Hollister utility box art is outside the canvas
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.
Cannery’s summer roar irks neighbors, draws city’s attention
City officials have scheduled a meeting with concerned neighborhood residents complaining about elevated noise coming from the century-old San Benito Foods tomato cannery. It appeared, meanwhile, that the reverberating cannery sounds heard throughout parts of downtown in recent weeks may have subsided Monday after the Free Lance raised questions to city and San Benito Foods officials.
Multi-county alliance revived to review highway expansion
San Benito County's transit agency has signed on to revive the defunct Mobility Partnership, which previously involved a coalition of the region's counties examining expansion of Highway 152 and Highway 25 at the Santa Clara County border, according to local officials.
