Politics

The City of Hollister held another “Complete Streets” workshop Thursday at Rancho San Justo Middle School to discuss changes to Nash Road, Tres Pinos Road, Sunnyslope Road and McCray Street to make them more pedestrian-friendly.

County supervisors agreed Tuesday to put off any possible ballot-tax measures until at least 2016.

The L.A. City Council last week proposed a statewide earthquake bond ballot measure that would help local governments receive funding to upgrade older concrete buildings with new earthquake safety improvements.

Hollister City Council members Monday approved a market study that is designed to help the city decide if a new downtown hotel is a “viable development opportunity.”

Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, traveled to the nation’s capitol Monday and Tuesday to talk with lawmakers about the fate of immigration reform at the federal level.

Community leaders this week discussed possible solutions to revamp the library system in San Benito County at a forum, where local officials on a panel committed their support to finding more revenue streams and updating the 60-year old library.

The Hollister City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday to transfer management of the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Hollister to the local chapters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion.

Hollister council members Monday decided to set Jan. 1 as a goal date to begin stricter enforcement of code ordinances, including those relating to signs and substandard housing matters.

Mayor Ignacio Velazquez plans to maintain ownership of The Vault restaurant building in downtown Hollister. And with it, he will continue to step away from any decisions relating to the annual motorcycle rally due to a financial conflict of interest.

The city has placed two top administrators on leave and is looking to replace the employees.