Politics

Hollister council members Monday night are set to consider launching a city newsletter – a quarterly publication put together by planning department staff members that would cost $5,000 for each edition’s design, printing and distribution.

The Gavilan College Board of Education is defending its controversial decision to shell out $20,000 to a 30-day interim president, despite some backlash from students, staff and community members.

For more than 20 years while running her insurance business started in the late ’60s, Rita Bowling shared an office with then-Supervisor Frank Sabbatini

Applications are again available for the San Benito County civil grand jury, the watchdog group that is charged with keeping an eye on local government each year.

While Hollister planning commissioners Thursday are set to weigh whether to allocate 185 units for a proposed housing development along the Highway 25 bypass, city planners and top officials have another couple of months to complete a successor document to the recently expired “Growth Managerment Plan.”

The Hollister City Council is set to hold a special meeting "retreat" at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Veterans Memorial Building.

The Hollister Urban Area Water Project, a collaborative effort under way to deliver high-quality water to the entire Hollister community, has established a website designed to inform the public about the details of the project and keep them up to date as the process proceeds. The page is located at: www.HollisterWaterProject.com.

City leaders, members of local water boards and agency staff participated in a tour and overview of the Hollister area's water system recently, getting a first-hand look at the community's major water source, seeing how the water is treated and transported, and learning about planned improvements, according to the Water Resources Association of San Benito County.

Ignacio Velazquez sat down to discuss the rally’s prospects for this year and years to come. Read what he has to say.