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April 4, 2026

Challenger joins incumbent to win seats on San Juan council

Robert Lund has a slight edge over incumbent Rick Edge for two available seats on the San Juan Bautista City Council, while another incumbent, Maggie Bilich, will not retain her position.

Velazquez: ‘I think people were just ready for a change’

Ignacio Velazquez, who is headed toward victory in the first race for Hollister mayor, remained cautious about declaring victory Tuesday night but said if elected he would focus on getting city and county officials to work together on solutions.

Hollister voters OK sales tax for another 5 years

Hollister voters have approved the Measure E sales tax extension by a comfortable margin, according to preliminary results.

State ballot measure results

Voters had their say on 10 ballot measures. Check here for results from the entire state of California.

Sex offender incumbent headed for last place in hospital board race

It looks as though Ernest Rivas, the 61-year-old hospital board incumbent and registered sex offender, will lose out on his attempt to retain one of three open seats with the health care district.

Delay will retain seat on SBHS board

Steve Delay will retain his seat on the San Benito High School District board.

Updated: Candidates separated by 1 vote in Hollister school race

As the elections office prepares to conduct its final counts, candidates vying for a Hollister School District board seat are separated by a single vote.

Velazquez headed toward victory in Hollister’s first mayor’s race

Hollister businessman Ignacio Velazquez is headed toward victory in the city's first mayor's race.

Supervisors appoint IT manager to CAO post

San Benito County Supervisors on Tuesday appointed Ray Espinosa to the interim county administrative position.

Governments put a ‘stop’ to school pedestrian worries

After years of concerns over pedestrian safety near the high school, the city and county recently responded to those worries and installed stop signs at two Nash Road intersections.

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