Politics

Allowing religious organizations to use a downtown public signpost for event advertisements—like a church men’s conference promotion currently displayed—means the City of Hollister must provide the same access for other types of groups “that could be quite controversial,” argued the co-founder of the national Freedom From Religion Foundation.

San Juan Bautista council members Tuesday unanimously approved the 2015-16 budget, which includes a $75,000 surplus.

County supervisors unanimously appointed two consultants as interim directors of the Resource Management Agency at Tuesday’s meeting, and it left local union representatives showing unease. Larry Perlin and James Walgren of 4Leaf, Inc., a Pleasanton-based engineering consulting firm, will serve as co-interim directors while the...

The leaders of the state Legislature have a message for voters: We know you’re frustrated with how expensive California is—and we’re going to fix it. After a painful election that sparked recriminations and soul searching among Democrats across the country, state Senate President Pro Tem...

The Hollister City Council on Tuesday approved construction of a

County Administrative Officer Ray Espinosa hinted during this week's board of supervisors meeting that staff officials are moving ahead on plans to "condense" meeting minutes—detailed descriptions of all happenings at the public gatherings that provide an official record—in favor of summaries and currently existing video archives online.

Developer and former Supervisor Richard Scagliotti’s is proposing to build 206 single-family homes along Fairview Road next to the larger Award Homes development and surrounding the current Cielo Vista subdivision, according to records.

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