Trip to DC ‘worthwhile’ for Muenzer
San Benito County Supervisor Jerry Muenzer said his short time in Washington, D.C. last week to testify before a legislative subcommittee on the benefits of making Pinnacles National Monument a national park was “very worthwhile.”
Velazquez takes oath as Hollister’s first at-large mayor
Ignacio Velazquez recited the oath of office Monday night and was sworn in as Hollister's first at-large mayor.
SBC voter has 1 ballot question – on Coalinga school
Gruver's property in southern San Benito County lies in the West
Reducing Crime Through Development
Local architect David Huboi hopes his design for a new housing
Candidates pull papers for city seats
A current Hollister City Council member and several challengers
Board backfills Cienega Road fund
San Benito County supervisors moved $48,000 from the general fund to the Cienega Road Realignment Fund when they approved the 2016-17 budget during their Aug. 9 meeting. The move was a response to backfill eight years of funding that was never transferred from the sheriff’s budget.
Hollister council updated on outdated sewage plan
Council members received a report Monday on the city’s outdated sanitary sewer management plan, currently overdue for an update.
The state water board issued Hollister a notice of violation this month for two separate 2016 wastewater spills that discharged into the San Benito River. The...
Southside district appoints trustee, but lacks proper notice
Southside School District trustees selected a board member to fill a vacant position at their regular meeting last week, but violated the Brown Act by not giving proper notice of the gathering.
Developer lawsuit protesting fees has wide implications
A developer with plans to construct hundreds of homes locally filed a lawsuit against the county and city claiming a $9,500 “annexation fee” charged to builders for each residential lot has no legal justification.















