Multitude of change in June election
Polling places eliminated, districts change and voters get an open primary
Council OKs placing 5-year tax extension on ballot
Hollister City Council members on Monday unanimously voted in favor of placing a Measure T sales tax extension on the November ballot.
County board rejects fire contract with Hollister in 3-2 vote
San Benito County Supervisors on Tuesday rejected a contract for fire services with the Hollister Fire Department.
Botelho reminded not to mention campaign in meetings
For the second time in recent weeks, San Benito County Board Chairman Jaime De La Cruz on Tuesday had to remind his colleague, Supervisor Anthony Botelho, to refrain from comments about his campaign for reelection while in the middle of a public meeting.
After stink, San Juan close to settling on dog-mess rules
Dog owners looking to avoid a potential legal mess will have to clean up after their pets on San Juan Bautista public property or face a fine if a watered-down version of an updated animal control ordinance is approved next month.
Supervisors OK continuing with their own pay, pension cuts
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved waivers to continue a salary reduction and to contribute 4 percent of their pay to the PERS retirement fund at a May 1 supervisors meeting.
Police captain has paid 5 cents for commute mileage
Hollister officials say that a new policy is working well that calls for a police captain to pay 5 cents per mile for use of a city patrol car he uses on a daily commute with a round trip of around 100 miles.
Fire talk heats up this week for city, county
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is set to vote Tuesday on whether to approve a contract with the City of Hollister to provide fire protection services for the county.
