Politics

Hollister School District officials are joining their counterparts at the San Benito High School District by weighing the placement of a school bond on the 2014 ballot.

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is set to discuss a resolution Tuesday that would cut the compensation and benefit costs of unrepresented employees by 12.27 percent.

The San Benito County Grand Jury released its 2011-12 report, which includes recommendations on Measure T, staffing levels at the jail, recommendations for local schools and a review of the John Smith Landfill.

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Although a contractor initially expected to do a downtown Hollister lane reconfiguration during the holiday shopping season, that work is now planned for sometime in mid-April, a city official said this week.

Hollister council members Monday took the first step toward possibly lowering sewer rates by agreeing to request bids on a new rate study.

Hollister School District trustees took steps toward pursuing a second general obligation facilities bond during a board meeting last week.

The Hollister Airshow has lost money in four of its five years in existence and finished this past year $25,000 in the red, according to numbers provided during Monday’s council meeting.

County supervisors have instructed staff officials to examine ways to potentially bring down the cost of outside contracts for services, with a close look at a $1 million contract for medical care at the county jail.