Hollister school bus service on chopping block
The Hollister School District Board of Trustees will meet Jan. 24 to discuss steps to deal with a complete cut in state funding for school transportation, while the San Benito High School District plans to maintain its program in full.
County submits late pay report to the state
San Benito County has released its annual report of employee compensation as of June 30, 2010 to the California State Controller’s office, after the local government’s report had previously been listed as delinquent.
City to shift some RDA payouts into other funding sources
As the Hollister Redevelopment Agency prepares to shut its doors for good Feb. 1, officials are readying to find other funding sources to fill a gap that includes hundreds of thousands of dollars allocated annually from the RDA toward the general city workforce.
Hollister demonstrators protest in-home health cuts
Residents Thursday protested outside the San Benito County Administration Building and argued that the 20 percent cut to the state’s in-home supportive services threatens "the well-being of thousands of elderly and disabled Californians and the livelihoods of those who care for them," according to the announcement from the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council.
Supes choose to study possible fire merger with city
With the end of a Calfire contract to provide fire service to San Benito County looming in June, at least one county supervisor Tuesday pushed to move forward quickly with a contract with the City of Hollister while others asked for more of a cost/benefit analysis before making a decision.
Hollister council opposed to police consolidation
The Hollister City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to decline moving ahead on a possible contract-based merger between the police department and San Benito County Sheriff's Office.
