Hollister council to hear sales tax options
Hollister City Council members Monday are set to hear from a consultant on potential directions for a sales tax extension.
Premiere of ‘Public Comment’ audio: Residents speak out to county board
As a new feature, the newspaper will be posting an audio recording of the public comment period from public meetings. Here are public comments from the May 15, 2012 meeting, when residents had a chance to talk about issues not on the agenda for the meeting.
Supervisors drop plans for big pay raise
San Benito County supervisors changed their minds this week, and voted unanimously against giving themselves a 56-percent pay raise.
The Board of Supervisors last month had given preliminary approval, on a 4-1 vote, to increase their salaries from $48,000 to $75,000, prompting a public outcry....
County to weigh law enforcement contract again
San Benito County supervisors will again consider a consolidation of safety services, with Interim County Administrative Officer Ray Espinosa requesting proposals from both the sheriff’s department and the Hollister Police Department on what it would cost each agency to provide many of the law enforcement services in the community.
Group requests Gavilan stop use of bonds funds for police academy
Eight local residents, including three county supervisors, endorsed a letter sent to Gavilan College officials requesting they cease approval or any use of $17 million in Measure E funds – toward a police academy project – approved by district voters in 2004 for satellite campuses.
