Council OKs funds for playground at homeless shelter
The Hollister City Council approved a resolution this week to
Lawyer asks supervisors for wider investigation
After the San Benito County Board of Supervisors requested
Hollister rally moving to second weekend in July?
Hollister City Manager Bill Avera on Monday indicated that the promoter of the community's signature event, the Independence Day motorcycle rally, wants to move the event so it starts the second Friday of July each year and misses the holiday altogether.
Skateboard areas might hit the ‘spot’
To divert skaters away from the Veterans Memorial Building and offer more places to skate, the city is moving ahead on developing “skate spots” in Hollister. They are used in other communities and are smaller versions of a skate park like the one along Memorial Drive.
Updated: County agriculture values grew by 11 percent in 2013
Boosted by big increases in vegetable production, San Benito County’s agriculture industry earned record revenues in 2013 and eclipsed $300 million in value for the first time.
Farr calls bill to rename Pinnacles as national park ‘non-controversial’
If John Muir were still alive, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns surmised the pioneering environmentalist would argue that Pinnacles National Monument is a “grand geological library” that deserves the same level of recognition as the country’s most renowned parks.
Legislators face 5 percent pay cut next year
The citizens' panel charged with setting the salaries of state elected officials voted Thursday to cut the pay for legislators, the governor and other top officials by 5 percent next year. The reduction will come on top of an 18 percent pay cut enacted three years ago that has not been restored.











