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December 29, 2025

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Leal makes Food and Wine magazine's top 20 Best New Wineries in

City budget crunch

New City Manager Dale Shaddox began work this week and was

Needy have new home on the horizon

The county’s future Homeless Services Center at 1161 San Felipe Road is over the horizon.

Readers’ Question of the Week: ‘Tiny homes’ a good idea?

The Free Lance is now offering readers the chance to answer the Question of the Week that publishes in the newspaper each edition.

City OKs $50k for gateway promotion

Hollister officials want to stir the creative senses, so to speak, by considering a design competition for some type of Pinnacles National Park promotion on the west side.

With courthouse open, county accepts $100K for new bailiffs

While the courthouse finally opened for business Monday, county supervisors on Tuesday agreed to accept the local court agency’s one-time contribution of $100,000 for extra security personnel needed at the new facility.

Local districts plan to bypass enforcement of state water fines

San Benito County residents won’t have to fret much about those new $500 fines approved by the state.

Local polling places busy on Election Day; sign issues reported

Early voting Tuesday indicated a likely larger turnout than initially expected from the elections office, while some polling places have reported issues with signs being placed illegally within 100 feet of the locations.

County buys a second one-man pothole machine

County supervisors this week approved the purchase of a second, one-man pothole machine designed to more effectively and more efficiently repair roads with less manpower.

Briefs: Candidate forum around the corner

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