Politics

A state water board report on Hollister’s two summer sewage spills notes how the city potentially violated the federal Clean Water Act and 10 state violations.

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.

Here is a sampling of the biggest stories during the past year in San Benito County as reported by the Free Lance:

Thousands of people gathered along San Benito Street craning

Concerns surrounding a tabled proposal for a Bolado Park master plan have prompted residents and Community Vision San Benito to hold a town hall-style meeting next weekend.

Board director Josie Sanchez's term is up in 2026

Days after the California State Supreme Court ruled that the legislature has the right to abolish redevelopment agencies but cannot require cities to make a payment to keep the agencies open, Hollister city officials are looking into the next step they need to take for life without an RDA while remaining hopeful that the legislature may come up with a last-minute reprieve.

Police Chief David Westrick has a simple goal heading into the Hollister Freedom Rally, the first major motorcycle event since the deadly Waco, Texas shootings in May involving rival biker clubs.