SBHS board violates meetings law with closed session on top official
The San Benito High School superintendent and five trustees gathered at a special workshop Saturday morning to discuss a breakdown of trust and communication among officials, but violated the state open meetings law by following it with a closed session that had been absent from the agenda until that morning.
Election 2016: Sales tax on path for landslide win
The 20-year, 1 percent sales tax extension floated in the City of Hollister was headed for a landslide victory Tuesday.
Meter connection fees to change depending on size
Due to changing costs of materials, the City of Hollister's
Gavilan President Kinsella announces retirement
Gavilan College President Steve Kinsella announced plans to retire near the end of June 2016, according to an email from the college board chairman.
Mosque opponents to host forum on Islam
After months of arguing over county building codes in an effort to keep the proposed Cordoba Center Islamic mosque and cemetery out of San Martin, the Gilroy/Morgan Hill Patriots are turning the debate to the perceived threat of an Islamic presence in the South Santa Clara County with a public event this Saturday.
Council’s 400 block vote used outdated appraisal
Between June 2016—when the Hollister City Council entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement to sell the 400 block of San Benito Street—and its vote a year later to sell the property, the price jumped by 77 percent. Council members may have been unaware that...
