Politics

Council members Monday put off making a decision until later this month on whether to hire Roadshows Inc. as promoter of the 2017 Hollister Independence Rally.

A state water board issued Hollister a notice of violation last week related to two 2016 sewage spills discharged into the San Benito River, according to a document obtained by the Free Lance.

Panelists answered the following: Do you like the idea for a “Floating Islands” concept at Hollister’s industrial sewer pond—mostly used by the San Benito Foods cannery—which uses natural plants and bacteria instead of aerators to treat the waste?

Hollister Councilman Victor Gomez on Monday confirmed that the Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority had tabled a consideration on the Mobility Partnership, a multi-county coalition weighing future changes to Highways 152 and 25, due to the city official's concerns about imbalanced representation.

The District 4 county board race is headed for a November runoff. Incumbent Supervisor Jerry Muenzer held a lead after the elections office released initial results Tuesday night for the District 4 county board race, but not enough to surpass the necessary 50 percent mark to prevent a runoff.

Supervisors Robert Rivas and Anthony Botelho are planning a press conference for Tuesday morning to address an oil company's $1.2 billion claim against the county.

The board of supervisors is set to take up a measure Tuesday addressing the “inadequate level of security” at the new courthouse on Fourth and Monterey streets, according to the meeting agenda.

Unlike 2007, an official opposition group is pushing against supporters of an extension to the city’s 1 percent sales tax, and both sides have launched campaigns with starkly contrasting messages to the public.

The Economic Development Corp. of San Benito County on Tuesday