Council to review budget in hearings this week
Hollister City Council members are scheduled to officially
BLM hosting open house meetings about oil, gas resources
The Bureau of Land Management is conducting meetings as part of a scoping process in examining use of oil and gas resources on federal land, and whether to involve areas beyond the Hollister Field Office, according to an announcement from the agency.
Congressman Farr: ‘I haven’t had issues with steam extraction’
After it became clear Measure J would pass Tuesday night at initiative supporters’ headquarters, Congressman Sam Farr told the crowd that their efforts could “wake up” the rest of the state’s counties and communities throughout the nation. Farr in an interview after the speech, however, told the Free Lance he wasn’t opposed to cyclic steaming, a practice banned in the local initiative and one that is used at a massive oil field in his home county.
Work under way at Valley View, airport parks
Work is under way at Valley View Park, otherwise known as Whale Park, along with Jerry Gabe Memorial Park at the airport.
Governor, legislative leaders reach deal to close deficit
More than two months of a tense standoff over ever-shrinking
County veers to San Felipe Road for homeless shelter
Supervisors have changed course on the direction for a permanent homeless shelter three months after pinpointing an area near the airport for the 24-hour center.
