Residents to absorb rate hikes starting next week
Ratepayers are about to start absorbing those hotly debated increases to water rates.
SJB panel delays giving direction on franchise ban, gas station
The San Juan Bautista Planning Commission on Tuesday held off on a proposed recommendation to the city council to rescind – or change – the current franchise ban.
In wake of population debate, roads official to depart county
The head of the county’s transportation agency announced her resignation at the board of supervisors meeting Tuesday, while one official attributed her departure to a squabble over population projections in a 25-year traffic plan.
City to weigh extending garbage deal, complying with waste rules
Hollister officials Monday will weigh a three-year extension to the garbage contract with Recology while helping to prepare for stricter regulations ahead pertaining to green and food-waste collection.
Chamber gives Velazquez highest rating among candidates for mayor
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau has rated Ignacio Velazquez with the most "stars" as a candidate for mayor and also supports Measure E, the proposed extension to the 1 percent sales tax in Hollister, according to an announcement made this week.
