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Hollister
February 6, 2026

Updated: Council votes 4-0 to develop open downtown plot

Hollister council members Monday voted 4-0 to approve going forward on exclusive talks to sell the city's property in the 400 block of San Benito Street for a multi-use development.

Mayor faces challenger in reelection bid; council seats contested

Mayor Ignacio Velazquez will have one opponent, Keith Snow, in his reelection bid on the November ballot.

Mayor appoints City Council to committees

Hollister City Council members received appointments to various

Getting local businesses back on the radar

Developer Ken Lindsay, who had several deals in place to move

Biden sworn in as 46th U.S President

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, taking office at a moment of profound health, economic and political crises with a promise to seek unity after a tumultuous four years that tore at the fabric of American society.

Praise given for curfew law changes

The San Benito County Gang Prevention Policy Committee members spent some time at their meeting last Wednesday to thank the three jurisdictions that approved daytime and nighttime curfews that will allow across the board enforcement in Hollister, San Juan Bautista and San Benito County.

Three injured in Hwy. 25 crash

Three people were injured in a two-car accident that closed

Officials await election investigation

As elections officials continue a routine canvass of the

Water Governance Board Hires Wastewater Plan Consultant

Members of the three-agency board charged with finding a

Crucial approvals could unlock jail expansion

San Benito County officials Tuesday are set to consider taking the next steps necessary to move ahead on the jail expansion scheduled for completion in 2017.

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