Politics

Former fire marshal and Capt. Mike O’Connor, who has been instrumental in talks with the county over a cooperative service contract, has been named interim chief of the Hollister Fire Department.

Supervisors approved reinstating an assistant county administrative officer July 23, with Ray Espinosa set to fill the position when a new county administrative officer is hired. Espinosa has been serving as interim CAO for 10 months.

For a group of low- and very-low income families plagued by the

The Hollister City Council held a first reading of a proposed growth management program Tuesday that could cap the construction of single-family residential housing to 244 units annually. Affordable housing, senior housing, secondary or accessory units, special needs housing, and rentals would all be exempt...

An outside investigation into allegations of nepotism by the Hollister fire chief found the official did not commit any improprieties but may have made "policy-procedure" missteps, Mayor Ignacio Velazquez confirmed Wednesday.

Ballots are in the mail (some likely already received) for the June 7 primary election. San Benito County’s voters will select candidates for numerous local offices, including sheriff-coroner, three supervisors’ seats and district attorney. Also on the ballot will be the region’s U.S. representative and...

After a total expense of more than $287,000 from the Landfill-Solid Waste Fund and months of serious, but ultimately unnecessary, angst among the neighbors, San Benito County’s much ballyhooed Resource Recovery Park exists in name only.

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital announced a donation set to help establish a diabetes center in Hollister.