Politics

Updated: Owner of destroyed building calls city’s actions ‘witch hunt’

October 3, 2014

City officials are weighing use of $100,000 to clean up a downtown property destroyed in a March fire and claiming the owner of the building had been living in an illegally converted portion of the site at the time of the blaze.

Supervisors give OK to continue work on San Benito River study

January 28, 2004

The San Benito River was a controversial topic for county

Updated: City spent $795k on credit cards in 2014-15

September 4, 2015

The City of Hollister issues credit cards to 105 of 142 budgeted employees, and expenses on such charges totaled $794,681 for the 2014-15 fiscal year, according to records obtained by the Free Lance.

Local officials encouraged by state budget

July 28, 2004

With a budget deal struck late Monday evening and legislators expected to give the needed two-third approval vote later this week, local officials are encouraged that the state budget will foster financial security for local governments in the future.

County moves ahead on ethics committee

June 10, 2005

After more than nine months of ambivalence toward the idea of

City Condo Conversion Cap OK’d

August 21, 2007

Final approval of the restrictions, which would initially limit

City may have to skip pursuit of federal grant funds

November 17, 2014

City officials are unsure if they will be able to apply for annual federal block grant funds because recipients haven't spent enough of a prior year's award yet to apply for a new one.