Politics

At the request of Supervisor Jerry Muenzer, the county board is set to weigh an urgency ordinance to halt cutting down of protected trees, a move in response to recent quarreling between Ridgemark Golf & Country Club and neighboring homeowners.

With the dust finally settled after a half-decade of debate, it looks as though the Bureau of Land Management plans to follow its long-charted path and permanently shut off the signature use at Clear Creek Management Area – off-highway vehicles.

Hollister is getting a new payment center next to Old City Hall.

The City of Hollister is accepting bids for legal services to represent the Hollister City Council. “The council requested we do this a few months ago, we went and had it prepared,” City Manager Bill Avera said. The request for proposal process will be open until...

A majority of Hollister council members have expressed support for the proposal before them Monday night to sanction a 2013 motorcycle rally and approve an event manager.

An opinion from the California Attorney General’s Office on the validity of the 400 block petition has been delayed, according to city officials. City Clerk Tom Graves recently reached out to the state attorney general’s office for an opinion on whether Mayor Ignacio Velazquez’s petition...

Council members put off adjusting timing of impact fees paid by the developers of a new hotel and new mixed-use project Monday after the city manager urged a delay so he could come back with broader programs potentially affecting other new businesses as well.

The San Juan Bautista City Council recently awarded a contract