Council OKs placing 5-year tax extension on ballot
Hollister City Council members on Monday unanimously voted in favor of placing a Measure T sales tax extension on the November ballot.
Sides in Ridgemark tree case hope to resolve it out of court
A court hearing in a civil matter between the Ridgemark Homes Association and JMK Golf LLC has been delayed as the parties try to reach an out-of-court agreement about what unkept trees to cut down on a fallow section of former fairway.
Police, DA investigating texts to council member as harassment, homophobic slurs
Hollister police are investigating what Mayor Ignacio Velazquez calls a “hate crime” against a council member by prominent local lobbyist and former mayor Victor Gomez.
Velazquez announced the investigation in a written statement to the Free Lance before the Jan. 21 city council meeting and...
Council votes to hire manager for CDBG funds
The city council last week voted to approve a resolution to allow the city to hire a contract grant administrator to comply with state rules on a Community Development Block Grant the city recently received.
Fundraising heats up; 2 candidates miss filing deadline
Several candidates intensified fundraising efforts in the final
Council members question proposed loans to K&S
Some council members have questioned the appropriateness of a
